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Welcome to Refugee Week in the North West

Refugee Week 2010 takes place 14 – 20 June!

The North West will again be celebrating with a fantastic range of exciting and diverse events throughout the city, ranging from community events to football tournaments and from big music festivals to art installations.

If you have information about Refugee Week events taking place in the North West, or have any queries regarding the events, please contact Sonya Kunawicz, Regional Refugee Week Coordinator:

E: sonya.kunawicz@gmail.com

T: 07966 972771

Be prepared by taking a look at some of the great resources available to help you organise your events and celebrate the contribution of refugees!

More information for Event Organisers



What’s happening between now and next Refugee Week?

We are encouraging events organisers to join in on Simple Acts.

Simple Acts is about inspiring people to use small, everyday actions to change perceptions of refugees.

It consists of 20 actions that can be done by anyone and that encourage us to learn and do more with refugees. With every person who joins the campaign and does a small thing with and for refugees, we get a little closer to removing barriers between communities and to creating the kind of world we all want to live in.

We believe that by encouraging lots of people to do these simple, seemingly insignificant acts – read a book, tell a story or share a dish – we can begin to make lasting changes to the world around us.

Find out more about getting involved by visiting www.simpleacts.org.uk


Remember to check the Events Calendar

There is loads of cool stuff going on throughout the year for Refugee Week. Keep checking the Events Calendar for a full list of events...

Check out the Events Calendar


Here's a list of events that took place in 2009, in Manchester only: