EPIC 3rd webinar : the narrative of a human-based system to welcome refugees from Ukraine
Channel: AEIDL
Date: 2022-05-05

On April 13th, EPIC hosted its 3rd webinar "From emergency reception to an inclusive and sustainable response: the narrative of a human-based system to welcome refugees from Ukraine". Continuing a series of webinars questioning the power of narrative both to combat divisive and hateful discourses and to enable inclusive policy-making, this event was propelled by the tragic need to re-address these issues in the context of the war in Europe. 

Through the intervention of Ukrainian activists, an expert on trauma and safe place and the testimonies of EPIC partners mobilised for the reception and integration of Ukrainian refugees, this webinar discussed some not-so-obvious aspects of hosting refugees, and shed some light on how human-based narratives should be placed at the centre of integration strategies, where refugees are not perceived as pawns but instead, empowered to be active citizens through integrated access to all spheres of society.