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Thanks to everyone who supported our Look Beyond the Label campaign. Tens of thousands of people watched the videos and visited the site thanks to your support. If you would like to find out more about how you can continue to support our work through your social networks visit http://www.redcross.org.uk/standard.asp?
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Refugee Week (British Red Cross) Today is World Refugee Day and the last weekend of Refugee Week in the UK, help us to keep spreading support and tackling misconceptions surrounding refugees, pass on the www.lookbeyondthelabel.org message to all your friends and read the Refugee Services section to see how you can become a refugee services volunteer
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Refugee Week celebrates the important contribution of refugees to UK society. This year we're asking you to "look beyond the label" of refugee, overcome prejudice and help people restore their sense of identity and belonging.
Refugee Week (British Red Cross) Thousands of people have visited http://www.lookbeyondthelabel.org to change their status on Facebook so thanks to everyone for supporting Refugee Week. If you haven't already changed your status there's still time. Simply replace your current profile image with ours and change your status message to "is looking beyond... the label http://www.lookbeyondthelabel.org"
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Refugee Week celebrates the important contribution of refugees to UK society. This year we're asking you to look look beyond labels to the true identity of the refugee in modern Britain. Only by looking ...
See MoreRefugee Week (British Red Cross) Thanks to everyone who's changed their status to support Refugee Week. If you've not yet, these's still time! Find out all the details at http://www.lookbeyondthelabel.org and let us know what you think of the videos and the podcast.
Refugee Week (British Red Cross) Refugee Week celebrates the important contribution of refugees to UK society. This year we're asking you to look look beyond labels to the true identity of the refugee in modern Britain. Only by looking beyond the status and label of 'refugee', can we overcome prejudice and help people restore their sense of identity and belonging. Show your support
It's Refugee Week - Show your support for refugees by changing your online status
Time:Monday, 15 June 2009 09:00
Location:Everywhere
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Refugee Week celebrates the important contribution of refugees to UK society. This year we're asking you to look look beyond labels to the true identity of the refugee in modern Britain. Only by looking ...
Refugee Week (British Red Cross)
The Living Library is back! It works just like a
regular library, but instead of borrowing a
paperback, you ‘borrow’ a person for up to half an
hour and have a conversation with them directly.
‘Book titles’ include members of the Norwich refugee
and asylum community as well as those working
to support them. This is a perfect... opportunity to
learn more about refugee issues in a revolutionary
new way.
LOCATION: Outside the Forum
ADMISSION COST: Free
SUITABILITY: Open to everyone. Under 16’s must
be accompanied by an adult.
ACCESSIBILITY: Fully accessible for all users
ORGANISING INSTITUTIONS:
Living Library Norwich
Organised by the Living Library Norwich
Time:Saturday, 20 June 2009 12:00
Location:Outside the Forum
Refugee Week (British Red Cross)
Find out about the lives and times of the Strangers
of Norwich. Use original sources such as inventories
to find out more about who the Strangers were,
what they had in their homes, and what clothes
they wore. You can even have a go at painting
your own Dutch style tile and much more besides.
LOCATION: The Undercroft, Strang...ers’ Hall
ADMISSION COST: Normal admission charge
to museum only. (Adult: £3.30,
Family Ticket: £9.10, Concession: £2.80,
Young Person (4-16): £1.80)
SUITABILITY: Ages 7 and over.
ACCESSIBILITY:
Fully accessible for all users
ORGANISING INSTITUTIONS:
Strangers’ Hall in partnership
with Norfolk Record Office
Organised by Strangers' Hall in partnership with Norfolk Record Office
Time:Saturday, 20 June 2009 14:00
Location:The Undercroft, Strangers' Hall
Refugee Week (British Red Cross)
Find out about the lives and times of the Strangers
of Norwich. Use original sources such as inventories
to find out more about who the Strangers were,
what they had in their homes, and what clothes
they wore. You can even have a go at painting
your own Dutch style tile and much more besides.
LOCATION: The Undercroft, Strang...ers’ Hall
ADMISSION COST: Normal admission charge
to museum only. (Adult: £3.30,
Family Ticket: £9.10, Concession: £2.80,
Young Person (4-16): £1.80)
SUITABILITY: Ages 7 and over.
ACCESSIBILITY:
Fully accessible for all users
ORGANISING INSTITUTIONS:
Strangers’ Hall in partnership
with Norfolk Record Office
Organised by Strangers' Hall with Norfolk Record Office
Time:Saturday, 20 June 2009 11:00
Location:The Undercroft, Strangers' Hall
Refugee Week (British Red Cross)
The Norwich Theatre Royal Actors Company in
association with Writers’ Centre Norwich present a
rehearsed reading of three extraordinary plays about
torture, abuse and autocratic regime.
‘…Harold Pinter is famous for his views on foreign
politics – in particular, for his views on tyranny,
oppression, and the involvement of th...e world’s
leading nations in the politics of smaller nations.
The twist is that Pinter… has a terrific knack for
menace, heartlessness, authority…’
Financial Times
This is a Shahrazad event supported by the EU
culture programme.
LOCATION: The Curve in The Forum
ADMISSION COST: £3 available from the Theatre
Royal Box Office (01603 630 000)
SUITABILITY: Not suitable for children under 12
ACCESSIBILITY: Fully accessible for all users
ORGANISING INSTITUTIONS: The Norwich
Theatre Royal Actors Company in association
with Writers’ Centre Norwich
Three short plays by Harold Pinter. Organised by The Norwich Theatre Royals Actors Company in association with Writers' Centre Norwich
Time:Friday, 19 June 2009 19:45
Location:The Curve in The Forum
Refugee Week (British Red Cross)
In 1956 thousands of refugees escaped Cold War
Hungary for the west. Hear how Norfolk coped and
prospered with the many hundreds who settled here.
With particular focus on the difficulty of
researching such a topic, and the importance of first
hand survivor’s stories A Welcome Without
Reservation is a carefully considered vi...ew of a
specific refugee diaspora and its impact on Norfolk.
LOCATION (20TH JUNE): The Training Room, 2nd
Floor, Norfolk and Norwich Millenium Library
ADMISSION COST: Free, no booking needed.
SUITABILITY: Adults
ACCESSIBILITY: Fully accessible for all users
ORGANISING INSTITUTIONS:
Norfolk Record Office
Organised by Norfolk Record Office
Time:Saturday, 20 June 2009 11:00
Location:The Training Room, 2nd Floor, Norfolk and Norwich Millenium Library
Refugee Week (British Red Cross)
In 1956 thousands of refugees escaped Cold War
Hungary for the west. Hear how Norfolk coped and
prospered with the many hundreds who settled here.
With particular focus on the difficulty of
researching such a topic, and the importance of first
hand survivor’s stories A Welcome Without
Reservation is a carefully considered vi...ew of a
specific refugee diaspora and its impact on Norfolk.
LOCATION (18TH JUNE): The Green Room,
The Archive Centre, Martineau Lane.
ADMISSION COST: Free, no booking needed.
SUITABILITY: Adults
ACCESSIBILITY: Fully accessible for all users
ORGANISING INSTITUTIONS:
Norfolk Record Office
Organised by Norfolk Record Office
Time:Thursday, 18 June 2009 13:00
Location:The Green Room, The Archive Centre
Refugee Week (British Red Cross)
Learn about the difference between an asylum
seeker and a refugee, hear amazing stories about
people who have fled from situations of torture and
persecution and are rebuilding their lives in the UK,
and find out about the work of the British Red Cross
in supporting people in crisis. With speakers from
British Red Cross Refu...gee Services to give a Refugee
Awareness presentation this event, brought to you
by the Norwich Group of Amnesty International, is
a great chance to really get to grips with the issues
facing refugees today.
LOCATION: Stanley Cooper Hall, Charing Cross
Centre, 17–19 St John Maddermarket, Norwich,
NR2 1DN | 01603 620 926
ADMISSION COST: Free
SUITABILITY: Ages 16 and Over
ACCESSIBILITY: All rooms are accessible for
persons using standard NHS issue sized
wheelchairs. Each room has an induction
loop system to assist those who have
difficulty hearing.
ORGANISING INSTITUTIONS:
British Red Cross and The Norwich Group of Amnesty International.
Hosted by the British Red Cross and The Norwich Group of Amnesty International
Time:Wednesday, 17 June 2009 20:00
Location:Stanley Cooper Hall, Charing Cross
Refugee Week (British Red Cross)
Drop in to this Late Shift special as part of Refugee
Week and celebrate the contribution refugees make
to our community. Enjoy live music, and films exploring themes of identity and cultural diversity in Norfolk.
LOCATION: Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, UEA
ADMISSION COST: Free. Booking not required.
SUITABILITY: All
ACC...ESSIBILITY: Fully accessible for all users
ORGANISING INSTITUTIONS:
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
Organised by Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
Time:Wednesday, 17 June 2009 17:00
Location:Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, UEA
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