And so autumn has arrived and with it, new beginnings. A return to school for some, a departure for another country in search of a better life for others. Some members of our team have left recently, while the rest of us listen anxiously to the latest news on the refugee crisis. While we were preparing this issue of our newspaper, dozens, sometimes hundreds, of refugees were arriving in Greece on a daily basis.
In this issue you will read what we think of the way the refugee crisis is being handled in Greece. You will also read what life is really like for a refugee in Europe. A recent report of the UNHCR states that more than half of school-age refugees around the world do not attend school. We describe the difficulties faced by an Afghan student when he does manage to go to a school in Greece.
Yet, we refuse to give up. Our thirst for knowledge remains undiminished. We write about scientists, role models for us, and about technological advances that influence our lives.
We visit The Yellow Days festival and speak with the organisers about the importance of sharing one’s own culture with others. We look forward to the Moviement Film Festival and we select a few films for you to watch there at the end of October. We fill the back page with messages, sketches, and pictures that we like, thus inaugurating the “free page” of the paper.
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