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In a long-awaited effort to bring the migrant crisis under control, a deal was struck between the European Union and Turkey<\/a> on March 18 that would prevent\u00a0new asylum seekers from entering the Continent. An overwhelming flood of refugees have used the Aegean Sea to cross into Greece in the past year alone, leaving thousands of people stranded in sordid conditions. Several\u00a0organizations\u00a0within the mindful community have mobilized\u00a0to bring yoga and meditation<\/a> to\u00a0parts of Greece and elsewhere to offer some relief\u2014and groups like CircusAID<\/a> and Clowns Without Borders<\/a>\u00a0help to serve refugees with a smile.<\/p>\n

On the local front lines here in Brooklyn, Stitching for Syrians<\/a> provided nearly 500 handmade knit and crocheted hats and\u00a0scarves this past winter to refugees in Molyvos, Greece, to Zarqa, Jordan, to\u00a0Beirut, Lebanon, and even to Germany. Molly Sullivan spearheaded the project, marshaling a call for action across the U.S.\u00a0to weave together for a good cause.<\/p>\n

„I received packages from all over the U.S.\u2014California, Oklahoma, Indiana,“ Sullivan said. „One of my friends organized two ’stitch-ins‘ at the Vera Foundation<\/a>, and another hosted one in Florida,“ she added. Sullivan hosted a couple of stitch-ins herself at the Brooklyn Creative League<\/a>, in addition to receiving support from the weaving community from\u00a0Ravelry.com<\/a>, a website known its commitment to charitable projects. Even middle and high school students from\u00a0Saint Ann’s in Brooklyn Heights got on board\u2014sewing dozens of fleece hats and scarves.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sullivan confirmed that all of the packages were\u00a0received and distributed among refugee camps. She also admitted it was difficult\u00a0to find organizations that\u00a0would\u00a0actually accept handmade items, since most large relief organizations prefer\u00a0commercially manufactured goods. „Most organizations are now asking\u00a0for money rather than goods so that they can buy the supplies that are most in demand,“ she said. „I respect that\u2014but I hope there will always be a need\u00a0for the comfort of a handmade hat and scarf. If Stitching For Syrians taught me anything, it is that people really, really<\/em> want\u00a0to help,“ she added.<\/span><\/p>\n

Around the same time, Sarah Meredith, a yoga teacher in Brooklyn, was also eager\u00a0to help. Though unaffiliated with Sullivan’s efforts, she became\u00a0inspired to knit baby hats for refugees when she and her son’s girlfriend\u2014a knitter who is studying the Middle East\u2014made a pact to\u00a0do something for overrun refugee camps on the Syrian borders in Lebanon and Jordan.\u00a0<\/span>Before preparing the estimated 100 hats for shipping<\/span>, Meredith said she brought them in batches to her\u00a0yoga classes for students\u00a0to hold and infuse with their heart’s energy.“Like the breath, the thread weaves in and out\u2014taking any shape we make,“ she said. „It was very moving,“ she added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And across the pond, another thread is woven among mindful\u00a0communities in the U.K., when Lynda Brodie of West Sussex made headlines in early March. Brodie created a crochet and knitting group that sent droves of handmade winter clothes to Syrian refugees. She told the West Sussex Gazette<\/em><\/a> that,\u00a0\u201cAnything helps, if you are only able to knit something simple.\u201d Brodie’s knitting factory keeps busy even today, as she\u00a0divides her time between knitting, coordinating aid drops, and collecting donations.<\/p>\n

How\u00a0does your local community come together to provide aid for the\u00a0refugee\u00a0crisis?<\/h3>\n

\u2014<\/p>\n

\"AndreaRiceNewHeadshot\"<\/a>Andrea Rice is the Practice and Community Editor for Wanderlust Media. She is also a freelance writer, editor and yoga teacher. Her work has also appeared in The New York Times, Yoga Journal, SONIMA, mindbodygreen, and other\u00a0online publications. You can find her regular classes at shambhala yoga & dance center<\/a> in Brooklyn, and connect with her on\u00a0Instagram<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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