Refugee Week events

15th – 21st June 2009. All events are free.

Community Cohesion

  • Thursday June 18th (8.30am- 4.30pm)

  • An all-day conference for schools, communities and those working with refugee and asylum-seeking children.

  • Venue: the Holiday Inn, Victoria Station Road, S4 7YE.

  • Contact: Basil Sage, Ethnic Minority & Traveller Achievemen Service (EMTAS) – 250 6886, 07753 904 617; or basil.sage@sheffield.gov.uk

Presentation of training awards

  • Friday June 19th (10am- 4pm)

  • Live acts & music featuring people from Refugee Support, Burngreave After-School Study Support Project and others.

  • Food & refreshments, children’s entertainment.

  • Venue: SADACCA

  • Contact: Barry Brown 267 5250 or Barrington.Brown@mst-online.org.uk

Different Pasts, Shared Futures

  • Saturday June 20th (11am -2pm)

  • Entertainment, cultural dances, songs and food, plus a football tournament.

  • Venue: Vestry Hall

  • Contact: Joseph Walker: 07853 252 160 or winwalker2003@yahoo.com, or Akoi Bazzie: 07954 163 365 or Massayan2002@yahoo.com

“Moving Here”

Firvale School will also host the “Moving Here” exhibition during Refugee Week.

Community Cohesion
8:30am to 4:30pm Thursday 18 June 2009
Presentation of training awards
10:00am to 4:00pm Friday 19 June 2009
Different Pasts, Shared Futures
11:00am to 2:00pm Saturday 20 June 2009

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