Refugee Week 2024
York Refugee Week is one of the most vibrant in the country, please support events with all the shares, support and love!
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Calendar of Events
monday 17th june
Film screening and Panel event: 'The Art of Refugee Research: Creative Collaborations in Practice'.
5:00-7:00PM: York Medical Society theatre room, YO1 8AW
This event will show three short films by University of York staff relating to refugees and community (Crossing Borders by Zulfiya Hamzaki; Unity and Community by Simona Manni and Finding Your Feet: A Field Guide to Belle Isle by Emilie Flower.)
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with the researchers/filmmakers about refugee research and creative methods, facilitated by the co-chairs of the University of York Migration network, Simon Parker and Sara de Jong.
Register for free via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-art-of-refugee-research-creative-collaborations-in-practice-tickets-894392721707?aff=oddtdtcreator
Wednesday 19th June
RAY coffee morning + lunch (an event provided by YSJ)
10:00am-1:00pm: York st john University
For RAY attendees only.
community bbq
3:00-6:00pm: haxby road allotments
York St John University Community Allotment Summer BBQ. Come and join us for an afternoon of feasting, family fun and games and friendship.
Please RSVP to: f.howlett@yorksj.ac.uk and h.spring@yorksj.ac.uk
Resisting Hate Crime, Racism & Intolerance
6:30-8:00pm: holgate dining room, york st john university
University of York Anti-Racism Working Group and Refugee Week evening reception. Speaker Sarli Nana (Migrants Organise Yorkshire Representative) with discussion panel.
Register for free via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/resisting-hate-crime-racism-intolerance-arwg-rw-evening-reception-tickets-893705335717?aff=oddtdtcreator
Thursday 20th june
RAY picnic (an event provided by york minster)
10:00am-12:00pm: dean’s park
For RAY attendees only.
ukrainian arts + businesses
4:00pm-6:00pm: the citadel, gillygate, yo31 7ea
Exhibition of Ukrainian arts and businesses; film presentation; art workshop. All welcome.
friday 21st june
music from around the world
7:00pm: haxby & wigginton methodist church, the village, haxby yo32 2jj
Music from around the world: a Refugee Week music event. All welcome.
saturday 22nd june
football tournament
2:00pm: york sport village, University of york, yo10 5fg
Join us to support an exciting charity football tournament as teams of young people battle it out for the Sam Pegram Cup! All welcome.
ukrainian pop-up restaurant
7:00pm: The Spurriergate Centre, St Michael's Church, YO1 9QR
Book your place here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/taste-of-ukraine-tickets-919092318867?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
yahala mataam pop-up restaurant
7:00pm: bluebird bakery, acomb, YO24 4hd
Follow them on social media @YahalaMataam for more information.
Tickets available online via this link: https://t.ly/-sdEf
CHILDREN’S ART WORKSHOP
10am-12pm: York Theatre Royal, YO1 7HD
Art workshop for children ages 7-12. Parents welcome. Refreshments provided.
Booking required: email rebecca@yorkcos.org.uk to book.
sunday 23rd june
“go home”!?!: an interfaith service and lunch
11:00am service, 12:00pm lunch: unitarian chapel, st saviourgate, yo1 8nq
York Unitarians host a bring-and-share vegetarian lunch following an interfaith service. Please come along and join, even if you can’t bring any food, as there is always plenty to share. All welcome.
saturday 29th june
refugee children’s art exhibition
9:00-5:00pm: york explore library & archive, yo1 7ds
Exhibition of artwork by refugee children at Our City Hub. All welcome.
York Refugee Week is sponsored by the University of York
RAY maintains a hardship fund to support destitute families and individuals. The fund is used to ensure people have enough food and clothes and to enable young service users to start school with all the equipment they need. This fund is supported entirely by voluntary donations and even very small donations make a massive difference to our service users. If you would like to give a donation to the hardship fund as part of Refugee Week you can do so here
Throughout the Week
17th - 30th June
The Destroyed Villages of Palestine: photographic exhibition by Ahmad Al Bax, the multi-award winning Palestinian photographer and film-maker
Venue: The Amnesty Bookshop, 19 Micklegate, YO1 6JH
17th - 22nd June
The Shirt on our Back: Photography exhibition. Through the beauty of Ukrainian traditional costume (“Vyshyvanka”) and cultural symbolism, looking at how sanctuary-seekers carry their “home” with them.
Venue: Quaker Meeting Hall, Friargate, YO1 9RL
18th, 19th + 22nd June
Exhibition of paintings by Ukrainian refugees in York
Venue: The Spurriergate Centre, St Michael's Church, YO1 9QR
Opening hours: 10:30-14:30
