Digital Stories: Shahrazad Letters to Europe
Sunday 14 – Sunday 20 June at The Curve, Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library, Norwich
Come and hear what young people in Norfolk have to say about the future of our country, of Europe, and the way we live together. Their stories reflect their hopes for the future of Europe, their views on European identity, their ideas about Europe as a home and place of belonging, and what they think about Europe as an entity that supports those that seek sanctuary from human rights abuses.
The Digital Stories were made by young people from Sprowston High, Costessey Junior, Wymondham High and Notredame High as part of the Shahrazad Letters to Europe project. They will be shown alongside those created by young people in five other Cities of Refuge: Stockholm, Barcelona, Brussels, Frankfurt, and Stavanger. This is a Shahrazad event supported by the EU culture programme.
Sunday 14th June, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Monday 15th – Saturday 20th June, 10:00am – 5:00pm
More info: http://www.writerscentrenorwich.org.uk/writers-centre-events/shahrazad-digital-stories-screening/
Check out one of the short films on BBC Norfolk's website
‘Where am I From?'
15-21 June at the Sunderland Museum and Winter Garden, Burdon Rd, Sunderland, SR1
Throughout Refugee Week there will be a museum trail at Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens. The trail will provide visitors the opportunity to find out some interesting facts about how different countries have influenced modern British culture. Visitors can explore the collection and may be surprised about the origin of some of our favourite objects!
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums’ mission is to help people determine their place in the world and define their identities, so enhancing their self-respect and respect for others.
Sunderland Museum and Winter Garden, Burdon Rd, Sunderland, SR1. 0191 553 2323
GHOSTS: Artists Deface Each Others’ Work
12 – 25 June at the Cello Factory, 33,-34,Cornwall Road, Waterloo, SE1 8TJ
Four artists, a composer and a film maker have defaced each others’ work in GHOSTS, a show inspired by Rauschenberg’s celebrated erasure of a De Kooning drawing, (1953). This challenge to the sanctity of art will be at London’s new visual arts venue, The Cello Factory, Waterloo from 12 – 25 June, 2009.
Susan Haire, Mark Dickens, Francesca Simon, Gillian Cutbill and Bernard Mordan, will be joined by New York composer, Stephen Dydo for the exhibition. Haire’s and Simon’s ghostly images will reveal traces of each others’ work as will those of Dickens (recently joined Waterhouse and Dodd) and Cutbill.
The prize winning artists have pieces in many corporate and private collections and show and perform regularly in international venues. This is their first collaboration.
The exhibition will be accompanied by an illustrated catalogue and a cd of Bernard Mordan’s film and Stephen Dydo’s music. The Refugee Council will be participating in workshops in the exhibition to mark Refugee Week.
More info: Gill Cutbill
T: 07771616568
E: gilliancutbill@hotmail.com
W: www.ghostexhibition.com
Launch of 'Running the Sahara 2010'
June 12 at the Carevanserai, 334B Ladbroke Grove, W10 5AS
Join in on the multimedia extravaganza launch of "Running the Sahara" 2010. This international sports event, held in the Algerian Sahara, organizes runs of 5km,10km, ahalf marathon and afull marathon (for the truly hardy!), in aid of theSaharawi refugees.Sandblast, as the official facilitator for 2010, aims to recruit over 100 enthusiastic participants from the UK.
The evening will include a photo exhibition of Running the Sahara 2009 with testimonies from participants; rolling films showcasing the work of Sandblast and different aspects of Saharawi culture; a showcase of handicrafts made by the refugee women; a traditional Saharawi Tea Ceremony and the UK Premiere of scenes from the first British-Saharawi play, On the Other Side of the Wall.
To RSVP or to ask questions about the event please contact Carolina Pico
E: runningthesahara@sandblast-arts.org
W: www.sandblast-arts.org
Recipe for Life
June 17 to July 4, at the Oval House Theatre, 52-54 Kennington Oval, London SE11 5SW.
Art about identity and values Art for learning Art for expression
Art and human rights Art for positive images
An exhibition of art-work created by young people in Lambeth with a range of innovative work made from all kinds of materials.
What is in your Recipe for Life?
Family? A safe place to live? Love? The right to speak your mind? Respect from others? Understanding and learning about different cultures? Free education?
Come and visit the exhibition and give your opinion and support the creative contributions of young people.
For further information call 02... , email stella.barnes@ovalhouse.com or go to www.ovalhouse.com
Play football with a refugee
16 of June at the Colombo Centre, 34 – 36 Colombo Street, London, SE1 8DP
The Refugee Council are hosting a mini football tournament to celebrate Refugee Week and the Simple Acts campaign. The event will comprise of four five-a-side teams, a refugee team, an MP team, a team from The Guardian and a team from Sky Sports. The tournament will take place from 10am. There will be a small medal ceremony at the end of the final match presented by Jonathan Ellis, Director of Policy at the Refugee Council.
Do come along and show your support!
Off Beat Festival
Sunday 21 June at Nuns Moor Park, Newcastle upon Tyne A truly distinct experience with performances across a wide range of art forms including music, dance, theatre, comedy, poetry and Iranian, Eritrean, East and Central African fashion shows.
Enjoy the diverse nature of the North East through the eclectic fusion of performances from around the globe including the rhythms and vibes of Congolese Rumba, the soulful sounds of the Middle East and the energetic beats of the Roma.
For all you sport enthusiasts there will be a variety of sporting activities to participate in including football, basketball, cricket and a great deal more.
A whole area dedicated to children provides a range of participatory activities from clay workshops, recycled junk instruments workshops to face painting.
And if that is not enough there will be opportunities to experience different cultures by taste and smell through cookery demonstrations of traditional meals from around the world, and a range of stalls to browse through.
Nuns Moor Park, Sunday 21st June 2009, 12pm to 6pm
