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Advocate uses Pokemon GO craze to raise attention for the plight of Syrian child refugees

by rawmeatcowboy
24 July 2016
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Refugee advocate Taim Shami has started a pretty powerful campaign that uses the attention surrounding Pokemon GO to bright more eyes to a much more serious matter. Shami has taken Syrian child refugees and given them pictures of Pokemon, which they hold up for the camera. The images ask the viewer 'What about me?' in an attempt to mix the pop culture phenomenon of Pokemon GO with the real-life child refugee crisis. It's certainly unorthodox, but it's also getting a ton of attention on this important issue.

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