These blog posts are written by GRABS team members, partners and collaborators. The content thus reflects different positions and opinions both within and beyond the project. We want to make this blog, and the GRABS website, an open space for exchange and discussion with any person working with us along the project. If you would like to contribute in any form, please get in touch with us. It can be an article, a commentary or opinion piece, a report from an event, a photo-essay, an illustration, or any other audio-visual media. Enjoy your readings ! The GRABS team

Veils of silence

Veils of Silence : The Hidden Stories of Young Refugee Women in South Africa I have been a refugee in South Africa since 2013. As an activist for refugee rights I have participated in different platforms and events that  exposed me to traumatic experiences of refugees and women in particular. What struck me as different in…

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On the move: Troubling categories of (im)mobility

« On the move: Troubling categories of (im)mobility » is inspired from conversations within the GRABS project team, and the horrific, yet hopeful, sight of bird nests built on top of razor wire fences at the entrance of Calais, France. After the original illustration, I made a composite with a long list of these troubling categories and their definitions using various glossaries, encyclopedias, and dictionaries. Finally, I wrote a short commentary piece to accompany the illustration.

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Balls of yarn

What are the trajectories of those who migrate? What are they like? I was recently asked to contribute my reflections for an arts-based and creative workshop on migrants’ trajectories focusing on the themes of work, family, and housing. I wrote about this influenced by my position and experiences as a male Latino-white, South American with…

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