Nottingham Refugee Week

It’s been an amazing week so let’s see it out in style! 🎉🧡 Tomorrow, 6-9pm, at Nottingham Contemporary: join us for our Closing Party, hosted by Contemporary and Refugee Roots. Music from DJ Mayeva plus guests, culturally appropriate food including vegetarian and vegan options. Free / donations welcome. https://www.nottinghamcontemporary.org/whats-on/global-social-refugee-week-closing-party/.

Tomorrow, Nottingham Contemporary… Join dancer Monica Gracia for a joyous and inclusive event in which you’ll dance across styles and cultures. Open to all; no dance experience necessary! Book at https://www.nottinghamcontemporary.org/whats-on/refugee-week-dance-around-the-world-in-60-minutes/

Please join us for a beautiful Sharing Table event this Friday 11-2…. Music, dancing, food and togetherness 🌟Contributions, however small, are all welcomed!

🧡🙌🎉 Two amazing events at Nottingham Contemporary coming up!!
Sat 22nd 4-5pm: Dance Around the World, with dancer Monica Gracie. Book at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/nottinghamcontemporary/1276659 and on Sunday, join us for the RW closing party 6-9pm with DJ Mayeva! Family-friendly, culturally appropriate food… dancing encouraged!

🧡📢Tomorrow’s events…
Come on down to the Tuesday Lunch Club at the green oasis that is Arkwright Meadows, 11.30-1 …
Then swing by Nottingham Playhouse for a fantastic evening of spoken word performance 7-9pm
Bus travel reimbursed for people currently on their journeys to asylum 🧡 Come and support sanctuary in our city

🧡Tonight at Broadway 6pm! 10 free tickets for people currently on their journey to asylum available at the box office. See you there…

📢 officially starts today!! 🥳

After 12 months of planning we’re excited to share a programme of 25+ events to share, connect, welcome & create with all communities who call Nottingham home

Come see us today 11-4

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☔️🧡 Come rain or shine, we’ll be there on Sneinton Market to launch Nottingham Refugee Week tomorrow… Join us from 11am for the amazing Nadia Whittome to open the festival, and bring a brolley for drumming, dancing, singing, food, fun and freebies aplenty! Plus check out the awesome programme across the city…

🧡 2 fantastic events coming up at Nottingham Playhouse this week…
Tues 18th: Art of Compassion Spoken Word performance evening. Weds 19th: Poetry walk and open mic showcase led by visiting poet Ahmed Zeidan.
Check out nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk for more details!

Exciting news… director Waad al-Khateab will be joining us for a live Q&A following the screening of her inspiring documentary, We Dare to Dream.
This amazing film follows the journey of young sportspeople on their journeys as refugees, and as Olympic athletes.
Screening 6pm at Broadway. Be there!!
🌟 On your journey to asylum at the moment? We have 10 free tickets reserved for you. Contact Broadway box office to reserve one 🌟

Sun 16th: an amazing collaboration between Communities Inc and Refugee Roots is launching!
Join them 4-6pm at The Carousel, Hockley to celebrate the launch of their new Myth Busting Guide to tackle prejudice towards people seeking sanctuary and refugees. You’ll get a free Myth Busting guide, hear from amazing speakers and have some food thrown into the mix…
Check out our website link in bio.

So much is happening to kick off Nottingham Refugee Week on Saturday 15th…
🎉 Launch on Sneinton Market 11-3
🖼️ Art exhibition at the Old Bus Depot 2-4
🧵 Weaving workshop with Elaheh Raofi 10-11 Central Library then Clay workshop with Elaheh Raofi 1-2 at Central Library.
Check hour our full programme at nottinghamrefugeeweek.org.uk (link in bio)

🗓️ Save the date… Nottingham Refugee Week launches on Sneinton Market 15th June 11-3!
Featuring… 🎵 music from the Ukrainian Orchestra, Nottingham; Noemi; Ava; dance with Monica Gracia and Florette; yoga with Bahia; poetry with Manjit; pampering from Lush; food from Syrian Vegan Kitchen and FlowerSmile; art and craft from National Justice Museum and many more; kids’ crafts and face painting with Raisa; info and advice stalls from Nottingham Refugee Forum, Refugee Roots and many others… plus much, much more! 🧡 Come and celebrate sanctuary in our city

📣 🎉 Announcement time 📣 🎉 Nottingham Refugee Week festival programme has just dropped your way for 2024…
Check out our amazing line up at the website, nottinghamrefugeeweek.org 🧡 7 days of food, football, fun, friendship and fabulous cultural activity celebrating what makes this city Our Home

Are you a performer who represents and/or celebrates our vibrant refugee, asylum-seeking and migrant communities in Nottingham? If so, we want to hear from you! 🧡 We’re looking for singers, choirs, bands, musicians, dancers…to perform at our Refugee Week launch on Sneinton Market, Saturday 15th June 11-3pm. 15-min slots available. Message us or email at [email protected] by 15 May to tell us more!

We're hiring! 😀
Come and join our amazing team as we recruit THREE new caseworkers!
To find out more and apply, visit our website: https://www.nottinghamwomenscentre.com/job/caseworker/
Closing date: Aug 7th.

All of us at Nottingham Refugee Week are shocked & deeply saddened by the tragic events in our city.

Human life is precious. Our hearts go out to the families of those three citizens who lost their lives, & to all those in grief & pain today.

Nottingham is a diverse & loving city; may we continue to be united through

🪘🪘🪘Shout out to anyone who fancies making some noise this Refugee Week… New Art Exchange is collaborating with Refugee Roots on 2 fabulous free drumming workshops. They’ll be mixing your sounds to create a recording. Sign up on Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/workshops-1455779?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=creatorshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=odclsxcollection&utm-source=cp&aff=escb and spread the word!

Co op Local Community fund application closing this Sunday 11 June ⏰
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Are you ready for Refugee Week 2023!

We have a great lineup of events from June 17th-25th ranging from film screenings, art and cooking classes to music, plays & so much more.

For updates on the programme, please refer to our website!

🫶 We’re putting the wheels in motion for Nottingham Refugee Week 2023! Our annual partners planning and networking meeting is back up and running. Join us to get connected & supported for all your ideas & events for the festival this June.
It’s happening Fri 16th Dec, 1.30-3.30, Goldsmith building room 102, Goldsmith St, Nottingham Trent Uni city campus.
All welcome. Hot drinks & mince pies & lovely people here to advise!
Book via Eventbrite, https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/474711784457

Hi Everyone👋We know we've been a bit quiet on here for a while. After a fantastic Refugee Week 2022 in the summer, our small but mighty committee has taken some time to evaluate and rest. But, we're ready to start thinking about RW 2023! We can't wait to begin helping our amazing community to plan new events/activities🤩🤩 You are warmly invited to join us at two upcoming events:

Help us round up 2022 in our virtual Annual General Meeting 6-7pm Wed 30 Nov (on Zoom*)

Join us in person as we begin to think about 2023 at our Partners Networking Info Event on Fri16 Dec at Nottingham Trent Uni (City Campus)...

This Sunday 12-2pm, red 43 bus stops nearby 🙂

The pop-up community cafe is back at the foot of the windmill today! Runs from midday until 2pm, no need to book! £3 per dish (kids plate £2).

Details here 👇

https://www.facebook.com/events/469841574519469

A message from one of our community partners (Nottingham Contemporary):

If you or someone you know was planning to attend the Red Cross Tuesday Night Project at Nottingham Contemporary 5pm tonight (16 Aug) please note that the session is postponed due to sad and unforeseen circumstances. We are pausing to recognise the life of an amazing community ambassador. We hope to continue this project in some way soon. With thanks

- Natelle Morgan-Brown, Nottingham Contemporary (Nottingham Refugee Week Secretary)

Fancy some free creative community vibes today? 🌟Join us at City Arts from 12 for music, poetry, drumming and snacks - no need to book, just turn up at 11-13 Hockley from 12pm! 🌟

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This afternoon I went to Bristol to photogaph the amazing puppet Little Amal, she is on her walk from Syria across Europe in search of her mother for a new home, as part of National Refugee week. The puppet masters are very good at what they do, and the puppet created a lot of emotion along her walk through parts of Bristol and finally leaving on a ferry out to the River Avon. Really lovely.