Image (c) Ambrose Musiyiwa, CivicLeicester
How can we use the arts and sports to bring people together? What are the best ways to publicise our events and projects, and how do we make sure the right people are in the lead?
These questions and more were the subject of rich discussion at our national Refugee Week Conferences 2019 in Coventry (11 February) and London (15 February).
We hope the notes and other materials below will be useful in your planning for Refugee Week 2019, as well as wider projects on arts and culture, refugees and social change.
Do also check out
- Conference highlights, as told by delegates on Twitter – Coventry here and London here
- Beautiful photos from both days – Coventry here and London here
- ‘Family Portrait Gallery’: photos and drawings by delegates responding to the Simple Act ‘Find out who you really are’
- More on the Refugee Week 2019 theme ‘You, me and those who came before’
Introducing Refugee Week 2019
Listen – Refugee Week UK Coordinator Emily Churchill Zaraa on Refugee Week, this year’s theme and how you can get involved:
Spread the Word: Media and Social Media Tools and Tips
Workshop by Alex Mitchelmore and Katherine Maxwell-Rose, IMiX – migration communications hub
Handout 1 – Media and Interview Tips
Handout 2 – Interview Prep & Press Release Tips
Media Presentation:
Social Media Presentation:
Building Your Local Refugee Week
Workshop facilitated by Tom Green, Counterpoints Arts and (in Coventry) Rachael Cox, Celebrating Sanctuary Birmingham
Building Your Local Refugee Week workshop notes
Football as a Tool for Integration
Workshop with Kevin Coleman, FA , Jonathan Hunt, Coventry City Council (in Coventry), Cormac Whelan, Positive Youth Foundation Football programme and Maggie Murphy, Equal Playing Field; chaired by Susie Murphy, Positive Youth Foundation
Football as a Tool for Integration workshop notes
Presentation:
Get Up Stand Up
Comedy workshop and performance by Tom Parry and Nour Ani-Sisserian, No Direction Home (by Camden People’s Theatre and Counterpoints Arts)
No Direction Home Facebook page
To find out more about No Direction Home workshops or performances, contact tom@counterpoints.org.uk
Refugee-Led Projects
Workshop by Natasha Nzazi, Sabrina Richmond and Salani Mutseyami (Coventry) and Abu Zayd Abdulrahman and Daniela Nofal (London), Refugee Week Leadership Project with Kolbassia Haoussou, Survivors Speak Out