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September 2018
Should it be a Crime to Rescue Refugees?
"Human rights lawyer Frances Webber, vice-chair of the Institute of Race Relations, talks about how volunteers who rescue people fleeing violence and death are being turned into criminals while the refugees are left to die. European member states subject those who rescue refugees to criminal investigation, impound boats, turn away boats full of vulnerable rescued people … how does this square with international duties of rescue, and with Europe's Enlightenment values? Frances kicks off the discussion with a description of recent…
Find out more »Sanctuary Hosting volunteer training
Training for new and existing volunteer hosts and support workers. Please let Elaine know if you’d like to come.
Find out more »Talk by artists at “Exodus” exhibition
Talk by the artists Karima Brook & Michele Tallack at their exhibition of painting and sculpture about refugees, "Exodus". (Exhibition 15th - 30th September, 12-5pm daily, with proceeds to Asylum Welcome, Refugee Resource & Sanctuary Hosting.) More information: www.Karima-brooke.co.uk a.tallack565@btinternet.com
Find out more »October 2018
Recital in aid of Charlbury Refugee Action Group
"Philippa Davies – flute Maggie Cole – piano JS Bach - Sonata in b minor BWV 1030. Andante, Largo e dolce, Presto Debussy - 'Syrinx' for solo flute Ravel - 'Les Oiseaux Tristes' for solo piano Fauré - Morceau de Concours Poulenc - Sonata for flute and piano. Allegretto Malincolico, Cantilena, Presto giocoso Philippa and Maggie's recording of the Bach Flute Sonatas was released by Avie records in 2006. You can listen to them playing it here: www.youtu.be/QnNJPNXNm24 The concert is…
Find out more »Meet the Author – in aid of Brightwell Supporting Refugees
"Talk by local author Peter Adamson on his 2018 book The Kennedy Moment, 'a compelling political thriller moving between Oxford, New York, Washington, Geneva and Abidjan'. This is a gripping conspiracy tale set in a background in the 1980s of child immunisation. A very good read, from an author who has also written two previous novels and several major UNICEF reports on child health. It will be an evening not to be missed. Tickets, £5, from Brightwell Village Stores and Wallingford…
Find out more »To Make a Homeland
"Join us for an evening of poetry and discussion with writers from refugee and immigrant backgrounds, or who work directly with refugees. This event was inspired by the remarkable collection England: Poems from a School (https://www.poetrybooks.co.uk/products/england-poems-from-a-school-edited-by-kate-clanchy), an anthology of poems by students of Oxford Spires Academy from immigrant origins, led by their mentor Kate Clanchy. The evening will feature performances by two poets from the collection: Azfa Awad and Mukahang Limbu, as well as Alan Buckley, a local poet who works closely…
Find out more »Annual Harrell-Bond Lecture 2018
"This year's Annual Harrell-Bond Lecture will be given byUNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl. The lecture will take place on the evening of Thursday 18 October in Oxford. Registration details for the lecture will be announced shortly. Appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Pierre Krähenbühl became Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) on 30 March 2014. As Commissioner-General, he serves at the level of Under-Secretary-General, based in East-Jerusalem. He was confirmed for a second three-year term,…
Find out more »Stall in aid of Brightwell Supporting Refugees
"Brightwell Supporting Refugees will be running an apple cake/produce stall at the Brightwell village Apple Day, from 12 noon outside the Red Lion pub. If you'd be willing to make a cake or donate a jar of something delicious to sell on the stall, please get in touch or bring it along."
Find out more »November 2018
City of Sanctuary London and South-East regional gathering
"Friends House in London will be the host of the 2018 City of Sanctuary London and South-East Regional Gathering. The gathering is open to all, whether or not you are already involved with a City of Sanctuary group. Meet others in the region offering a culture of welcome and belonging to those seeking sanctuary." Register to attend on the City of Sanctuary website.
Find out more »Quiz night in aid of Brightwell Supporting Refugees
"Brightwell Supporting Refugees are running a Quiz night at the Red Lion in Brightwell on Monday November 26th, 7.30 for 8pm start. Book tables by ringing the Red Lion (01491 837373)."
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