Theme of Refugee Week 2025: Community as Superpower
Community is the incredible everyday. Ordinary and extraordinary. Simple [...]
Open Call for Artists/ Creatives!
Are you an artist, illustrator, graphic designer, photographer, filmmaker, or [...]
Join our team: We are hiring!
We are recruiting a freelance producer to support the planning [...]
Dima Mekdad appointed Co-Chair of Refugee Week UK
We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Dima Mekdad as [...]
Vacancy: Refugee Week UK Coordinator
Could you be our next Refugee Week UK Coordinator? Read [...]
Local Councils mark Refugee Week 2022
Local Councils took part in Refugee Week 2022 in a [...]
Creating Healed Worlds Through Art
In conversation with Persian painter Nima Javan By Erin Cobby [...]
A Walk with Dima
As part of Refugee Week 2022, Saira joined Dima Aktaa, [...]
Your Simple Acts – 2022
Here are some of the inspirational Simple Acts people across [...]
What’s On: IMIX’s Unmissable Events
Our friends at IMIX share their top picks for Refugee Week [...]
What’s On: Festivals
Refugee Week is back in person for 2022, and more [...]
What’s On: Around the World
Refugee Week is a growing global movement, and we are [...]
Anqa Collective Pop Up Shop
Collective’s Refugee Week pop up shop is open! Anqa, [...]
Social Media Pack
Let’s make some noise together! Help spread the word about [...]
Refugee Week 2022 is here! Here are 6 ways you can take part
When we come together, we can start again. Refugee Week [...]
The Refugee Week 2022 shop is open!
Order your free Refugee Week 2022 posters and postcards, featuring [...]
Schools Offer: The Waiting Place by Dina Nayeri
Guest post by University of St Andrews and Walker Books
Video: School as a Place of Healing
How can teachers and schools staff best support the psycho-emotional [...]
Screen a film from Moving Worlds
Moving Worlds is back for Refugee Week 2022! Moving Worlds [...]
Offer: Host a Refugee Voices Speaker at Your Refugee Week 2022 Event
Refugee Voices, NaTakallam’s guest speaker sessions, are back for Refugee [...]
Healing: Nima Javan commission for Refugee Week 2022
We’re thrilled to share the lead image for Refugee Week [...]
Meet the Refugee Week 2022 Ambassadors
Introducing our 2022 Refugee Week Ambassadors! They are spokespeople for [...]
Upcoming Events for Schools and School Staff
Thinking about marking Refugee week at your school again, or [...]
The Refugee Week 2022 Organiser Pack is here
Refugee Week 2022 is coming, and you can take part [...]
Opportunity: Refugee Week Co-Chair
We are seeking someone passionate about refugee rights, with experience [...]
Refugee Week Conference 2022: Resources
On 07 and 11 February hundreds of people from across [...]
Useful Social Media Resources
List compiled by Siva Thangarajah at IMIX. Videos. Guide to [...]
Tips to get Media Interest in Your Event
By Elahe Ziai, IMIX. In recent years, with intense competition [...]
Save the Date: Refugee Week Conference 2022
We're pleased to invite you to the 2022 Refugee Week conference, an online gathering [...]
#MonthlyMeet: Exploring ‘Healing’
“In gatherings like this one where we come together [...]
Theme of Refugee Week 2022: Healing
This Refugee Week, we’re inviting you to explore the [...]
#MonthlyMeet: ESOL and the Arts
ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) is one [...]
Together We Walked: A Snapshot of Refugee Week 2021
Southbank Centre Refugee Week DJ Set (c) Marcia Chandra [...]
What Would You Bring?
Guest post by Juliet Simmons Before the pandemic, I [...]
Statement: Refugee Week Celebrates All Refugees
By Enver Solomon, CEO of Refugee Council and Chair of [...]
‘It’s About All of Us’: New Zine by Write to Life
Guest post by Marsha Glenn, Write to Life In [...]
What’s On: Children and Young People
A selection of the in activities for children and young [...]
What’s On: Talks (Online)
A selection of the online talks taking place across the UK [...]
What’s On: Creative Workshops (Online)
A selection of the creative workshops taking place online for Refugee [...]
What’s On: Performance (Online)
A selection of the online performances taking place across the [...]
What’s On: In Person
A selection of the in person and 'hybrid' events taking [...]
Choir for people seeking sanctuary releases ‘lockdown EP’ for Refugee Week 2021
Guest post by Citizens of the World Choir A [...]
Together With Refugees
Guest post by Together With Refugees How we treat refugees [...]
Refugee week 2021 at the Museum of London
Guest post by Museum of London After the steep [...]
Refugee Week is Here! 6 Ways You Can Take Part
Photograph (c) Misan Harriman Refugee Week is here, [...]
Islamic Art meets British Flowers
Guest post by Two Rivers Press How a meeting at [...]
Refugee Week 2021 Children’s Pack Launched
(c) Marcia Chandra Refugee Week is coming, and [...]
‘We Cannot Walk Alone’ – Portrait Series by Misan Harriman
© Camilla Holmstroem We’re thrilled to share that [...]
Join us for The Great Walk Together
One of our Simple Acts for Refugee week 2021 is walk [...]
Refugee stories at The National Archives
Image: Basque children at Clergy House in Huddersfield. The [...]
Diocese of Canterbury invites you to share your ‘refuge’
Guest post by the Diocese of Canterbury To mark [...]
10 Questions: Nelli Stavropoulou
Nelli Stavropolou [...]
Refugee Week at your School
Every Refugee Week at hundreds of schools across the [...]
Hold an event for Refugee Week 2021
(c) José Farinha Refugee Week is coming, and [...]
10 Questions: Hira Aftab & Maryam Khan
Hira and [...]
10 Questions: Zain Alsoud
Zain Alsoud currently works with SCAN UK (Syrian Charities and Associations [...]
Offer: Refugee Voices for Refugee Week 2021
Virtual ‘Refugee Voices’ sessions Bring the perspectives of displaced [...]
What I Learnt from the ‘Slow Conference’
Guest post by Holly Langley Sutton, Refugee Week Intern [...]
#MonthlyMeet: Refugee Week in your Faith Community
(c) Marcia Chandra From providing practical support and [...]
Hear Me Out Choir Call-Out
Guest post by Hear Me Out CALLING ALL CHOIRS! [...]
That was the Refugee Week Slow Conference 2021!
Image © Curious Monkey, an award-winning theatre company of [...]
The Virtual Giant Dolls’ House returns for Refugee Week 2021!
Last Refugee Week, over 160 people from across the UK [...]
Racial Justice and Refugee Solidarity
“Sometimes conversations are difficult because we don’t speak” – Ambrose [...]
Reaching New Audiences
This workshop explored how to engage new audiences in [...]
Who Decides? Supporting Lived Experience Leadership
Image: ANQA collective photographed by Frederic Aranda On 17 February 2021, [...]
(Beyond) Storytelling
Storytelling is a powerful tool for helping us understand [...]
Spread the Word: Media and Social Media Webinar
A webinar with practical tools and tips for promoting [...]
Running Effective Online and ‘Hybrid’ Events
Over 120 of us came together on 11 February [...]
Football and Refugees: Learning from Refugee Week and Beyond
How can football bring communities together, challenge stereotypes and [...]
How to Get Involved in Refugee Week 2021
What is Refugee Week, and how can you get [...]
New Theory of Change
We're pleased to share an updated version of the [...]
Refugee Week Slow Conference 2021: Resources
General Resources Timeline to Refugee Week 2021 Suggested Agenda for [...]
Ekō Magazine Refugee Week Special Edition
We’re thrilled that Ekō will be producing a special edition [...]
#MonthlyMeet: Fundraising tools and tips
"Fundraising is friend-raising!" Our December #MonthlyMeet was led by [...]
Fettle Animation win TV award
We're delighted to share that the Fettle Animation video 'You, [...]
Theme of Refugee Week 2021: We Cannot Walk Alone
(c) Marcia Chandra There is a moment in [...]
Refugee Week Advisory Group
We’re delighted to introduce the new Refugee Week Advisory Group, [...]
#MonthlyMeet: Offline and ‘hybrid’ approaches to creative projects
(c) Marcia Chandra Our first 'Monthly Meet' looked [...]
Refugee Week 2020: Overview and Highlights
Bringing people together from across the UK and the world, [...]
Introducing Refugee Week & Platforma Monthly Meets
One of the positive things about this tough time [...]
Home Made: Illustrations exploring memory and food
Guest post by Tobi Muewissen I am a final [...]
Imagine – A poem by Hafza Yusuf
Hafza Yusuf is a London-based textile designer and [...]
What’s (still) On
Want to learn more about the struggles, experiences and contributions [...]
Black Lives Matter and Second Class Citizenship
(c) Marian Olonso Guest post by writer and [...]
Creatively Chronicling Covid-19: Imagining a better future together
Guest post by Marie Gillespie, Professor of Sociology, The [...]
What’s On: Radio & Podcasts
A round-up of things to listen to this Refugee Week, [...]
Our Online Journey: Citizens of the World Choir
By Tess Berry-Hart, Citizens of the World Choir “Nothing is [...]
Share your ‘Message in a bottle’
"Message in a bottle" is a collaborative project [...]
What’s On: Music, Literature & Performance
Selected highlights of the virtual events happening for Refugee Week 2020, 15-21 [...]
What’s On: Film
A selection of the films and film events happening this Refugee [...]
Stand and Be Counted
Rosie MacPherson, Artistic Director of SBC Theatre This Refugee Week [...]
What’s On: Children & Young People
There are a whole host of activities for children and [...]
What’s On: Workshops
A selection of the creative online workshops you can take [...]
City Texture Art Exercise
City Texture is an invitation for you to participate in [...]
This is Me: Exhibition by Bradford school students
Guest post by Dr Karen D Thornton Early December 2019, [...]
What Will We Have Left: Stories of Search and Rescue
Guest post by Refugee Rescue Since 2015, images of boats [...]
Welcome Presents … film podcasts
A guest post by Welcome Presents Welcome Presents is a community [...]
The Belle Vue Studio, Bradford
A guest post by Tim Smith A unique archive of [...]