‘What if You Were in my Shoes’ Photo Exhibition

“What if You Were in my Shoes” Photo Exhibition
Atlantic Institute in partnership with Set Them Free would like to invite you to the “What if You Were in My Shoes” photo exhibition at Milton Public Library.

About Set Them Free and the background of the Exhibition.

Set Them Free is an initiative that is launched by several civil society organizations working in collaboration to promote the rights of women and children in Turkey. Platform’s mission is to raise awareness on the tens of thousands of women and 668 babies, who have been arbitrarily jailed in Turkey following the failed coup attempt of July 2016. The platform gives voice to the stories of these women and babies in jail, as well as to the ones who have been forced to live in exile outside of Turkey.

After the failed coup attempt of July 2017 in Turkey, there has been a tremendous rise of human rights violations. Hundreds of thousands of public officers, academicians, journalists, teachers, civil servants are dismissed, along with thousands of arbitrary detentions with groundless allegations. Currently there are 9,700 women in jails along with 665 children, whose access to health care is not allowed in jails. The social labelling and the witch-hunt in Turkey forced so many families to a mandatory exile to seek a better future.

The exhibition organized by the Set Them Free Atlanta coordinators aims to raise awareness on these tragic forced-migration stories from Turkey. More than 50 photos and their background stories will be displayed along with an introductory video.