{"id":239527,"date":"2021-12-18T14:32:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T13:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mppu.org\/?p=239527"},"modified":"2021-12-18T14:32:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-18T13:32:51","slug":"we-are-members-of-the-same-global-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mppu.org\/index.php\/2021\/12\/18\/we-are-members-of-the-same-global-family\/","title":{"rendered":"We are members of the same global family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=&#8221;no&#8221; equal_height_columns=&#8221;no&#8221; menu_anchor=&#8221;&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221; background_color=&#8221;&#8221; background_image=&#8221;&#8221; background_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; fade=&#8221;no&#8221; background_parallax=&#8221;none&#8221; parallax_speed=&#8221;0.3&#8243; video_mp4=&#8221;&#8221; video_webm=&#8221;&#8221; 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A day like many others. However, it is a day, which give us an opportunity to recognise our contribution, reflect on our achievements and celebrate our uniqueness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/fusion_text][\/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; layout=&#8221;1_1&#8243; background_position=&#8221;left top&#8221; background_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_size=&#8221;&#8221; border_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; border_position=&#8221;all&#8221; spacing=&#8221;yes&#8221; background_image=&#8221;&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;&#8221; padding_right=&#8221;&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;&#8221; padding_left=&#8221;&#8221; margin_top=&#8221;0px&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;0px&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;0.3&#8243; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility&#8221; center_content=&#8221;no&#8221; last=&#8221;no&#8221; min_height=&#8221;&#8221; hover_type=&#8221;none&#8221; link=&#8221;&#8221;][fusion_imageframe image_id=&#8221;239528|full&#8221; max_width=&#8221;&#8221; style_type=&#8221;&#8221; blur=&#8221;&#8221; stylecolor=&#8221;&#8221; hover_type=&#8221;none&#8221; bordersize=&#8221;3&#8243; bordercolor=&#8221;#e96821&#8243; borderradius=&#8221;5&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;no&#8221; gallery_id=&#8221;&#8221; lightbox_image=&#8221;&#8221; lightbox_image_id=&#8221;&#8221; alt=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;&#8221; linktarget=&#8221;_self&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;0.3&#8243; animation_offset=&#8221;&#8221; filter_hue=&#8221;0&#8243; filter_saturation=&#8221;100&#8243; filter_brightness=&#8221;100&#8243; filter_contrast=&#8221;100&#8243; filter_invert=&#8221;0&#8243; filter_sepia=&#8221;0&#8243; filter_opacity=&#8221;100&#8243; filter_blur=&#8221;0&#8243; filter_hue_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; filter_saturation_hover=&#8221;100&#8243; filter_brightness_hover=&#8221;100&#8243; filter_contrast_hover=&#8221;100&#8243; filter_invert_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; filter_sepia_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; filter_opacity_hover=&#8221;100&#8243; filter_blur_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221;]https:\/\/www.mppu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Michal-Siewniak.jpg[\/fusion_imageframe][\/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=&#8221;1_1&#8243; layout=&#8221;1_1&#8243; background_position=&#8221;left top&#8221; background_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_size=&#8221;&#8221; border_color=&#8221;&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; border_position=&#8221;all&#8221; spacing=&#8221;yes&#8221; background_image=&#8221;&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;&#8221; padding_right=&#8221;&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;&#8221; padding_left=&#8221;&#8221; margin_top=&#8221;0px&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;0px&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;0.3&#8243; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility&#8221; center_content=&#8221;no&#8221; last=&#8221;no&#8221; min_height=&#8221;&#8221; hover_type=&#8221;none&#8221; link=&#8221;&#8221;][fusion_text columns=&#8221;&#8221; column_min_width=&#8221;&#8221; column_spacing=&#8221;&#8221; rule_style=&#8221;default&#8221; rule_size=&#8221;&#8221; rule_color=&#8221;&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; id=&#8221;&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_speed=&#8221;0.3&#8243; animation_offset=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The International Migrants Day is a day when we can be truly proud of our own heritage, culture, upbringing, religious or ethnic background. Our faith affiliation, colour of our skin or country of our origin is only part of our story. It is our personal experiences and journey through life, which can help us to become better human beings, and which makes us who we are.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We all \u201cmove around\u201d for a number of different reasons; to better our lives, seek opportunities to work or study, or flee war of prosecution. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We enhance our communities. We enrich our neighbourhoods. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Life is at times challenging, hard and demanding. However, it has also plenty of happy and fulfilling moments. I believe that migration is strongly embedded in our DNA. Let\u2019s not forget that we all have layers of identify and being a migrant is only one of them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maybe the health pandemic and another very turbulent year is a good moment to stop and reflect on how we treat each other and other people? Is this a good moment to be less judgmental and more open-minded? Let\u2019s continue doing our little part to ensure that the world fosters a welcoming environment to all. Let&#8217;s recognise that we are members of the same family, global family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is time to celebrate! 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