Fatima
Fatima, a 48 year old mother of three, talks about the physical objects that make her feel 'at home':
"There are no specific objects that I associate with home. As I mentioned, home is where my kids are. The only things that make me feel home besides that are my cooking utensils. That is because I use them daily to cook delicious meals for my kids. They love my cooking, so that makes me happy and those utensils feel like home to me. Making a meal for my children that I know they will enjoy makes me feel happy and at home. Seeing the joy on their faces when I put the food on the table makes me really happy. It's very important to them because my children love cooked meals, and they always love to eat Middle Eastern dishes, which you cannot find at any restaurant, and if you do it's not the same taste."
Recognising the importance of food, feelings and memories, organisations such as Migrateful employ cooking - sharing recipes and meals together, alongside the social connections and solidarities this can engender - as a holistic form of integration and activism.
