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Pavilion 2 of the Artillery Barracks hosts this exhibition tomorrow, which comes from the Reflected Project, on the occasion of World Refugee Day.
For its part, the City of Murcia has organized a theatrical show, 'Heroes of salt' to be held tomorrow at 20:30 in the Plaza Santo Domingo
Councilor for Social Rights and Development Cooperation, Conchita Ruiz attended the opening of the exhibition 'I am a refuge' on the occasion of World Refugee Day, in Hall 2 of the Artillery Barracks.
The exhibition comes from the Reflected Project of the Cepaim Foundation and will be on display from tomorrow until June 24.
This project was born with the objective of raising awareness and informing about the situation of people seeking international protection and asylum.
It consists of 18 rollups divided into 6 thematic blocks that show visitors information about the international context and the causes of displacement of refugees, as well as the actions being carried out from Spain and the EU in the face of this humanitarian crisis.
In addition, the works carried out in different cities during the cycling challenge 'Entre todos / as, 12 millones', in which citizens from 37 cities participated, from Portugal, through Spain and to France, are shown.
A journey of more than 2000 km was carried out with the aim of helping, raising awareness and raising awareness about the situation of refugees.
Symbolically, one pedaling was carried out by each of the almost 12 million refugee or asylum-seeking children in the world, according to Unicef ​​data.
This year, from the City of Murcia, is going to perform the theater show Heroes de Sal , which was created especially for the celebration of the International Day of Refugees.
In addition to actors and actresses, refugees will also participate.
The show, organized by the company Terranova Theater, will take place tomorrow at 20:30 in Plaza Santo Domingo and will go through several streets through Trapería until you reach the Plaza de la Cruz.
This year a stand will also be installed in Plaza Santo Domingo where members of the Platform for Assistance to Refugees will be offering information to all citizens.
Refugee Assistance Office
"The Department of Social Rights and Development Cooperation, in the framework of the measures adopted by the national government in the face of the international humanitarian crisis and the increase in the number of asylum seekers, created in 2015 the Refugee Assistance Office for give an effective and coordinated response with that of the other administrations "commented Conchita Ruiz.
This office attends and collects initiatives that, in solidarity, make the citizens of the municipality who want to make any contribution to facilitate the reception and support of refugees and asylum seekers who came to Murcia.
This service has five social workers from the Section of Prevention and Social Insertion of the Municipal Service of Social Services, specialized in the attention to foreign population and in the work with associations of immigrants and social integration.
The Office of Refugee Assistance has received more than 200 emails, since it began, of requests, requests for information and offers related to accommodation, donations in kind and in cash, volunteer collaborations as an interpreter, psychological support, Spanish classes. .etc.
"In addition, the Office of Refugee Assistance, also assumes the coordination tasks with those entities responsible for the reception such as ACCEM, CRUZ ROJA, MURCIA ACOGE and CEPAIM, these entities are currently receiving 613 people through the Protection Program International in our municipality,
being 125 minors "has highlighted Conchita Ruiz.
Other activities have also been carried out, such as the reservation of local municipal spaces for holding events with refugees, support for the 'Murcia Region with the refugees' campaign, as well as active participation in the celebration of World Refugee Day with the Refugee Aid Platform in Murcia and ACCEM.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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