Privilege .. .. ..
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............. today Joan and me were invited to a special event.
A Privilege.
I was invited to receive an award, like an Oscar or Grammy...... maybe a Bafta!
It was a Presentation from the Albanian Community in London - the ones who publish the newspaper 'The Albanian' which is circulated here in the UK and in Albania. The cameras whirred and flashed and the speeches given. The Albanian Ambassador was the Chief guest and I was given top-of-the-bill slot to speak.
It was all due to their recognition that when they first came to the UK some eight years ago, from the slaughtering Kosova, they found refuge in a community which I led and Joan was the Chair of the International Committee. Thousands were driven from their homes in that land - thousands more slaughtered.
They reminded me of the trauma they were in - as if I didn't remember.
They were voiceless- no English, the poorest of the poor- no possessions, scared - surrounded by others who only knew the London/UK context.
They remember and so do I.
Now they are working like mad to integrate themselves into the British culture.
Working hard - and also working hard to support many of their own people so that they can also integrate into our multi-racial population.
It was great to be with them.
You yani person ebuko
Don't look at these photos because they are factual evidence of the genocide ....
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