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Tag: Barbara Torres

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German Latina helps refugee women find healing through Chilean tradition

by El Tecolote Staff May 23, 2019May 23, 2019

For nearly 23 years, Chilean expat Barbara Torres has lived in Bremen, Germany, but it wasn’t until she witnessed the waves of refugees fleeing the West Asia in 2015 that she feels she found her calling: helping refugee women tell their stories. Torres did this by founding Germany’s first “arpillera” workshop, where she teaches refugee […]

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