The Fluency Project - Data Visualization of the Refugee Crisis

So many moments of transformative learning have come from these past few weeks working alongside Dr. Illah Nourbakhsh and the CREATE Lab team.

As I am wrapping-up week three of my summer residency with The Fluency Project at Carnegie Mellon University's CREATE Lab, I want to post one of the most stirring of these "important moments".

The above is a video filmed on location at the CREATE Lab. Summer intern, and my friend, Sufyan Abbasi walks us through his studding data visualization, putting the enormity of the Syrian refugee crisis into context.

Whether the cause is genocide, political instability, or global climate change, the result is clear--there is a global refugee crisis of epic proportions. Think about it--the opening ceremonies of this year's Olympics will feature athletes marching under the banner of refugee status.

We must take a deeper look at critically important issues... This data visualization helps us to go beyond the numbers and explore the narrative of the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean.