Welcome to Refugee Week in Northern Ireland!
This is Refugee Week’s 10th Anniversary, and Northern Ireland will be celebrating with a fantastic range of exciting and diverse events throughout the country!
Over 80 events took place in 2007 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 and around this area, or have any queries regarding events please contact Moira McCombe or Ronald Vellem on 028 9024 6699.
We hope that you will help us celebrate our anniversary in style and make 2008 the biggest Refugee Week ever!
Remember to check the Events Calendar
The Events Calendar lets you promote your activities to a wide audience and also find a full list of all the exciting things happening near you.
Check out the Events Calendar
Here's a few examples of events that took place in 2007
Forced to Flee - asylum FAQ guide launch
Against a background of disquiet over the Home Office's new arrangements for arresting and detaining many asylum seekers to Northern Ireland, the Refugee Action Group has produced an updated response to questions on asylum frequently asked by journalists, politicians, community activists, teachers and members of the public.
The launch event included speakers including Amnesty International's Patrick Corrigan, the Michael Fisher of the NUJ and RTE, Buster Cox of the Refugee Action Group and a member of the local refugee community.
Down and out in Belfast
Local Amnesty International campaigners slept under the stars during Refugee Week in solidarity with destitute asylum seekers and to highlight the plight of refugees who end up destitute and sleeping rough in the UK.
