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Arriving_5649
Landing_5653
The new harbour_0007
Food from the sea_5733
New harbour with migrant boats behind_0006
Coastguard boats moored where refugees arrived_0008
The old harbour_0009
Refugee boats from North Africa beside the harbour_0010
Refugee boats waiting to be destroyed_0011
Refugee boat_0012
Refugee boats and remains of others now destroyed_0013
Annual procession of 'Maria del Porto Salvo' statue from sanctuary to main church
Maria procession
Maria procession_0018
Maria procession_0019
Maria procession_0020
The men who carry the Maria statue_0021
Procession moves up the harbour wall into the town_0025
Main church of Lampedusa_San Gerlando _0002
Inside main Church of Lampedusa_0064
Main church lit up for the Maria procession_0070
Main church lit up_0071
Story of prisoner escaping from island in 17th century_0030
Exhibition about refugees and Pope Francis' visit_0033
Exhibition photos_0034
Photo from exhibition_5697
Photo from exhibition_5700
Photo from exhibition_5708
Photo from exhibition_0035
"Globalisation of indifference" Pope Francis in 2013_5706
Photos from exhibition_0036
Photos from exhibition_0037
Photos from exhibition_0038
Quote from Pope Francis from exhibition_0039
Photo from exhibition_0040
Arriving at Askavusa museum of migration_5716
Askavusa Museum of Migration_0049
Inside the Museum_0050
Museum manifesto_0051
Found objects from refugee boats_0053
World map made of found clothes_0055
Things from refugee's boats_5731
Shelves made from boat planks_5725
Giacomo tells us about the purpose of Askavusa museum_5720
Migrant's boats_0056
Migrant's boats_0057
Migrant's boats_0058
Migrant's boats_0059
Migrant's boats_0060
Migrant's boats_0061
Migrant's boats_0062
Refugee tomb in Cemetery
Inscription on grave of 6 drowned refugees_1157
Tomb of a number of unidentified migrants_1159
Cemetery with refugee graves_1161
Refugee 'Welcome' camp (currently closed)_0072
Refugee 'Welcome' camp (currently closed)_0074
Refugee 'Welcome' camp (currently closed)_0075
Refugee 'Welcome' camp (currently closed)_0076
Valley leading to refugee 'Welcome' camp_0078
Lampedusa cemetery_0080
Migrant graves in cemetery_0081
Migrant unnamed grave_0082
Unnamed drowned migrant graves_0083
Unnamed migrant graves_0084
Inscription in cemetery_0085
Grave_0086
Lampedusa cemetery_0087
Grave for 3 unknown male refugees_0088
Inscription on grave of 3 drowned refugees_0090
Inscription on grave of 3 drowned refugees_0091
Tomb for several unknown refugees_0092
Fossils in building at cemetery_0094
Doorway in cemetery_0095
Bearing witness at boat sinking location_5751
Bearing Witness_5752
Flowers on sea during our ceremony for the unnamed dead_0100
Flowers on sea_0101
Sea_0102
One petal on sea_0103
Approaching Lampedusa by boat_0104
Approaching Lampedusa by boat_0105
Vito saved 46 lives with his boat on Oct 3rd 2013_0113
Sculpture in Mayor's waiting room 'Shipwrecked'_0120
Inscription under sculpture_0116
Poem below statue in Mayor's waiting room_0114
Ruud plays shakuhachi for ceremony at sunset_1314
Sunset ceremony_5779
Sunset ceremony_0123
Caves once inhabited by Christian and Moslem hermits_0135
Entrance to well next to caves_5791
IMG_0136
Caves once inhabited by Christian and Moslem hermits_0137
Caves once inhabited by Christian and Moslem hermits_0138
Il Santuario della Madonna di Porto Salvo_0139
Story of the Sanctuary and the miraculous painting _0140
Rabbit Island_ Isola degli Conigli_0142
Gateway to Europe monument for migrants_1220
T-shirt outside tourist office_1225
Our retreat group at the 'Gateway to Europe'_0154
Gateway to Europe monument_0156
Gateway to Europe monument_0157
Gateway to Europe monument_0158
Gateway to Europe monument_0160
World War II fortifications_0161
A monument for migrants drowned and lost at sea_0162
Gateway to Europe _5855
At the Gateway to Europe_5851
Reflecting on the lives and deaths of refugees_5853
IMG_0167
WWII fortifications next to Gateway to Europe_0168
The monument and fortifications_0169
Poster for launch of book about the Pope's visit_0172
Cove in evening light_5867
Cove_0176
Nature reserve_0180
Leaving Lampedusa by ferry for Sicily_0191
Gateway to Europe monument from the sea_0192
Gateway to Europe monument from sea_0194
Lampedusa from the ferry to Sicily_0195
Miles of sea, with dolphins visiting!_0198
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