Skip to main content

What is a refugee, challenging preconceptions – a roundtable discussion, 15th June 2020

“Why Should We Care About…” HCoS Co-Chair Jane Grimshaw and expert by experience Oscar Serrano join panel in Refugee Week.

You can listen to Jane Grimshaw, Co-founder of ‘Hastings Supports Refugees’, campaigner and educator, and Oscar Serrano, Honduran teacher, political activist and asylum seeker in discussion with hosts Will Sumsuch from UK (Hastings), and Will Brock (US) in their series ‘Why Should We Care About…’, marking the start of Refugee Week. Tears and laughter abounded in this free-flowing discussion, challenging our preconceptions of what a refugee is, and learning about the experience from someone who’s currently living it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ619Z9KPHw