Leicester:
5th and 6th June at Riverside Festival, Bede Island, Leicester – look for the Quakers stall where there will be an activity around children seeking asylum. Cost: Free. Sat 1pm-8pm; Sun 11am-4pm. Leicester’s Riverside Festival takes place in the city’s Bede Park. In addition to water-related events such as boat trips and illuminated boat parades, there is a mix of live music, stalls and a focus on activities for children.
See here below for full Leicester programme:
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Oxford
Keynote Speaker: Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty, Monday, 14 June, 7 – 9:30 pm
Oxford Town Hall, Main Hall, St. Aldate’s, Oxford
Come to listen to keynote speaker, Shami Chakrabarti (Director, Liberty ……….. followed by a panel discussion with Dawn Chatty (Deputy Director, Refugee Studies Centre), Innocent Empi (refugee/activist, Democratic Republic of the Congo), Emma Ginn (Coordinator, Medical Justice) and Emma Williams (Chief Executive, Student Action for Refugees). Entry is free, everyone is welcome.
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London
BRIGHTWIDE brings refugee stories from the big screen to your computer screen. Brightwide, the new film website created by Colin Firth, and Refugee Action launch online film festival for Refugee Week at the BFI 2 June 2010
A unique online film festival showcasing some of the best in recent world cinema will be launched at BFI Southbank as part of this year’s national Refugee Week celebrations (June 14th-20th).
Brightwide, a film website set up by BAFTA-winning actor Colin Firth and his wife Livia, is hosting films which explore the refugee experience such as In This World, Welcome, La Forteresse and No One Knows About Persian Cats during Refugee Week, in partnership with the national charity Refugee Action.
The festival will be launched on June 10th at BFI Southbank to coincide with the event From Casablanca to Calais: Exile on Celluloid, a panel discussion featuring prestigious directors and cultural commentators looking at the depiction of refugees in film.
More information: Refugee Film Festival
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