UN Human Rights Podcast: #Standup4Migrants

Meet Musician Austin Zhang who uses the power of music, by harmonizing his saxophone jazz melodies with a recording of his mother’s own story of migration to accentuate the emotions of her story. In this episode of the UN Human Rights podcast, #StandUp4HumanRights, we focus on how migration is not one-dimensional and why telling individual stories of migration, which reflect all dimensions of people can help avoid the pitfall of triggering a harmful narrative on migration. 

In this episode of the UN Human Rights podcast, #StandUp4Migrants, we explore why it's important to find allies across advocacy issues and identities. Meet Niria Alicia Garcia, a Xicana human rights advocate whose parents migrated from Mexico to the United States. Our conversation with Garcia explores her activism and insight on how we can multiply our impact by expanding our network to meet new allies.

In this episode of the UN Human Rights podcast, #StandUp4Migrants, we look at how finding common ground can help us deepen mutual understanding and empathy, build bridges, and help to identify and open spaces for migrant voices to be heard. Meet Sofija Stefanovic, author of “Alien Nation,” an anthology of 36 tales of migration, as she seeks to create a space where migrants can share their stories and listeners can revel in our shared humanity.

In the next #StandUp4Migrants podcast episode, we meet the team from Nik's Fudo who are bringing migrants and communities together at the local level. Join us as we chat with the founders of Nik's Fudo, Nishanie Jayamaha and Nikhil Masilamani, and chefs Safa Gharbi, Naila Samin.

In this episode of the UN Human Rights Podcast, #StandUp4Migrants, we're examining the power of storytelling with Ali Jehad, a photographer from Sweden and former political refugee from Iraq and Robin Hammond, founder of the 1000 Dreams project, which strives to change existing refugee narratives by telling the personal stories of 1000 refugees in Europe.

In this episode of the UN Human Rights podcast, #StandUp4Migrants, we speak to land artist Saype. Saype creates large-scale paintings on grass with biodegradable paint. The artwork can only be seen in its entirety by taking an aerial perspective. Saype uses his artwork to inspire people to have a hopeful vision of the world.

Jose Antonio Vargas believes that storytelling has the power to humanise the conversation around migration. In 2011, he founded Define American, an organisation which aims to have an open dialogue about the criteria and limits that are often placed on ‘who belongs’ to a nation. As a writer and filmmaker who happens to be an undocumented migrant himself, for years Vargas has been tirelessly standing up for the equal rights of migrants, regardless of their status.