How is the COVID-19 crisis impacting refugees and asylum seekers across Europe? Find out what is happening in Calais and northern France; Lampedusa and Sicily in Italy, and what churches are doing to address this crisis across the continent.
Show Notes
This webinar, recorded on 17 June 2020, explored how the COVID-19 crisis is impacting refugees and asylum seekers across Europe. It was hosted by the Churches’ Refugee Network (CRN), a programme of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI).
The conversation was chaired by the Rt Revd Dr John Perumbalath, Bishop of Bradwell, the Chair of CRN, with speakers who are experts on the ground in Brussels, France and Italy. It featured Fiona Kendall, European and Legal Affairs Advisor, Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy, Mediterranean Hope – Migrant and Refugee Programme; Dr. Torsten Moritz, General Secretary, Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe; and Revd Kirrilee Reid, Chaplain and Refugee Projects Officer in Pas-de-Calais.
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Churches Together in Britain and Ireland brought together key people from across the Church and society to discuss significant contemporary issues. These are the recordings of the webinars which were originally streamed live.