Refugee Week Scotland 16th – 22nd June, 2014
Refugee Week Scotland
(Photo: Becky Duncan Photography)
14th – 22nd June
Refugee Week is a UK-wide festival of arts, cultural and educational events that takes place each June and celebrates the contribution of refugees to the UK, and encourages a better understanding between communities.
In Scotland, the programme is co-ordinated by Scottish Refugee Council and includes a vibrant mix of theatre, dance, exhibitions, film screenings, sports, seminars and community celebrations, which are held all over the country
Open Arms A celebration of Nigeria’s Igbo culture
14/06/2014
16:00 to 18:30
Aspire Centre
135 Wellington Street
Glasgow,
G2 2XD
Free
A celebration of Nigeria’s Igbo culture with performances from:
Akwunaechenyi Drumming & Masquerade Group
Igbo storyteller Obi Iroegbu and Mara Menzie (Toto Tales)
Traditional music
Dancing
Dishes including Nkwobi, Ugba, Abacha, Isi Equ, Suya and more (cuisine that can’t be found in any Glasgow restaurant!)
Sat 14 June
4pm – 6:30pm
Commonwealth Ceilidh and Cafe
Dancing and food
9/06/2014 – 2 p.m.
African Caribbean Centre
Day Event : Free /// Ceilidh Ticket: £5 / £2.50 unemployed / free for asylum seekers
Learn dance steps from Scottish and other cultural traditions. Followed by delicious dinner dishes from Commonwealth countries and a Ceilidh where dances learned can be put into practice.
African Caribbean Centre
66 Osbourne Street
Glasgow
G1 5QH
Thursday 19 June
2:00pm – midnight
African Caribbean Centre
Bring a Friend Feast
Presented by Bridging The Gap
20/06/2014
18:00 to 20:00
Gorbals Parish Church
http://www.bridging-the-gap.org
Price Free – but ticketed
Bring a friend along for a sit down feast prepared and served by Briding the Gap volunteers in full wait staff costume, with music and cultural offerings from around the world. Children are welcome to join the meal with their parents.
Gorbals Parish Church
1 Errol Gardens
Glasgow
G5 0RA
STAR Trek
17 June, 2014
Twenty STAR members will be hiking 20 miles each to raise money for the Refugee Survival Trust
The start of last year’s STAR Trek
When first claiming asylum in the UK, asylum seekers must travel to Croydon (London) for an interview, no matter where they arrived in the country. The Home Office do not offer any money to pay for this journey, and so it presents a huge obstacle for many asylum seekers. Many end up living destitute because they have no way to get to Croydon.
The journey from Glasgow to Croydon is (roughly) 400 miles, and we at STAR Glasgow believe this is too far to expect asylum seekers to travel out of their own pocket. As a response to this, 20 of us will be hiking for 20 miles – making a total of 400 miles walked – and we’re doing it to raise money for the Refugee Survival Trust, who give grants to enable people to make the trip to Croydon.
If you are up for coming on the trek, please let us know at [email protected] so we can keep track of how many people are attending. If you’d like to sponsor us, go to www.justgiving.com/RefugeeStarTrek/, or text “STAR83 £[amount]” to 70070 to donate any amount you want via text.
Free
17/06/2014 – 08:30 to 23:30
West Highland Way
Organiser starglasgow.org.uk
[email protected]
Philanthrobeats vs Re:verb
An interactive audio-visual carnival
21/06/2014
From 22:00 to 03:00
Stereo
£4 – free for asylum seekers
Two of Glasgow’s most interesting night-life promoters will team up with Stereo to celebrate Refugee Week Scotland. Both groups have caused a stir by transforming venues into interactive audio-visual carnivals, and this event will be no exception!
Flying the flag for ‘conscious clubbing’, all proceeds will go towards Philanthrobeats’ projects for asylum seekers and refugees.
Sat 21 June
10:00pm – 3:00am
Stereo
22-28 Renfield Lane
Glasgow
G2 6PH
http://www.refugeeweek.org.uk/In-Your-Area/Scotland/Scotland
www.scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/news_and_events/refugee_week_scotland
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