Over 36,000 people have lost their lives in transit trying to seek asylum in Europe since 1993.* In 2019 alone, out of 2,290 people who have attempted the sea crossing from North Africa to Italy, 350 died en route.**
Every one of those people has a family and a story, and we are inviting people across the globe to make, write and speak out their memories in support of #safepassage so that one day Europe can be the place of refuge that these mothers, fathers and children need.
To join us in creatively honouring these lives, request a list of people whose memories you can write, make and speak out, here:
* http://unitedagainstrefugeedeaths.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ListofDeathsActual.pdf
** data from UNHCR and the International Organisation for Migration