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Frances Timberlake
Frances TimberlakeRising Companion
posted in News & Updates

Opportunity: funded online course in refugee studies for affected communities

Hello everyone!I wanted to share an opportunity here for anyone thinking about doing postgraduate study – for a 3-month online course in refugee studies offered by the University of Oxford, UK. It is aimed at anyone with lived experience of displacement who is thinking about continuing studies in this area. https://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/news/rsc-pathways-applications-for-2023-cohort-are-now-openThe deadline to apply is at 5 pm GMT (6 pm CET) on Monday 27th March! And if you have any questions about the course you can email study@refugeeledresearch.org.Hope this might be interesting for some of you! :)

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Frances Timberlake
2 days ago
Christiana
Statefree Team
ChristianaStatefree Team
published in News & Updates

The Statefree Pod is live 🎉Community voices

Whoop whoop! Today is the day: We are beyond proud to share that we are launching „The Statefree Pod“! The Statefree Pod is a podcast created by stateless people for stateless people and for anyone who already is or wants to become part of our community.How does statelessness relate to our identity? How does it affect our friends and partners? How can we support each other in community but also ourselves as individuals? Stay tuned for thoughtful conversations and the deeply moving truths of our community members.  Where can I find the podcast? You can find the podcast here on Spotify, and soon on Google Podcasts.  What can I expect from this podcast?6 episodes - 3 languages The first series of our podcast consists of 6 episodes which will be published every second week. There will be episodes available in English, German and Spanish/Italian.  How can I support the podcast? Listen: The greatest gift you can give is to take the time and listen to what our community members want to share

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Myriam
Statefree Team
9 days ago
ISI
ISIOrganisation
asked in News & Updates

2024 World Conference on Statelessness

 The next World Conference on Statelessness will be held from 26-29 February 2024 at TAYLOR'S UNIVERSITY in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Organised by the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI), Nationality for All (NFA) and Development of Human Resources for Rural Areas (DHRRA) Malaysia, the conference will bring together 300+ participants with lived and learned experience of statelessness from across the globe to exchange knowledge, perspectives, ideas and skills.The programme will focus on the three themes of SOLIDARITY, KNOWLEDGE and CHANGE, and will be consultatively developed to respond to the interests and needs of the field. By bringing together advocates, activists, academics, artists, community and social leaders, members of the donor community, UN and government representatives, in a safe and equal space, the conference will inspire, inform and invigorate efforts to achieve positive change. DRIVING FUTURE CHANGEThe 2024 World Conference on Statelessness will not be an ordi

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Christiana
Statefree Team
22 days ago
Frances Timberlake
Frances TimberlakeRising Companion
posted in News & Updates

Invitation to event & call for proposals

Hello everyone! I’m a new member in this space and very happy to be here :)I work at the European Network on Statelessness (ENS), and wanted to share some information on a conference we are organising in Madrid, Spain, in June. We are currently looking for proposals for panel events for this conference, and would be particularly keen to hear from individuals / groups / organisations impacted by statelessness on any panel discussions that they would like to organise. More info here: https://www.statelessness.eu/updates/event/addressing-statelessness-europe-closing-protection-gaps-and-realising-everyones-right?mc_cid=21fe36d2eb&mc_eid=339b3e75ac I’ll share more information when registration for attendance is open :) And please feel free to contact me here or by email if you have any questions! frances.timberlake@statelessness.eu. Thanks,Frances

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Charlotte
Statefree Team
24 days ago
Margarida
Statefree Team
MargaridaStatefree Team
published in News & Updates

Statefree Community Lab - Einbürgerung in DeutschlandCommunity Lab

Liebe Community 🌟das deutsche Staatsangehörigkeitsgesetz soll sich ändern. Statefree hat die Möglichkeit, eine Stellungnahme dazu zu veröffentlichen, welche vom Gesetzesgeber gelesen und berücksichtigt wird. Diese Chance wollen wir gemeinsam mit euch nutzen! Bist du von Staatenlosigkeit betroffen und hast Erfahrung mit dem Einbürgerungsprozess in Deutschland? Wir laden dich ein, deine Expertise in unserem Community Lab zu teilen und gemeinsam zu besprechen, wie der Zugang zur Einbürgerung für staatenlose Menschen fairer gestaltet werden kann.Diese Fragen möchten wir gemeinsam besprechen:Was soll sich am deutschen Staatsangehörigkeitsgesetz verändern? Was bedeutet das für staatenlose Menschen in Deutschland?  Was wird im Gesetz noch nicht ausreichend berücksichtigt?Der Workshop findet am Samstag, dem 14. Januar von 10:00-12:00 Uhr statt. Hier ist der Link zum Anmeldeformular.Anmeldeschluss ist der 8. Januar. Bei Fragen melde dich gerne bei margarida@statefree.worldWir freuen uns auf de

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Margarida
Statefree Team
2 months ago
Charlotte
Statefree Team
CharlotteStatefree Team
published in News & Updates

Online-Event: Staatenlosigkeit in Deutschland und Kambodscha - Zugehörigkeit verweigertEvent

Happy new year everyone🌟! We're kicking off the new year with the news about an online-event in collaboration with the Raoul Wallenberg Institute and Stiftung Asienhaus, taking place on January 19 . The event will be held in German and draws context and comparison between statelessness in Germany and statelessness in Cambodia. Learn more about the event below and sign up here.    Zugehörigkeit verweigert!Staatenlosigkeit in Kambodscha und Deutschland 19. Januar 2023, 11-12 Uhr, via ZoomWas bedeutet es für Menschen, keine Staatsbürgerschaft zu besitzen?  Welche rechtlichen Auswirkungen hat Staatenlosigkeit? Die Folgen für die Betroffenen sind je nach Land unterschiedlich, treffen aber alle Bereiche des Lebens: Zugänge zu Arbeit, Gesundheitsversorgung, Sozialleistungen und Bildung sind erschwert oder unmöglich. Staatenlose können nicht an Wahlen teilnehmen, Reisen sind eingeschränkt, Schulbesuche für Kinder erschwert.Offiziell wird die Zahl von Menschen ohne Staatsangehörigkeit weltweit

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Charlotte
Statefree Team
2 months ago
Christiana
Statefree Team
ChristianaStatefree Team
published in News & Updates

It's our Birthday 🎉Statefree

Yay 🙌🏾!Exactly one year ago our team sat together in the early morning to launch the first ever online community for stateless people and their allies (see photo).Since then so much has happened:       👉Our team has grown from 8 founding members to a team of more than 15 volunteers       👉Our blog pages has been viewed almost 20.000 timesWe have brought members from the online community together in the offline world - not once, not twice but three times this year   And 👀❗ we have been able to gain the attention of German politicians, increasing awareness of the need for political change   None of this would have been possible without every single person that has followed and supported our journey from close or from afar! Thank you for sticking with us ❤ We can’t wait for everything that is to come! 

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Khalil.alromhi
3 months ago
Melissa
Statefree Team
MelissaStatefree Team
published in News & Updates

The first day of the exhibition

Last week we celebrated the opening of the open-air exhibition Imagine by Florian Schwarz and Statefree - a photo project illuminating Statelessness. You can read more about it here.Before it started we met with some of the people portrayed by Florian Schwarz in a nearby cafe. It was a special moment for many of them as it was the first time they had been in a room where the majority of those present were stateless. For me as a volunteer at Statefree, it was amazing to be able to witness this sense of community and a beautiful affirmation of the work of our association.  Before the exhibition was officially declared open, photographer Florian Schwarz, curator Helena Vayhinger and Statefree founder Christiana Bukalo told us how the project started. They also explained why this exact location was chosen for the exhibition. The place is located directly on the border between Constance and Kreuzlingen, i.e. between Germany and Switzerland and thus on an external EU border. A place that man

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clairegreen
3 months ago
Christiana
Statefree Team
ChristianaStatefree Team
published in News & Updates

Germany to modernise citizenship law: Deutschland will Einbürgerung erleichtern - auch für Staatenlose?Politics

[English below] Reading time: 4 min„Faeser will Einbürgerung erleichtern“. Mit dieser Schlagzeile verkündete die Tagesschau vergangenen Freitag die Pläne des Innenministeriums, Einbürgerungsvoraussetzungen in Deutschland anzupassen und Hürden abzubauen. Ursprünglich hatte die Regierung das Versprechen, das deutsche Staatsangehörigkeitsgesetz zu reformieren, bereits im Koalitionsvertrag formuliert: „Wir schaffen ein modernes Staatsangehörigkeitsrecht. Dafür werden wir die Mehrfachstaatsangehörigkeit ermöglichen und den Weg zum Erwerb der deutschen Staatsangehörigkeit vereinfachen“. Nun scheint es endlich soweit zu sein. Während sich die Berichterstattung überschlägt und über Gastarbeiter*innen, Drittstaatsangehörige und Kinder ausländischer Eltern diskutiert wird, bleibt eine eine zentrale Frage offen: Was ist mit staatenlosen Menschen in Deutschland?„Staatenlosigkeit wird häufig nicht mitgedacht.” Es gibt wohl kaum einen Satz, den wir bei @Statefree häufiger verwenden, wenn wir mit Auß

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Alma Gabriëls
3 months ago
Margarida
Statefree Team
MargaridaStatefree Team
published in News & Updates

Live Event in Berlin: Statefree Workshop @Refuge WorldwideStatefree Event

Live Workshop: Questioning the Meaning of Nationality Dear Community, On Monday, December 5th (17:00-19:00) Statefree will host a workshop at Refuge Worldwide in Berlin (Weserstr. 166). Together we will discuss statelessness and the meaning of nationality and identity from a stateless perspective. We will dive deeper into the broader impacts of statelessness and some of the legal, social and emotional challenges that come with it.Read more and sign up here.Hope to see you there ✨ *****Liebe Community,am Montag, den 5. Dezember (17:00-19:00) wird Statefree einen Workshop bei Refuge Worldwide in Berlin (Weserstr. 166) veranstalten. Gemeinsam werden wir über Staatenlosigkeit und die Bedeutung von Nationalität und Identität aus der Perspektive von Staatenlosen diskutieren. Wir werden tiefer eintauchen in die Auswirkungen von Staatenlosigkeit und der damit verbundenen rechtlichen, sozialen und emotionalen Herausforderungen.Hier findet ihr mehr Info & den Link zur Anmeldung.Wir hoffen, e

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3 months ago
Margarida
Statefree Team
MargaridaStatefree Team
published in News & Updates

Join our Statefree Community Podcast!

Deadline verlängert bis zum 14. Oktober // Deadline extended until October 14thDear Community,Do you want to co-create a statefree community podcast with us? 🎤🎧🎬 We’re launching a collaborative storytelling project to talk about statelessness through the eyes & voices of those affected by it. Together we will show why political change is necessary and urgent. 💪🏾💪🏼You will be involved in the project from the start. We will develop the concept, format and storyline of the podcast in four online workshops. We will then meet in Berlin on the 3rd and 4th of December to record the episodes. Interested? If you want to be a part of the podcast, check if you’re available during the planned time slots and sign up via this form until October 14th. ✨👉🏽Online workshops: 3. November, 10. November, 17. November, 24. November - 18:00-19:30 CET👉🏽Meeting in Berlin for recording: 3. & 4. December - 10:00-17:00 CETWe cover the costs for accommodation and travel and offer an expense allo

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Margarida
Statefree Team
5 months ago
Prince
PrinceRising Companion
posted in News & Updates

My Plight while moving with hope and the mindset of a WINNET.

Hello Dear Community, I am new here and I have two amazing women to thank for connecting me to this amazing community of which I am so grateful and humble to be part of. I wanna share about my plight and I'll make it as short as possible:  I go by the name Prince Lenny Penaloza, I was stolen as a baby and trafficked from the US by a gang of women traffickersI spent and I spent some years of my childhood growing with one of the women that abducted me and the same woman I thought was my mom as a child, although she and none of the other women in her gang of traffickers looked anywhere like me because 'am black and they're not..I've been living in Germany ever since 1990 where I was abandoned and left for dead. Till this day, I still live as an Unidentified Human without any ID and as a Stateless human. Exactly eight years ago (2014) when I tried saying a little about my situation on Facebook after years of living in fear and depression , I got death threats from Racists and was even luck

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Prince
5 months ago
Alex S
Alex SRising Companion
asked in News & Updates

Design Event - Short interviews on statelessness

Good morning everyone! ☀️ check out www.ddw.nl​​​​In October I will be participating in the DDW, an important design event. As a social designer I will be participating by conducting several interviews on critical social issues such as statelessness. I would like to invite you to participate by giving a 10 minute interview, as it will be a great opportunity to get in touch with other NGOs and investors and in general to raise awareness for starelessness. You can also attend various other online exhibitions from the event.Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions at all.I will gladly tailor any interviews to your liking Have a great day!Alex

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Alex S
6 months ago
ISI
ISIOrganisation
posted in News & Updates

ISI is recruiting for a new role: DEVELOPMENT LEAD!

  Are you looking for more than just another fundraising job? Would you like the opportunity to expand donor understanding of possibly the biggest human rights issue they’ve never heard of? To directly support stateless activists and grassroots groups to strengthen their fundraising and development skills? To help the only global human rights NGO working on the right to nationality, to strengthen and diversify its funding? To support the work of a growing global movement on statelessness? If you are looking for a position that will challenge, stretch and inspire in equal measure, and if you feel you have the requisite attitude, skills and experience to offer, this may be the perfect job for you! LEARN MORE & HOW TO APPLY: https://lnkd.in/ecJFjd4v 

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ISI
7 months ago
ISI
ISIOrganisation
posted in News & Updates

A Devastating ruling for #Malaysian mothers!

Last week, the Court of Appeal, in a 2-1 decision, overturned High Court judgement allowing women to confer #citizenship on their overseas-born children. Learn more about the situation & what you can do to help: https://files.institutesi.org/Decision_in_Family_Frontiers_Case.pdf  

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Georgi
Statefree Team
7 months ago
Statefree
Statefree Team
StatefreeStatefree Team
published in News & Updates

“Do politicians even care?”Policy work

Politics should not just be made for but WITH stateless people - a sneak peek into our Statefree Community Lab. Stateless people usually have no influence on politics. Without citizenship there is no right to vote and therefore no way to change policy making. As if that wasn’t enough, those who make decisions - politicians and others - often make those decisions without even knowing that stateless people exist in their own country.  “Do politicians even care?” was one of the most common questions asked by stateless people when we started to share that Statefree wants to pursue changes in politics and plans to get in contact with German politicians. It is understandable that stateless people and communities are turning away and losing hope and trust in politics because of how they have been overlooked in the past. On the other hand, this makes it even more important to build a bridge and come up with creative ways to enable political impact for stateless people and bring politicians and

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Statefree
Statefree Team
7 months ago
ISI
ISIOrganisation
asked in News & Updates

An exciting paid fellowship opportunity!

⚡️ Migration and Technology Monitor launches a a paid #fellowship⚡️ offering an exciting opportunity for people with lived experience of #migration to meaningfully contribute to research, storytelling, policy & advocacy conversations on border and migration technologies! LEARN MORE & APPLY https://lnkd.in/ezqzGFYU  

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ISI
7 months ago
G
globalstatelessnessmovementCompanion
asked in News & Updates

The Global Statelessness Movement - Who Are We?

The Global Statelessness Movement is a global community of stateless persons, activists, and allied organisations dedicated to the eradication of statelessness, equal nationality rights, and the human rights of stateless persons. We envision a world in which universal human rights - including the right to a nationality - are respected and upheld for all human beings. We are determined to elevate and amplify the voices of stateless persons at the international, regional, and national levels to influence policy makers, educate the community at large, and inspire global change.We have formed a small group of 23 people comprised of stateless activists and NGOs, to drive forward the movement and to prepare for the formal launch later this year. We look forward to welcoming stateless persons and allied organisations around the world to join our movement.The Movements Manifesto further outlines who we are, our vision, and how we will work to achieve our vision. Please note we have used the te

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Melissa
Statefree Team
8 months ago
Statefree
Statefree Team
StatefreeStatefree Team
published in News & Updates

Statefree and Politics - Time to stand up for our rights!

We have a mission: the empowerment of stateless people! Our journey began with a single thought. It was important to us to create a space where affected people could support each other, exchange experiences and share their knowledge.  So, why politics? While this space can help to create a sense of belonging and to own our voice, we recently began to recognise that in our world the clocks tick a little differently. Politics decide who has access to certain rights and who doesn't. Therefore, we have decided to broaden our areas of work - and in a sense our horizons as a new organisation - and start doing policy work and what is often called political 'advocacy'.  First of all: What does advocacy mean? No - it has nothing to do with avocado. Just kidding.       “Advocacy” means to publicly support and defend a certain cause. In our case: statelessness. This is exactly what we aim to do: We want to stand up and fight for the rights and fair treatment of stateless people. How do you do tha

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Statefree
Statefree Team
8 months ago
Trefwayy92
Trefwayy92Companion
posted in News & Updates

Making Some Progress, Lots of resistance

Hey Community!! I'm profoundly excited to have found this group. I truly hope to connect with other stateless and like-minded people. It's been an incredibly long and hopeless journey. However, I've found some light within this dark tunnel. Most importantly, I've rediscovered a sense of hope, therefore a reason to live although being Stateless. 

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Charlotte
Statefree Team
8 months ago
Alex S
Alex SRising Companion
posted in News & Updates

NON-NATION, virtual world website

Visit the virtual cyber-nation and let us know what you think! :)Currently we are also collecting ideas for flag designs. Get creative✨ https://nonnation.cargo.site  

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Charlotte
Statefree Team
9 months ago
Christiana
Statefree Team
ChristianaStatefree Team
published in News & Updates

Funding opportunities - Time to share our visions and ideas 🙌🏾 !Opportunities

 What this post is about: A call to action, a list of current funding opportunities & an opportunity to talk to me about our current fundraising approach - if you’re interested :) This is the sign you’ve been waiting for. There is a German saying which goes “Wer nicht wagt, der nicht gewinnt”. A quick google research says that it translates to “Nothing ventured, nothing gained” - aka if you don’t try, you won’t succeed. It might sound cliche but it is true. Fundraising is challenging and it can be exhausting but it is definitely worth it. As Statefree has been fortunate enough to be funded by some great organisations in the last few months, we have decided to start sharing opportunities we come across in this community to hopefully see more and more stateless creators and change makers develop their own visions and ideas. We believe that it is time for all of us to enter into different spheres and make people aware of our work in the statelessness sector.You are interested in apply

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Christiana
Statefree Team
9 months ago
Alex S
Alex SRising Companion
posted in News & Updates

NON-NATION, join the first meeting in our virtual world

Hello everyone!I am really excited to announce that my first draft of my graduation project, NON-NATION, a virtual world dedicated to stateless people and people who support stateless rights is ready to debut. I would love to invite everyone for a very casual presentation (45 min) of the virtual space, its possibilities and how it might grow.Together we will add a 3D object as an example of how the space can be customised. I will guide you through how to do this. You can also think about what you might want in a place dedicated to supporting stateless rights. It can be very simple or more complex (a photo of someone who inspires you or a place where lawyers can volunteer legal advice for example).Please let me know if you would be interested in joining and your availability for the next 2 weeks, so I can find the most suitable date.I would really value your input. Looking forward to your reply! :)Alex If you prefer to contact me via email here it is: nonnation.creation@gmail.com

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Alex S
9 months ago
Pali Omar
Pali OmarCompanion
asked in News & Updates

A stateless man and a German soldier

Dear brother, dear sister,let me share with you my long and tiring experience, forgive me if I write with simple words put down in naked frustration. Let me share part of my story, so you know what kinds of life are possible for men to live. So you know of men who belong to no country, who have less rights than a dog in Europe, who haven't, since before 2014, known a peaceful night of sleep not invaded by the fiery missiles launched at our parent's home from a roaring F-16 fighter aircraft, chasing us through the cracked grey streets of our childhood memories.I was one of the stateless in Belgium. A man, they told me, who belonged to no nation. Only GOD recognized me now.On my long walk from Stoney Greece to Belgium, I was captured near München, Germany. The Army there seemed to be waiting for me and would not let me walk further, and although my feet ached and were swollen, my stomach was empty, my brain was hot and dizzy, although I was sore from my knees up to my shoulders, I wanted

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pdiffenderfer
10 months ago
Alex S
Alex SRising Companion
posted in News & Updates

A Quick Survey

Hello everyone! I am design student in the Netherlands working on a project about statelessness. Currently, I am building a team that will create a virtual world dedicated to stateless people and people who support stateless rights. This is an ongoing process, but we will host a first event to present our work end of May/start of June. Everyone is welcome and I will keep you updated!For this to happen I need your input. Can you spare a few minutes of your time to complete this anonymous survey? You would be helping my team put together our first design proposal by letting us know your interests.https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFHGVRe1sYMBkw03WYEi3YLzrsyv3L0KgiCkFngw-gQVqOyQ/viewform?usp=sf_linkPlease share the survey with your friends and help us create a virtual world for stateless rights!If you have any questions or would like to know more (maybe you even want to join the team?) please let me know! Or email nonnation.creation@gmail.comThank you!Alex  

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Alex S
10 months ago
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