Our manifesto
StartFragmentA poem from C. Kavafis inspired us to name and define this project. Indeed. refugees have lived a true odyssey, many have actually crossed a sea just like Ulysses. Their travel wasn't easy and it was full of hardships, adversities and hazard. However, as Ulysess they have reached Ithaca and this represents their personal triumph.
As you set out for Ithaka hope the voyage is a long one, full of adventure, full of discovery. Laistrygonians and Cyclops, angry Poseidon—don’t be afraid of them: you’ll never find things like that on your way as long as you keep your thoughts raised high, as long as a rare excitement stirs your spirit and your body. Laistrygonians and Cyclops, wild Poseidon—you won’t encounter them unless you bring them along inside your soul, unless your soul sets them up in front of you. Hope the voyage is a long one. May there be many a summer morning when, with what pleasure, what joy, you come into harbors seen for the first time; may you stop at Phoenician trading stations to buy fine things, mother of pearl and coral, amber and ebony, sensual perfume of every kind— as many sensual perfumes as you can; and may you visit many Egyptian cities to gather stores of knowledge from their scholars. – C. Kavafis
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