What’s On: Tuesday 18 June
On day five of Refugee Festival Scotland we have another excellent line up in store. Here are a few highlights.
1. Jewellery Making to Inspire and Empower
When: 10am-12pm or 2pm-4pm
Where: Vanilla Ink, Glasgow
Create your very own brand-new silver ring from scratch at this jewellery making workshop for complete beginners.
2. World Piece / سلام العالم
When: 18 June, 11am-4pm
Where: Simmers Centre, Aberdeen
People rebuilding their lives in the city will be creating delicious treats at CFINE’s Community Kitchen. Head over for a taste of home-cooked dishes from Afghanistan, Eritriea, Ethiopia, Kurdistan and more.
3. Come Walking With Ramblers Scotland
When: 18 June, 11am-1.30pm
Where: Pollock Country Park, Glasgow
Join the ramblers for a walk around Pollock Country Park where you can meet members of your local walking group and find out how you can explore Scotland by foot.
4. Garnethill Refugee Trail
When: 18 June, 2-4pm
Where: Meet at Garnethill Synagogue, Glasgow
This guided walk follows in the footsteps of Jewish refugees who escaped Nazi Europe, from the flats where refugee artists lived to the hostels where children from the Kindertransport stayed. Learn about people who made Scotland their home and the meeting places that were vital in supporting refugees building new lives.
5. Creative Circles: Celebrating Scotland’s Multicultural Heritage
When: 18 June, 3.30-5.30pm
Where: Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh
Hear from people who are rebuilding their lives in Edinburgh about some of the challenges they face and the ways in which they are building a new sense of belonging in Scotland through their creative work.
6. Child Migrant Voices in Modern Britain
When: 18 June, 5.30-9pm
Where: Flourish House, Glasgow
An evening of short films about children who migrated to Britain from El Salvador, Vietnam, Nigeria and Syria. Each screening will be linked with excerpts from Eithne Nightingale’s book, Child Migrant Voices in Modern Britain, read by people with lived experience of child migration.
7. Surviving Translation
When: 18 June, 6-8pm
Where: GFT, Glasgow
This powerful documentary explores the life-altering consequences of mistranslation for migrant women and gives individuals a voice. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion.
8. 20 Days in Mariupol
When: 18 June, 7-8.30pm
Where: Dollar Academy (Maguire Building), Dollar
Filmed over 20 days by director Mstyslav Chernov, this award-winning documentary exposes the brutality of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
