Events highlight the plight of refugees
EXHIBITION, ARTS AND MUSIC CELEBRATE MIGRANTS TO CITY
A FIVE-day exhibition in Manchester will highlight the stories and experiences of refugees, as part of National Refugee Week.
From drawings by Syrian children to interactive video games about the refugee experience, Our City, Our Home aims to convey the journeys made by those in the refugee community.
Based in Z-Arts on Stretford Road, the event was starting today and continues throughout the week with a variety of events, exhibitions, screenings and debates.
An exhibition entitled Home Is… queries what makes a home, and there will be events taking place simultaneously that celebrate the welcoming of refugee communities to Manchester.
On display will be photographs, refugee narratives, Syrian children’s drawings and the United Nations’ Against game.
Today, from 2pm to 4pm, the screening of short films produced by MA History students at the University of Manchester on the theme of ‘Migration’ was being hosted by Professor of Public History, Michael Wood .
The refugee week programme culminates with the annual Manchester Refugee Week celebration event - a free celebration of refugee culture with live performances, food, drink, All Odds video music and dancing, which takes place on Friday June 23 from 4pm to 8.30pm at Z-Arts.
For the full events line up visit facebook.com/OurCityOurHome and to book tickets visit eventbrite.co. uk/o/our-city-ourhome-13787446235.
Elsewhere in Manchester, The Whitworth on Oxford Road is hosting a globally inspired takeover, with international sounds, performances and creativity from around the world.
John Akomfrah’s Vertigo Sea and Beyond Borders is a new South Asian textiles exhibition exploring postcolonial identity and displacement, and visitors can join the craftivism movement with Asylum Matters.
Learn about how the Division of Psychology and Mental Health at The University of Manchester has been changing lives and supporting parents in conflict zones under the guise of a simple bread wrapper, or add your named to the United for Change welcome banner.
These hands on activities will be set against a backdrop of performances from Manchester International Roots Orchestra, Amani Creatives, TooDhaf and more.
The free event, held in association with Journeys Festival International, takes place on Thursday June 22 from 6pm to 9pm at The Whitworth, on Oxford Road, Manchester.