WE CANNOT WALK ALONE

We Cannot Walk Alone is a series of women who are all part of the charity Refugee Resource in Oxford. The project celebrates the resilience of female refugees, migrants and asylum seekers and intends to challenge negative stereotypes by portraying these women beyond their experience of displacement.

The project was inspired by Refugee Week 2022 and allowed me to extend my hand to someone new, outside my current circle, and fighting a cause I wasn't yet involved in.

I invite you to do the same.

© Philippa James - The Door of Opportunity. Nicole is a migrant from Trinidad, she currently finds herself at the door of opportunity.
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The Door of Opportunity. Nicole is a migrant from Trinidad, she currently finds herself at the door of opportunity.

© Philippa James - Image from the WE CANNOT WALK ALONE photography project
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The Uphill Battle. Fatou helps many women affected and traumatised by their experience of war, displacement and sexual violence.

© Philippa James - Looking to the Future. Souad surrounds herself in positivity.
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Looking to the Future. Souad surrounds herself in positivity.

© Philippa James - My Safe Place. Lubna in her garden.
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My Safe Place. Lubna in her garden.

© Philippa James - Gambian Sun in Oxford. Dressed in her traditional Gambian outfit, Amienatou soaks up the sun in a local Oxfordshire park.
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Gambian Sun in Oxford. Dressed in her traditional Gambian outfit, Amienatou soaks up the sun in a local Oxfordshire park.

© Philippa James - Raining Cats and Dogs. Touhida is now fluent in English.
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Raining Cats and Dogs. Touhida is now fluent in English.

© Philippa James - Singing Softly. Stella sings a song, entranced in memory.
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Singing Softly. Stella sings a song, entranced in memory.

WE CANNOT WALK ALONE by Philippa James

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