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Dear friends and colleagues,<\/p>\n
Soon, the testimonies of migrants and refugees will be shared through the VOLARE educational platform. They will travel into lecture halls and classrooms, appear on mobile screens and take their place in public spaces, accessible to everyone.<\/p>\n
In times of global uncertainty, wars, persecution, xenophobia, and racism, what power do testimony and voice truly hold? Can they bridge the gap between broadcasts, images and headlines, and the deeper understanding of lived experiences of others?<\/p>\n
At VOLARE, through the multimodal framing of testimonies, we believe that education is enriched by the voices of others and that necessary scientific distance should not reinforce dominant discourse but instead serve historical memory and ethical responsibility by creating a shared framework of understanding for all.<\/p>\n
The digital space lends itself to journeys, explorations and sensory experiences. It cannot remain enclosed within the certainties of our own safety but must stay open to understanding, awareness and empathy. Behind every testimony lies a story of displacement, a constant struggle for survival, everyday victories and defeats, pain and joy. We hear life stories, encounters, relationships and integration attempts. Education may not change the world, but it can change how we see it. It becomes the meeting point of testimonies and VOLARE\u2019s effort to highlight their significance.<\/p>\n
VOLARE\u2019s testimonies are not isolated from the global context. On the contrary, they emphatically remind us that the experiences of migration and displacement transcend borders and eras and concern us all.<\/p>\n
September 2025: genocide and famine in Gaza, civilian deaths in Ukraine and Russia, massacres in Sudan. In the face of all this, what is our stance?<\/p>\n
As Paulo Freire wrote: \u201cWhen one washes one\u2019s hands of a conflict between the powerful and the powerless, one does not remain neutral. One takes the side of the powerful.\u201d<\/p>\n
At VOLARE, our position is clear.<\/p>\n
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Among the extensive multimodal material that the VOLARE team has carefully and persistently collected, the platform also includes 12 songs recorded exclusively for the VOLARE digital repository<\/strong>.<\/p>\n One of these is \u201cYa Zarif.\u201d It is a traditional Palestinian song with a strong symbolic meaning, that speaks of the love and longing for the homeland, often sung at celebrations and gatherings.<\/p>\n