This summer, ten refugee athletes will compete on the global stage in Rio de Janeiro. These athletes, forced by conflict and persecution to flee their homes, will compete together as one. They are a symbol of hope for refugees worldwide, reminding us bravery truly knows no bounds.
Stand with #TeamRefugees to support those who have survived the impossible.
Stand with #TeamRefugees to demand an end to violence.
Stand with #TeamRefugees to show the world we can create a better future together.
Date: Sunday, August 21
Location: Wherever you decide!
Pick a spot
Gather your friends around a TV
Eat & drink merrily
Start a conversation about what #TeamRefugees means to you
Take lots of pics & video to share on social with the #TeamRefugees hashtag
Commit to talk to 3 friends after the party about the refugee crisis and how we can help
Email teamrefugees@purpose.com if you would like free #TeamRefugees swag for your guests!
Date: Sunday, August 21
Location: Wherever you decide!
Pick a spot
Gather your friends around a TV
Eat & drink merrily
Start a conversation about what #TeamRefugees means to you
Take lots of pics & video to share on social with the #TeamRefugees hashtag
Commit to talk to 3 friends after the party about the refugee crisis and how we can help
Email teamrefugees@purpose.com if you would like free #TeamRefugees swag for your guests!
1. TALK WITH FRIENDS
Start a conversation with your friends and family about the severity of the refugee crisis. The more we know and understand the more likely we are to treat refugees with the respect and understanding they so desperately deserve. Learn the facts here
2. SIGN THE PETITION
Add your name to the #WithRefugees petition to send a clear message to governments that they must act with solidarity and shared responsibility. Stand #withrefugees and sign here
3. VOLUNTEER
Sign up to join the crucial volunteer force of the International Rescue Committee and find out how you can help the refugee families in your community. Join here
1. TALK WITH FRIENDS
Start a conversation with your friends and family about the severity of the refugee crisis. The more we know and understand the more likely we are to treat refugees with the respect and understanding they so desperately deserve. Learn the facts here
2. SIGN THE PETITION
Add your name to the #WithRefugees petition to send a clear message to governments that they must act with solidarity and shared responsibility. Stand #withrefugees and sign here
3. VOLUNTEER
Sign up to join the crucial volunteer force of the International Rescue Committee and find out how you can help the refugee families in your community. Join here
These athletes deserve to be 100 ft tall! Check out this beautiful commemoration of #TeamRefugees in Rio
These athletes deserve to be 100 ft tall! Check out this beautiful commemoration of #TeamRefugees in Rio
Únete al equipo de atletas que está llevando esperanza a los refugiados de todo el mundo a través del deporte. Vamos a animar a @TeamRefugeesFC y a extender toda nuestra solidaridad #teamrefugees via @davidbisbal
Únete al equipo de atletas que está llevando esperanza a los refugiados de todo el mundo a través del deporte. Vamos a animar a @TeamRefugeesFC y a extender toda nuestra solidaridad #teamrefugees via @davidbisbal
Photo credit: AP PHOTO/FELIPE DANA
Join Team Refugees this summer! Love & sport have no borders. #TeamRefugees via @YunaKim
“The world is moved by Team Refugees at the Olympics in Rio. They are greeted with a standing ovation at the opening ceremony. Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary general, not a man given to extravagant displays of emotion, is all smiles.
President Obama tweets support for these 10 athletes who “prove that you can succeed no matter where you’re from.” Samantha Power, the United States ambassador to the United Nations, posts a video on Facebook in which she speaks of the world’s 65 million displaced people — the largest number since World War II — and says they “are dreaming bigger because you’re doing what you’re doing.”
Who could fail to be moved? These are brave people. They have fled anguish in search not of a better life, but of life itself. In general, you do not choose to become a refugee because you have a choice, but because you have no choice…”
“The world is moved by Team Refugees at the Olympics in Rio. They are greeted with a standing ovation at the opening ceremony. Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary general, not a man given to extravagant displays of emotion, is all smiles.
President Obama tweets support for these 10 athletes who “prove that you can succeed no matter where you’re from.” Samantha Power, the United States ambassador to the United Nations, posts a video on Facebook in which she speaks of the world’s 65 million displaced people — the largest number since World War II — and says they “are dreaming bigger because you’re doing what you’re doing.”
Who could fail to be moved? These are brave people. They have fled anguish in search not of a better life, but of life itself. In general, you do not choose to become a refugee because you have a choice, but because you have no choice…”
Packed pool! Athletes training ahead of today’s heats. Here to cheer for Rami Anis. #TeamRefugees #RefugeeOlympicTeam
Good luck to the athletes at #Rio2016! May you always be messengers of goodwill and true sporting spirit.
“Dear refugee sisters and brothers, you are the world’s team. We stand with you.” — Malala’s message to #TeamRefugees.
“Dear refugee sisters and brothers, you are the world’s team. We stand with you.” — Malala’s message to #TeamRefugees.
Each day war forces thousands of families to flee their homes.
People like you, people like me.
To escape the violence, they leave everything behind – everything except their hopes and dreams for a safer future. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency believes that all refugees deserve to live in safety.
Add your name to the #WithRefugees petition to send a clear message to governments that they must act with solidarity and shared responsibility.
We stand together #WithRefugees.
Please stand with us. Sign Today.
Each day war forces thousands of families to flee their homes.
People like you, people like me.
To escape the violence, they leave everything behind – everything except their hopes and dreams for a safer future. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency believes that all refugees deserve to live in safety.
Add your name to the #WithRefugees petition to send a clear message to governments that they must act with solidarity and shared responsibility.
We stand together #WithRefugees.
Please stand with us. Sign Today.
As #Rio2016 gets underway there is 1 team we can all cheer on:#TeamRefugees. Get to know these incredible athletes: http://bit.ly/2aIsV97
Support #TeamRefugees with branded swag. Find us around NYC. We’ll keep you posted!
Support #TeamRefugees with branded swag. Find us around NYC. We’ll keep you posted!
Photo credit: Fredrik Lerneryd/Al Jazeera
Photo credit: Boris Streubel/Bongarts/Getty Images
Thanks to @Globecast + @FilmAid, refugees in Kakuma camp will watch the Opening Ceremony + cheer on #TeamRefugees
Photo credit: Gordon Welters for The New York Times
Photo credit: Gordon Welters for The New York Times