Refugee Week Greece
After a successful first year, Refugee Week Greece is back from 19 to 25 June 2023 organised by We are Community and Athens Comics Library.
Refugee Week Greece is a community led, all welcome, fully accessible festival. We believe strongly in the importance and values of equality and diversity, and we are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for event organisers, organisations and the public attending our events. Our aim is to understand and celebrate our diverse community and recognise the value of each individual’s contribution. We believe that artists should be supported in their quest for a platform to express themselves and for that reason we produce and promote performances and installations for artists of diaspora, providing them with the necessary resources to bring their art to a receptive and supportive audience, and preparing them to continue their professional growth in other parts of the world.
Refugee Week Greece is a community led, all welcome, fully accessible festival. We believe strongly in the importance and values of equality and diversity, and we are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for event organisers, organisations and the public attending our events. Our aim is to understand and celebrate our diverse community and recognise the value of each individual’s contribution. We believe that artists should be supported in their quest for a platform to express themselves and for that reason we produce and promote performances and installations for artists of diaspora, providing them with the necessary resources to bring their art to a receptive and supportive audience, and preparing them to continue their professional growth in other parts of the world.
The initiative is a cultural festival, part of a dynamic global movement, and promotes the contribution, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking refuge. The event is implemented with the kind support of the City of Athens with the participation of the Athens Coordination Centre for Migrant & Refugee issues (ACCMR), the Migrant Integration Center (KEM) and other social integration programmes of the City of Athens, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in Greece, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Greece Country Office and the Network for Children’s Rights.