NOTTINGHAM REFUGEE WEEK 2010
HERE ARE THIS YEAR'S EXCITING EVENTS...
BEYOND BORDERS PRESENTS:
Nottingham's Refugee Week Publication
This newspaper is available throughout Nottingham and is packed full of interesting and challenging information and articles covering a wide range of topics from art and culture to why asylum seekers come to the UK.
If you can't wait to get yours then click HERE to see the online version.
LIBRARY EXHIBITIONS
PLEASE NOTE: THESE HAVE BEEN MOVED DUE TO LIBRARY WORKS - THEY CAN NOW BE FOUND ON THE GROUND FLOOR NEAR THE STAIRCASE.
Famous Refugees
There is a lot more to refugees than you may be aware of! Their legacy can be found all around us – for example did you know that our favourite British meal of fish and chips were brought to the UK by 17th century Jews expelled by Portugal? “Bambi” was written by Felix Salten, a Hungarian-born Jewish refugee from the Nazis. Hampton Court Palace famous home of Henry VIII - was designed by a refugee as was the iconic British mini.
Global Garden: The Caribbean & Beyond – An Intergenerational Allotment Project
An exhibition of photographs and conversations.
The summer of 2007 was bad for gardening - tomatoes suffered from blight, pumpkins failed to set, and everything was held back by dull weather and weeks of heavy rain. But a group of young refugees and asylum seekers from all over the world took part in a project on Hungerhill Gardens in Nottingham where they created a Global Garden with the help of older allotment gardeners.
“I like farming. My grandfather is farming in Ethiopia and I like farming and I go to my garden my grandfather house. We grow just for eating for family. Here, I’m very happy” Bonssa
[An English Heritage community project in partnership with Enigma Youth Project and the Children’s Society]
An Exhibition of Artists’ Work from Afghanistan, Kurdistan, Iran and Romania
Central Library, Angel Row, Nottingham NG1 6HP (0115) 915 2828
From 14th – 26th June Times: Normal Library opening hours - closed Fridays
PERFORMANCE: WE SHARE THE SAME SKY (BANNER THEATRE)
Using video interviews, digital media and original new music and song, We Share the Same Sky entwines the stories of three visitors to Britain:
- From Afghanistan, Ali has fled the Taliban, who murdered his brother, and come to England in search of safety.
- From Poland, where unemployment has been spiralling, Natalya has come to England in search of a new livelihood.
- From Venezuela, Edenis visits England and compares life in Britain with the popular revolutionary changes taking place in his home country.
We Share the Same Sky weaves these stories into a rich tableau to ask what control we have over our working lives in the crisis-ridden 21st-century global economy.
'Excellent - insightful, honest and eye-opening' - Refugee Support Worker, Manchester
'Absolutely brilliant - challenging, hard-hitting and with a good pace and depth that would suit all age groups' - Research Associate, Durham
'Eye opening, thought provoking and informative - the mix of music and video worked really well' - Trade Unionist, Birmingham
Pakistan Centre, Woodborough Road, Nottingham NG3 1AX
Thursday June 10th Time: 7pm
Tickets: £6 waged / £3 students & low waged / free unwaged
Contact: 07891 701133 / info@longjourneyhome.org.uk
REFUGEE WEEK LAUNCH STALL
Refugee Action and Nottingham Beyond Borders will be launching Refugee Week with balloons, posters and other promotional and myth busting material. Come along to find out more about Refugee Week!
Outside St Peters Church, St Peter’s Gate, Nottingham
Saturday June 12th 11am - 2pm
LANGUAGE CAFE
Ever wondered how to say ‘I love you’ in Lingala? Or offer someone a cup of tea in Arabic? Then the Language Café is the place for you. Every Saturday afternoon people from all over the world, including Nottingham, get together at Nottingham Central Library to share their language skills with strangers who might become friends.
The project, which has been running since February 2010 is an initiative run by Nottingham City Library Service, with the help of a good number of volunteers. It provides a relaxed and informal environment in which people can learn and teach languages. Language skills on offer have so far included: Spanish, English, French, Ndebele, Shona, Thai, Japanese, Dari, Pashto, Urdu, Farsi, Portuguese, Jamaican, Mandarin, Hungarian, Swahili, Bengali, German, Russian, Czech, Arabic, Ewe, Lingala, Swahili, Bassa, Italian, Catalan, Romanian, Swedish, Amharic, Estonian and Finnish.
For further information about the project, contact Juliet Line (0115) 9151180 or email juliet.line@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Central Library, Angel Row, Nottingham NG1 6HP
Saturdays 12th & 19th June Time: 1pm – 3pm
FREE EVENT
WORLD CUP AFRICA NIGHT
Come and watch South Africa v Uruguay
Music and BBQ from 6.30pm. Match kicks off at 7.30pm.
The Square Centre, Alfred Street North, NG3 1AA
Wednesday 16th
FREE EVENT
(Sorry no alcohol allowed on the premises)
ZIMBABWEAN CULTURAL EVENING: FILM SHOWING - FLAME
‘Flame’ (1996). An award-winning movie and patron of several film festivals and selected for the Director's Fortnight at the Cannes film festival, Flame is the first ever film to focus on the role of women and the struggles for the independence of Zimbabwe. Shot in Zimbabwe with an entirely Zimbabwean cast, the film is based on the accounts of women who joined the liberation war. Following the screening there will be a Q&A with director Ingrid Sinclair.
New Art Exchange, Gregory Boulevard, NG7 6BE (0115) 924 8630
Thursday 17th June Time: 6.30pm
Tickets: £3 waged / £2 unwaged
LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE: THE GENTLEMEN
‘The Gentlemen’, an African band now based in Nottingham, will perform live in the Nottingham Contemporary cafe to create a vibrant night of music, representing languages, stories and musical rhythms from Zimbabwe. The energy and charisma of this band are sure to capture your soul and have you totally in awe.
Café, Nottingham Contemporary, Weekday Cross NG1 2GB (0115) 948 9750
Thursday 17th June Time: 9pm
NOTTINGHAM & NOTTINGHAMSHIRE REFUGEE FORUM'S OPEN DAY
Come and celebrate our 10th Anniversary!
Find out more about our work. Food and information stalls throughout the afternoon.
The Square Centre, Alfred Street North NG3 1AA
Friday 18th June Time: 1pm-4pm.
FREE EVENT
MUSIC BENEFIT: MAS Y MAS
‘An irresistible meeting of Latino, Flamenco and Afro-Cuban influences woven together by driving dance rhythms and rich vocal harmonies’
A Music Benefit for Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum
Featuring ‘Mas y Mas’ The Hubb, 294 Hucknall Road, Sherwood NG5 1FG
Friday 18th June Time: 8pm
Tickets on door: £7 waged /£4 unwaged
SNEINTON COMMUNITY CELEBRATION
A Family Fun Afternoon with an African Flavour! Arts and children’s play activities, face painting, storytelling, drumming workshops and food.
Sneinton Community Café, Sneinton Hermitage Community Centre, Hermitage Walk, Nottingham NG2 4GN (0115) 950 4707
Saturday 19th June Time: 12 – 4pm
FREE EVENT
LANGUAGE EXCHANGE EVENT
Most of us have been hurt around learning language – even if it was learning our own – laughed at, punished, or seen as stupid. Some of us have experienced prejudice as soon as we open our mouths – because of our accents, our voices, using the wrong words.All this can affect our self-confidence, our ambitions and our attitude towards language learners and language learning.
At this fun event, Refugees who are English learners will lead activities to inspire and motivate you to have a go at learning another language. You will experience the highs and lows of language learning and will share and listen to each other’s different experiences and backgrounds.
There are limited places so please book in advance by phoning, texting or emailing us on 0115 9582842, 0791 347 6905, ncbinotts@ncbi.org.uk
All Souls Community Centre, Ilkeston Road.
Saturday 19th June Time: 5.30pm
AN EVENING OF KURDISH FILMS & LIVE PERFORMANCE
A series of short films from Kurdistan, belly dancers and internationally renowned Kurdish harp player, Tara Jaff.
New Art Exchange. Gregory Boulevard NG7 6BE (0115) 924 8630
Saturday 19th June Time: 7pm
Tickets: £3
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