Refugee Week, Norwich
Refugee Week 2010 takes place from 14th-20th June.
Refugee Week is a national celebration of the contribution refugees and asylum seekers make and have made to our society. Writers' Centre Norwich always gets involved, and this year is no exception; see below for our full events programme.
What happens during the week?Every year during Refugee Week hundreds of events are organised across the UK. In 2009, there were over 500 small and large events, ranging from big music festivals and art exhibitions to political debates, film screenings, conferences, school activities, sports and community events etc.
This year the main focus for Refugee Week is Simple Acts which 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.
Refugee Week believes 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 Simple Acts here.
Writers' Centre Norwich Refugee Week 2010 programme:
Other People's Shoes: Digital Stories from Norwich and Norfolk
7th - 11th June, Fusion in The Forum, 10am - 5pm (excluding Sundays), free.
People from Norwich & Norfolk share their views about home, borders, identity, belonging and human rights by creating digital films with the BBC Voices team. The perfect introduction to Refugee Week 2010.
Letters To Europe: Digital Stories From Norwich And Norfolk
14th - 18th June, Fusion in The Forum, 10am-5pm (excluding Sundays), Free.
Discover an exhibition of films on Europe’s largest digital screen.
In Search of Europe's Soul
Monday 14th June, Fusion at The Forum, £4.
Contemporary European poetry readings by The Brussels Poetry Collective.
Borrow Me! The Human Library
14-19th June, Libraries across Norfolk, Free. No need to book, just turn up.
Borrow a person from your local library and discover whole new worlds.