Podcast feedCamden Unlocked for 1812 - International Migrants's Day
The 18th December is the UN backed day for celebrating migrants all over the world. Camden mum, Cina Aissa, whose own heritage is mixed French and North African, goes looking for migrants. She visits the Migrant Resource Centre in Victoria and is impressed by both staff and users. She visits the Platforma Festival where art and conversation are used to give expression to the experiences of a wide range of migrants and refugees. Alex McDonnell, who supports Irish migrants through the Aisling Project tells Cina how it works and a Chinese key cutter in Kentish Town shares the origin of the signs he makes to deal with his quirky customers. Finally she hears from a white British mum about her take on the presence of migrants in Camden. Hear what she makes of it all. Over 70 Stations will broadcast locally and online.
Presented by: Cina Aissa
Recorded & Edited by: Cina Aissa