Refugee Week Wales 2008 Newsletters:
February 2008 English Cymraeg
For further information on Refugee Week Wales and events taking place contact:
Refugee Week Wales Coordinator
029 20489800 (Ext 143)
07896690070
Refugee Week Wales will take place between 16th and 22nd of June 2008. This year there will be a series of events across Wales organised by the Welsh Refugee Council and Community Organisations.
The theme of Refugee Week this year will be based around a new publication, "Encounters", which looks at the ways in which asylum seekers and refugees have come together with host communities in a very positive way. "Encounter" is a celebration of the multicultural nature of Wales."
For the first time, Newport is hosting the launch of Refugee Week on Saturday 14th June. Dr Brian Gibbons, the Welsh Assembly Government Minister for Social Justice will officially open the event at the Riverfront Centre, Newport. There will be exciting live performances of music, dance, readings and poetry.
Details of the launch event can be downloaded here
The Swansea Free Festival will be one of the highlights of Refugee Week Wales. The National Waterfront Museum in collaboration with the Swansea Bay Asylum Seekers Support Group, is holding the festival on the 21st and 22nd of June from 11am to 4pm each day with live music, live performances, fun activities for children, art and craft workshops and much more.
Details of the Free Festival Weekend are available here
The refugee week world cup 2008 (coordinated by DPIA) was started in three groups based in Cardiff, Swansea and Newport.
The games in the first round 4 teams got qualified to the second round. The semi finals results are as follows
Bay Warriors 3-3 Swansea World (Bay Warriors won on penalties)
Kurdish Welfare Stars 0-4 Newport Kurdish
