Persuasive Speech On Syrian Refugees
“Thank you all for the birthday wishes! I'm pretty sure I had a birthday I won't soon forget. At least, that's what I was thinking when I was in the middle of a riot with my lungs full of teargas, struggling to drag unconscious and wounded refugees (some children and pregnant women) out of the masses. Here's to another year of life in all its chaos and glory!” says Crystallynn Brown, an EMT who left her home in Arkansas, US, hoping to lend a helping hand to thousands of the refugees in Europe.
The riot and the tear gas Brown referenced, happened in Moria Camp, in Lesbos Greece, is where Afghans, Iraqis and other refugees of non-Syrian descent are detained.
That when a Greek policeman was seen kicking refugees (see post below).
While all this chaos going, the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was giving the Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann a tour of in Lesbos. Tsipras and Faymann were at the Kara Tepe reception center, where Syrian refugees are staying. Apparently the Kara Tepe center …show more content…
“They stood in line in this crowd for hours and hours and hours throughout the entire day with no food, and they weren't allowed to leave because of the landmines and the police,” said Brown.
Brown added many volunteers who aren't part of known organizations such as the American Red Cross are having a hard time getting to some camps as authorities have stopped them.
“The major organizations and institutions that actually have the funding and availability to make a big difference, because a lot of the bureaucracy and political stuff going on behind the scenes, the response time has been slow,” she said.
Conditions are rough Brown added, citing lower temperatures at night and not enough blankets or tents. Brown said one of the most heartbreaking moments was when she spotted a 12-month-old baby, standing instead of sleeping, in the middle of the
The riot and the tear gas Brown referenced, happened in Moria Camp, in Lesbos Greece, is where Afghans, Iraqis and other refugees of non-Syrian descent are detained.
That when a Greek policeman was seen kicking refugees (see post below).
While all this chaos going, the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was giving the Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann a tour of in Lesbos. Tsipras and Faymann were at the Kara Tepe reception center, where Syrian refugees are staying. Apparently the Kara Tepe center …show more content…
“They stood in line in this crowd for hours and hours and hours throughout the entire day with no food, and they weren't allowed to leave because of the landmines and the police,” said Brown.
Brown added many volunteers who aren't part of known organizations such as the American Red Cross are having a hard time getting to some camps as authorities have stopped them.
“The major organizations and institutions that actually have the funding and availability to make a big difference, because a lot of the bureaucracy and political stuff going on behind the scenes, the response time has been slow,” she said.
Conditions are rough Brown added, citing lower temperatures at night and not enough blankets or tents. Brown said one of the most heartbreaking moments was when she spotted a 12-month-old baby, standing instead of sleeping, in the middle of the