Archive for May 2010
Refugee Week 2010
Refugee Week 2010
Refugee Week 2010 will take place from 14 to 20 June and there will be free events and activities happening around Salford for everyone to come and celebrate together.
Salford Refugee Week is now in its fourth year and is part of a wider UK programme of arts, cultural and educational events that celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK arts, culture, economy and wider society and encourages a better understanding between communities.
The week also aims to show the proud history of Britain in welcoming people escaping terrible situations in their home countries and to get rid of some of the myths that fly around about refugee and asylum seekers. Most of all it is about Salford coming together to show that it is a welcoming city.
Monday 14 June
CVS opening event between 1.00pm – 3.30pm and 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Salford Arts Theatre, Kemsing Walk, off Liverpool Street, Salford M5
1.00pm – 3.30pm
“How I became a refugee” A voyage to the land of promise, a journey made by many but understood by so few, a journey to talk about portrayed through cutting edge drama supported by workshops immediately following the play. Ticket only event.
6.30pm – 8.30pm
Celebrate the many rich cultures that make up Salford through a fusion of cultural activities; dance, music and song at a live evening concert. Ticket only event.
Take the opportunity to learn the art of playing an ancient musical instrument from the cradle of civilisation.
There will be a number of events running throughout the day. For more information and to book your ticket, contact Lesmond Taylor on 0161 787 7795 or email lesmond@salfordcvs.co.uk.
Tuesday 15 June
The living library between 1.00pm – 5.00pm
Broughton Library, 400-404 Bury New Road, Salford M7 4EY
During Refugee Week, instead of checking a book out of the library you can check out a person instead.
Each human book has their own refugee story to tell which you can listen to for up to 20 minutes.
Chapel Street Jam Band and Friends Performance between 6.00pm – 10.00pm
St Philip with St Stephen Church, Chapel Street, Salford M3 6FJ
Join the band and lots of other local musicians from Salford for a night of live music and sample what the Multi Cultural Munchers have been cooking up in Ordsall.
Wednesday 16 June
Global music and dance show between 10.00am – 2.00pm
Emmanuel Church, Pendleton Way, Salford Precinct M6 5HX
Come and be part of an uplifting journey of music and dance from across the globe with Rainbow Haven singers and special guests.
Thursday 17 June
Ready, steady, community cook at 5.00pm – 8.00pm
Albion High School, 1 London Street, Salford M6 6QT
Share food and culture from across the world and sample traditional dishes prepared by some of the communities living in Salford.
Sunday 20 June
A small world in Salford at 1.00pm - 4.00pm
Salford Museum and Art Gallery, Peel Park, The Crescent, Salford M5 4WU
Performances and workshops for all the family celebrating Salford’s rich cultural diversity in music, dance, art and heritage.
Throughout the week
Monday 14, Wednesday 16 and Friday 18 June
Escape to safety exhibition at 9.30am – 11.00am
Swinton Precinct
Escape to safety is an interactive exhibition that gives you a glimpse of what it’s like to be a refugee seeking asylum in Britain. It is designed for young people and adults from the age of 10 upwards.
It allows you to walk through a labyrinth of eight ‘stations’ depicting the different stages a refugee experiences before seeking asylum in Britain. You can also hear (via a portable CD player) refugee voices from Rwanda, Afghanistan and Palestine interacting with border immigration officials and the media.
Escape to Safety is an emotional experience combined with facts and figures that challenges racism towards refugees. To book a session, call 0161 831 5451.
Monday 14 to Saturday 19 June
Refugee Week book display at 8.00am – 10.00pm Monday to Friday and 8.30am – 1.00pm Saturday
Pendleton Gateway, 1 Broadwalk, Salford M6 5FX
They will be having a display of books written by or about refugees up all week, so please come along and have a look and find out more about the experiences people have, why people come to the UK and the lives people lead.
Tuesday 15 to Saturday 19 June
Create and curate exhibition at 10.00am – 4.00pm
Working Class Movement Library, 51 The Crescent, Salford M5 4WX
Join pupils from Oasis Academy MediaCityUK, professional visual artists and members of Salford’s refugee community in creatively interpreting real experiences of migration to the UK. The results will be exhibited in the library and students will talk about their work.
After the week
Saturday 26 June
Refugee World Cup between 10.00am – 4.00pm
Salford Sports Village, Littleton Road, Salford M7 3NQ
A fun packed day of football. Come down and cheer on the teams! If you would like to enter a team for this event contact Belay.
Wednesday 16 July
Jewish awareness talk at 7.30pm
Manchester Jewish Museum, 190 Cheetham Hill Road M8 8LW
Bill Williams will be speaking about Red Bank – a refuge for asylum seekers and those seeking a life free from poverty and persecution. Free to everyone.
Throughout June
“In the Red” exhibition
Manchester Jewish Museum, 109 Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester M8 8LW
10.30am – 4.00pm, every Monday to Thursday
1.00pm – 5.00pm, every Sunday
An exhibition about Red Bank, a densely populated slum district in Manchester where Jewish refugees and asylum seekers made their homes. Admission is £3.95 for adults, £2.95 concessionary, £9.50 family.
