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Refugee Week is a UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. Founded in 1998 and held every year around World Refugee Day on the 20 June, Refugee Week is also a growing global movement.
Through a programme of arts, cultural, sports and educational events alongside media and creative campaigns, Refugee Week enables people from different backgrounds to connect beyond labels, as well as encouraging understanding of why people are displaced, and the challenges they face when seeking safety. Refugee Week is a platform for people who have sought safety in the UK to their experiences, perspectives and creative work on their own terms.
Refugee Week’s vision is for refugees and asylum seekers to be able to live safely within inclusive and resilient communities, where they can continue to make a valuable contribution.
Refugee Week is an umbrella festival, and anyone can get involved by holding or joining an event or activity. Refugee Week events happen in all kinds of different spaces and range from arts festivals, exhibitions, film screenings and museum tours to football tournaments, public talks and activities in schools.
Refugee Week is a partnership project coordinated and managed by Counterpoints Arts.
For more information and to take part, visit www.refugeeweek.org.uk.
Refugee Week is a UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. Founded in 1998 and held every year around World Refugee Day on the 20 June, Refugee Week is also a growing global movement.
Through a programme of arts, cultural, sports and educational events alongside media and creative campaigns, Refugee Week enables people from different backgrounds to connect beyond labels, as well as encouraging understanding of why people are displaced, and the challenges they face when seeking safety. Refugee Week is a platform for people who have sought safety in the UK to their experiences, perspectives and creative work on their own terms.
Refugee Week’s vision is for refugees and asylum seekers to be able to live safely within inclusive and resilient communities, where they can continue to make a valuable contribution.
Refugee Week is an umbrella festival, and anyone can get involved by holding or joining an event or activity. Refugee Week events happen in all kinds of different spaces and range from arts festivals, exhibitions, film screenings and museum tours to football tournaments, public talks and activities in schools.
Refugee Week is a partnership project coordinated and managed by Counterpoints Arts.
For more information and to take part, visit www.refugeeweek.org.uk.
Overview
Location
United Kingdom
Employees
11-50
Founded date
1998
Mentions in press and media 7
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| Jun 6, 2024 | SocialBox.Biz: Local Tech Reuse for #EnvironmentDay, #RefugeeWeek and #TechWeek | Tech reuse is better than recycling A Sustainable Way to Reduce Scope 3 Emissions and Boost Social Impact By SocialBox.Biz LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, June 6, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- World Environment Day is this week, and it's a ti... |
| Jun 5, 2024 | SocialBox.Biz is addressing numerous environmental and humanitarian concerns with a single process for Refugee Week 2024 | #RefugeeWeek, SocialBox.Biz is challenged existing and prospective partners to make donations of reusable tech. LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, June 6, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SocialBox.Biz, a UK-based tech-focused social enterprise, is... |
| May 28, 2021 | ‘A Day of Welcome’ expands across the region | ‘A Day of Welcome’ expands across the region 28-05-2021 Schoolchildren across Cambridgeshire, Essex and Norfolk will learn about the important role this region has played in offering a safe haven for refugees during a ‘A Day of Welcome’ thi... |
| May 28, 2021 | ‘A Day of Welcome’ expands across the region | Schoolchildren across Cambridgeshire, Essex and Norfolk will learn about the important role this region has played in offering a safe haven for refugees during a ‘A Day of Welcome’ this summer. Academics from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) ... |
| Jun 19, 2009 | British Red Cross campaign proves the power of social media for charities as tens of thousands of Brits back refugees through online movement | As World Refugee day (20th June) dawns, tens of thousands of people have visited the British Red Cross site to watch movie star Dougray Scott and change their online status in support of refugees as part of the British Red Cross “Look Beyon... |
| Jun 9, 2009 | Thousands show support for refugees through British Red Cross online campaign | Thousands of people have been logging-on to watch movie star Dougray Scott and change their online status in support of refugees ahead of the official launch today of the British Red Cross "Look Beyond the Label" campaign. The Red... |
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FAQ about Refugee Week
When was Refugee Week founded?
Refugee Week was founded in 1998.
What has the press written about Refugee Week?
Parsers VC has collected 7 articles mentioning Refugee Week, among them “SocialBox.Biz: Local Tech Reuse for #EnvironmentDay, #RefugeeWeek and #TechWeek” (Jun 6, 2024) and “SocialBox.Biz is addressing numerous environmental and humanitarian concerns with a single process for Refugee Week 2024” (Jun 5, 2024).
Is Refugee Week still active?
Yes, Refugee Week is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jun 12, 2025.