Case in point – raising millions for underprivileged students at a school in Brooklyn; attracting the candid attention of Ellen DeGeneres, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, and in the last 12 months, shifting his focus from Manhattan to tours through Pakistan, Iraq, India, Jordan, Uganda and Mexico, among others.
With Europe’s refugee crisis reaching breaking point during the last few months, Stanton’s next project and tour was revealed on HONY overnight – a ten-day tour to share the stories of refugees fleeing their home countries and traveling Europe by foot, bus, train and boat.
Stanton says he’ll also document the frontline workers and authorities responsible for facilitating immigration, and who control the increasing flow of asylum seekers approaching nations like Austria and Germany – who temporarily opened their borders to refugees last month.
“Additionally, I’ll be spotlighting some of the people who are attempting to help facilitate their immigration and asylum. Together, these migrants are part of one of the largest population movements in modern history.
But their stories are composed of unique and singular tragedies. In the midst of the current ‘migrant crisis,’ there are millions of different reasons for leaving home. And there are millions of different hardships that refugees face as they search for a new home.”
For the next several days, I’m going to be sharing stories from refugees who are currently making their way across…
Posted by Humans of New York on Friday, 25 September 2015
Or, if HONY’s propensity to bombard your newsfeed with feels is anything to go by, as the top commenter says: “Over the next ten days or so, I’m going to silently weep at my desk.“
via HONY.
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