Porty Podcast
The Porty Podcast is a community project, highlighting events in and around Edinburgh's seaside - Portobello! It's a very active area with sailing, rowing and kayaking on the Forth, a vibrant artistic community and a strong sense of identity which makes it slightly separate from the other parts of Edinburgh. Image credit Nicola Dunlop
Porty Podcast
113 Samos Volunteers
The Greek island of Samos may seem a long way from Portobello. Some people may have been there on holiday, enjoying the sandy beaches and the warm waters of the Aegean. But the island is just a mile from the Turkish coast, which makes it a target for refugees fleeing war zones and trying to find a haven in Europe. There are now around 5,000 of them, housed (if that's the right word) in makeshift camps. It's a miserable existence for the men, women and children waiting, painfully slowly, for the Greek authorities to process them. They are given some succour by a group called the Samos Volunteers. Over Christmas and the New Year, they were joined by Portobello resident, Gica Loening.
samosvolunteers.org
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Picture from Samos Volunteers