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Refugee: a person who flees for refuge or safety Refuge: a place or situation providing safety or shelter. To take refuge: to seek safety or comfort in being safe Home: a place one lives, a place one can take refuge 20th June is World Refugee Day; this week is Refugee week. Never has it been more important to stop and reflect for a moment on the importance of standing up with and up for refugees as they continue to be marginalized, demonized and described in the British mai

Photo by Gabrielle Miller This post is by Gabrielle Miller, a freelance textile designer, and a research assistant on the FIREup project at the London College of Fashion. Recently, I have been thinking about how our skill sets and the tools that we use define us. We all use a range of tools, the mix of which makes us unique, and defines who we are – a bit like our DNA. Unlike our DNA, we can pick up new skills and tools, and share them with others. How we define ourselves is