Thread by @ENStatelessness

The second panel of our #StatelessJourneys event highlighted the perspectives of stateless changemakers and community activists. We are incredibly grateful for their honest accounts of the issue and insights on how to instigate positive change at the grassroots.

.@LynnAlKhatib2 co-facilitated the discussion, focusing on how do we get to a place where policy makers talk and listen to stateless people and communities affected by statelessness.

.@RoSirazulIslam is Youth Director of @BritishRohingya and one of the changemakers involved in our #StatelessJourneys campaign. Sirazul shared his experience on how to bridge the gap between decision-makers and people affected by #statelessness in his community.

Founder of The Palestinian Youth League in Belgium, Omar Othman gave an inspiring account of his personal experience and how he campaigned with other community members for change in Belgium.

.@aleksandra_sgk talked about the grassroots work she’s been doing to gather perspectives of stateless people in Spain. She is leading by example in centring the voices of those with lived experience & we’re proud to be working with her on the #StatelessJourneys campaign.

.@KordonetsSofiia from @R2Protection gave a timely account of the situation for stateless refugees on the ground in Ukraine. She shared her insights on the need for collaboration between stateless changemakers and wider civil society in the Ukraine context.

Finally, a big thanks to Aleksejs from @ApatrideNetwork for speaking about the importance of involving stateless people in discussions and decision making & nationality as a sense of belonging.