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Refugees
Week 2009
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See
what Shah Junayed from Bow Boy’s School says about...
15-21
June
Different pasts, shared future
Refugee
Week is a UK wide programme of events which celebrate the contribution
of refugees to the UK. During Refugee Week hundreds of events
exploring refugee experiences take place across the UK. These
range from small community and school activities to art exhibitions,
political debates, film screenings, conferences, big music
festivals, sports events etc...
Anyone
can get involved in Refugee Week either by organising
or visiting an event or by just spreading the word!
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www.refugeecouncil.org.uk
The Refugee Council is the largest refugee agency in the UK providing
advice to asylum seekers and refugees, supporting other organisations
in their refugee
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Websites
Belonging:
voices of London’s refugees
Voices, memories and successes of people who have found refuge in the capital
Visit www.museumoflondon.org.uk to listen to
extracts from
interviews with people who came to London as refugees
www.refugeestories.org
Untold
stories of refugees who have settled in London since
1951 in
order to highlight the enormous contributions they make to the city.
This website also shares a
collection of childhood memories and stories
from around the world recorded in many languages.
www.movinghere.org.uk
Explore photos, recordings and documents, research your family
history and even add the
story of how you came to England, this also includes resources that use archives
and maps
www.movinghere.org.uk,
Explore a interactive map Brick
Lane
Webquest
on Refugees and the UK
Organisations
with websites which support work on Refugee Week
Refugees
Global Leaflet
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Let
us know if you have any other concerns or other issues
hec@gn.apc.org
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