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Read Alagie's original Journey Story, recorded in Lampedusa, Sicily, one day after his rescue at sea in November 2016.★ Support this podcast by donating ★

Hear Part I of his conversation with Open Encounters on "Lockdown, Labor & Life."★ Support this podcast by donating ★

"You have to fight for what you like...Try, even if they tell you it's not possible for you, leave them. Don't argue. Keep fighting. Fight in a positive way," said Bapa (Sierra Leone) from his home in Passau, Germany. As lockdowns keep lifting and we continue to make calls to our friends in the migrant community in Italy, Germany, and in Belgium. When Bapa arrived in Italy before crossing to Germany in 2016, he had a dream for his life. And even though the reality is different than what he first imagined, he continues with resiliency and a lot of heart. Tune in to Part II of our conversation, on racism, tomorrow.

Hear Babou's original episode on the Open Encounters podcast from 2019, and his episode from Covid-19 lockdown.★ Support this podcast by donating ★

Hear his first episode with Open Encounters last month from Covid-19 lockdown.★ Support this podcast by donating ★

And hear his original episode with Open Encounters from 2019.★ Support this podcast by donating ★

Hear him speak about Migrant Labor and about his experience in Covid-19 lockdown.★ Support this podcast by donating ★

Hear Richard talk about migrant labor in Italy, about his Covid-19 lockdown experience, and his original episode for Open Encounters in 2019.★ Support this podcast by donating ★

Read Mahamed's original journey story on the site, recorded in November 2018 (e in italiano).★ Support this podcast by donating ★

Hear Richard's earlier episode in the "calls from lockdown" series, plus his original episode recorded in 2019.★ Support this podcast by donating ★

Hear his first episode in the "calls from lockdown" series, plus his original episode on Open Encounters in 2019.★ Support this podcast by donating ★

Lockdowns start to lift! We continue to make calls to our friends in the migrant community in Italy, and in Germany. In this episode, we speak to Yanks (Gambia) for a status check from his home outside Naples, Italy. With migrant labor in the news, we talk about his experience working in agriculture where he has earned as little as 25 Euros for a grueling days' work, and without a contract. Hear all of the details.

Hear Part 1 of Buba's conversation with Open Encounters.★ Support this podcast by donating ★

Lockdowns start to lift: we're ushering in "Fase Due," Phase Two of COVID-19 lockdown, and continue to connect with the migrant community in Italy, and in Germany. In this episode, we speak to Buba (Gambia) for a status check. Hear how he's managing after two months in quarantine in Bergamo, Italy, one of the areas hardest hit by the virus. And hear some good news too––about his admiration for the Bergamo people, about his respect for migrants everywhere, plus, some big news on his asylum case. We continue our discussion with Buba tomorrow, in Part 2.

Hear Ebrima's original episode recorded in 2019 on Open Encounters.★ Support this podcast by donating ★

Hear Andrew's "From COVID-19 Lockdown" episode from 6 May 2020.★ Support this podcast by donating ★

Lockdowns start to lift! We're ushering "Fase Due," Phase Two of COVID-19 lockdown, and continue to connect with the migrant community in Italy, and in Germany. In this episode, we speak to Mustapha (Gambia) for a status check. Hear how he's managing after two months in quarantine in Latina, Italy, about his drive to begin work, "any work," he urgently says, and how he stays away from too much news to keep stress levels down.

During the worldwide lockdown of COVID-19 MotM connects with the migrant community in Italy and in Germany. In this episode, we speak to Foday (Gambia) for a status check. Hear how he's managing after two months in quarantine in Latina, Italy, and about his first day out on May 4th, Italy's start of "fase due" (phase two) and the end of fase uno (phase one) lockdown across the country.

During the worldwide lockdown of COVID-19 MotM connects with the migrant community in Italy and in Germany. In this episode, we speak to Ousmane (Gambia) for a status check. Hear how he's managing after two months in quarantine in Bayern (Bavaria state), Germany, about wearing masks at the club, and his words of precaution to keep distance and keep wearing our masks as lockdowns starts to lift.

During the worldwide lockdown of COVID-19 MotM connects with the migrant community in Italy and in Germany. In this episode, we speak to Andrew (Nigeria) for a status check. Hear how he's managing after two months in quarantine in Limatola, Italy, and his hope that the Italian government and people can begin to view the frequently-isolated migrant population with greater sympathy as lockdown begins to lift.