Refugee Week takes place every year across the world in the week around World Refugee Day on the 20 June. In the UK, Refugee Week is a nationwide programme of arts, cultural and educational events that celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK, and encourages a better understanding between communities. For more information, please visit www.refugeeweek.org.uk
Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum (NNRF) is an independent voluntary organisation and registered charity set up in 2000 to work with and for refugees and asylum seekers in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire offering practical advice, information, support and friendship and also campaigning on issues affecting them. For more information, please visit www.nottsrefugeeforum.org.uk.
Robert Sanderson, Managing Director of the Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, said: ‘We are delighted to support such a good cause, welcoming members of Nottingham’s refugee community to our venue whilst also raising funds and awareness for NNRF. The thought-provoking programme of events we have on offer will hopefully appeal to anyone interested in the human stories behind the headlines.’
Admission to all Refugee Week events is FREE, but there will be collections at the end of each event with all money raised going to Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum.
Grant Me Safety: Life in the migrant camp outside Calais
Mon 20 – Fri 24 June
Mon 6pm, Tue 2:30pm, Wed 6pm, Thu 6pm, Fri 2:30pm
Free screenings in John Carroll Suite, Royal Concert Hall Nottingham
Tickets can be reserved in advance via trch.co.uk or 0115 989 5555
In March 2016 actor and director Matt Milne travelled to Calais and spent two days filming in the migrant camp, ‘The Jungle’. This film contains interviews with residents of the camp, as well as those working there, and seeks to tell the human stories behind the headlines in the largest movement of people across Europe since World War II.
Director Matt Milne said: ‘I wanted to make this film to add some qualitative data to add to the conversation on the refugee crisis in Calais, and to help foster understanding of the situation across the channel. As film-makers we wanted to use our skills, time, and resources to offer as much help as we could. I hope it gives the viewer a fresh perspective on this complex situation, and a platform from which the voices of the people living in the camp can be heard.’
The documentary was made with advice from ‘Calais – People to People Solidarity’.
Running time: 61 minutes
Live at Lunch: Refugee Week Special Performance
Tue 21 June 1pm
FREE event, no need to book, drop in from 12.15pm.
Experience some exciting new musical landscapes as hip hop artists from Nottingham’s Can’t Stop Won’t Stop studio join with Persian music group Arian Band in a vibrant fusion of cultures and languages.
This performance is presented in association with Beyond Borders as part of Refugee Week.
Click here to listen to the Arian Band
Click here to listen to Mandely Monasa
