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A bright orange peace sign appeared on a hillside on the Greek island of Lesbos on New Year’s Day, transforming a growing pile of life jackets discarded by refugees arriving on the island into a message to the world.<\/p>\n

Dozens of Greenpeace and M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF) volunteers and local supporters teamed up to create the massive peace sign Friday on a hillside overlooking the small strait between Greece and Turkey that has become a main passageway for those fleeing to Europe<\/p>\n

Made up of more than 3,000 life jackets and built by dozens of volunteers, the sign is a way to honor those who have made the journey and to urge peace in the new year, according to Greenpeace. Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n

More about Greece<\/a>, Us World<\/a>, Refugees<\/a>, Refugee Crisis<\/a>, and Lesbos<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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