“Launch event of KAMA, a new non-profit organisation in Oxford enabling refugees, asylum seekers and migrants to share their skills and passions with others.

Attendees will be treated to live music and food and drink from around the world, including delights from Iran, France, Brazil and Syria. A short presentation about KAMA Oxford will be made, and you’ll have the chance to chat to KAMA Oxford’s volunteers and leave us feedback on a suggestions board. Most of all we hope you’ll enjoy a relaxed afternoon, meeting a diverse group of people and celebrating the initial successes of one of Oxford’s newest community projects.

KAMA (courses and events run by refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants) was established in Vienna 11 years ago, and has since blossomed across Austria – in Graz, Innsbruck, Linz and Salzburg, as well as in Dresden, Germany and across the pond in Washington, DC. In Vienna they have a packed programme of weekly and monthly courses, workshops, and events on any topic imaginable – languages, dance, music, cooking, yoga, history, politics… “