Hollywood veteran Susan Sarandon is spending her Christ-mas in Lesbos to bring awareness to the Syrian refugee crisis.
Hollywood veteran Susan Sarandon is spending her Christ-mas in Lesbos to bring awareness to the Syrian refugee crisis.
The Dead Man Walking star travelled to the Greek island to meet with refug-ees who are fleeing the war-torn country, but Sar-andon (69) said she also has a personal reason for the visit, reported People magazine. “I have come to Lesbos and will stay through Christmas, to listen and learn the stories of refugees who are fleeing from war and persecution,” she said. “I also came to honour my gran-dparents, who were immigrants. The international community must see wh-at is happening in this co-rner of the world. It must realise the size of the problem and understand it. These people should stop being somebody else and must become the ref-ugees that we must stand by,” she added.
Sarandon is travelling with RYOT.org, a virtual reality news company, to rep-ort and work with organizations bringing humanitarian aid to the people making the harrowing crossing.
