Game of Thrones cast members visit International Rescue Committee sites in Greece

A trio of Game of Thrones cast members (Lena Headey, Maisie Williams, and Liam Cunningham) recently visited an International Rescue Committee (IRC) site in Greece and called on the EU to do more to help the approximately 57,000 refugees currently stranded in the country.

All three of the actors met with people who have been displaced from their homes and are looking to find a degree of safety and happiness elsewhere. Said Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister):

"These smart, hardworking people want to go home. They want to return to their communities and to their neighborhoods. They want their children to continue their education. They want to continue their university and they are stuck. They’re stuck. And they’re unbelievably sad. Understandably. We can do better for them. We must do better for them."

Maisie Williams chimed in as well:

"For me it is about the children…children with so much potential, so many hopes and dreams. Where is the humanity that makes it acceptable for them to languish in refugee camps – in Europe?"

Cunningham:

"This is not an earthquake, this is not a tidal wave. This is a man-made crisis. 57,000 stranded in Greece. Refugee camps in Europe? Is this truly the standard EU leaders want to set as the way to respond to the global refugee crisis?"

As Williams said in the video above, this is “only the beginning” of the actors’ work in this area. To learn more about the International Rescue Committee, visit its website.