Guest post about The Royal Spa Nursery This Refugee Week there is a special celebration planned at Royal Spa nursery school in Brighton. The nursery has been awarded the first Nursery of Sanctuary award in the city. Brighton is proud to be a city of sanctuary, working to providing a welcoming environment for refugees. Good […]
Guest post by Peirene Press On the 20th of June we will be marking Refugee Week with the launch of Shatila Stories, a novel written by nine refugees living in the Shatila camp in Beirut, Lebanon. The launch will be held at Waterstones Gower St. and we would love you to join us! You can book […]
Guest post by Liz Holden, Percy Boynton Cards Percy Boynton Cards are stylish and attractive cards that are suitable for most occasions – birthdays, thank you etc – as the cards are blank inside (apart from the Christmas range). I started this project two years ago, combining an interest in art, design and photography with […]
Guest post by York University For a 3rd year running, two local refugee groups – Boaz Trust and supporters of Freedom from Torture – will be holding a popular Garden Cafe as part of Burnage and Levenshulme Open Gardens in South Manchester. Highlights include Botanically-themed cakes, Fairtrade and fresh herbal teas, freshly ground coffee and […]
Guest post by Tull100 If you’re planning to make football part of your Refugee Week activities this year, then why not link to a new campaign remembering one of Britain’s first black professional players? Join Tull100 — Football Remembers and take part in the No Barriers medal challenge to make your community more inclusive and […]
Guest post by Titilola Dawudu, Oval House The Croydon Avengers is at Oval House for Refugee Week 2018 Ovalhouse’s history has been all about championing voices that are usually silenced. Our longest running participatory programme, We Are London, bridging the gap for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, recently came to an end due to funding. So […]
Guest post by Tolu Agbelusi, Home Is Project Ilé la Wà is at Stratford Circus as part of Refugee Week 2018 Men the age of my father don’t cry in public, don’t watch helpless whilst others speak for them. Not in my community—where women of this same generation raised children not to air their dirty […]
Guest post by Shakespeare’s Globe From 17 – 24 June we will be marking Refugee Week 2018 with a festival of performances, discussions and storytelling sessions exploring Shakespeare’s response to refuge and refugees. Opening Refugee Week on 17 June, Syrian Canadian artist Dima Karout will lead a hands-on woodcut print workshop, Fingerprints, encouraging you to […]
Guest post by Inderjit Bhogal, City of Sanctuary The Sunday at the end of refugee Week is Sanctuary Sunday. The first annual Sanctuary Sunday will be marked on 24th June 2018. Refugee Week is working with City of Sanctuary and also Churches Together in Britain & Ireland to support this. Churches of all denominations are […]
Guest post by Faye Grima, SOS Children’s Villages UK SOS Children’s Villages UK is the UK arm of the world’s largest charity supporting children without parental care. As part of Refugee Week, we’re asking people to ‘Walk a Mile’ in the shoes of a child refugee. View more at: https://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/ This Refugee Week, SOS Children’s […]