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20 Refugee week
NOTTINGHAM REFUGEE
WEEK 16 – 23 JUNE 2018
** 40 exciting events across the city **
Nottingham will be humming with activity in June, celebrating the
contribution of refugees and asylum seekers to the economic, cultural
and social life of our city.
Refugee Week, which runs from 16 – 23 June across the
UK, marks its twentieth year in 2018. Always vibrant,
colourful and fun, this annual festival of music, theatre,
dance, film, literature, art, sport and food has become a
popular fixture in the city’s cultural calendar.
In this special anniversary year, a huge variety of
organisations across Nottingham will be coming
together to host an exciting programme jam-packed
with events to entertain you, educate you and make
you think! It’s also about showing solidarity and
support for refugees – both an act of welcome and
an opportunity to raise awareness of why people are
forced to seek refuge.
gym and basketball. 10am – 12 noon, The Portland
Centre.
Friday 22 June – Film Welcome to Germany. A comic
take on what happens when a Munich family offers
boarding to a refugee from Nigeria, with post-screening
discussion. Usual prices with some free tickets for
asylum seekers, 7 – 9.30pm, Broadway Cinema.
Saturday 23 June – Taking the City to the Farm.
Community tree-planting event, joining refugees
working on this project that aims to plant 2,400 trees
this year. 10am – 2pm, Home Farm, Off Lodge Lane,
Screveton.
There will be daytime and evening events to appeal to
all interests and ages. They are open to everyone, and
most are free. ‘We invite you to attend events, discover new tastes
and sounds, ask questions and find out more about
what is happening in Nottingham.’ Rhiannon Prideaux,
Chair of Nottingham Refugee Week
For the full timetable and information, visit https://
nottinghamrefugeeweek.org/ – but to give you an idea
of the huge range of events to enjoy, here’s a random
selection from the week, one for each day: Further information can be found on facebook and
twitter:
https://www.facebook.com/Nottingham-
Refugee-WEEK-804553836279984/
Monday 18 June – Launch event. Music, dancing,
drumming, craft and food; find out what’s on at the
festival, and discover the work local organisations are
doing with refugees and asylum seekers. 5:30pm -
8pm, Council House Ballroom.
Tuesday 19 June (and all week) – 101 Beads: Kurdistan
in War. Photography exhibition by Gaylan Nazad
depicting the lives of people affected by war and the
reality of a daily existence dictated by conflict. 10am –
5pm daily, City Arts Window.
Wednesday 20 June – Writing for Pleasure Workshop.
Poet Becky Cullen runs an interactive workshop
designed to get people of all ages writing stories
and poems together. 10am – 12 noon, Writer’s Studio
(limited spaces bookable in advance).
Thursday 21 June – Sports open day. Notts County
Football in the Community invites refugees and asylum
seekers to enjoy table tennis, badminton, football, the
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INFORMATION FOR EDITORS
A press launch will be held on Tuesday 12 June at 10am,
open to all the media. There will be two performances
given by participants in the festival. Venue: Broadway
Cinema, 14-18 Broad St, Nottingham NG1 3AL.
Press contact: Rhiannon Prideaux and Margaret Levin
Refugee Week national press contact: Niall Mann -
07788 973474 - [email protected]
If you would like to volunteer during Nottingham
Refugee Week which runs from 16 – 23 June, please
complete the online application form: https://tinyurl.
com/RW2018vaf
For more information see the website https://
nottinghamrefugeeweek.org/