What’s On: Wednesday 19 June
We’re half way through Refugee Festival Scotland! Here are some of Wednesday’s programme highlights.
1. Refugee Festival Scotland at V&A Dundee
When: 19 June, 10am – 5pm
Where: V&A Dundee
Explore a variety of events throughout the week at Dundee’s iconic V&A. Workshops include Ukrainian culture and Afghan jewellery making.
2. Refugee Food Festival
When: 11am – 2pm
Where: Townhead Village Hall, Glasgow
Take your tastebuds on a journey and try seven different varieties of delicious ethnic food at this community food festival.
3. Light Hope Joy Day
When: 11am – 3pm
Where: Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pitclochry
Come along for a day of arts and crafts, storytelling, poems from around the world, a walk in the theatre’s beautiful Explorers Garden and a tasty picnic.
4. Rising Together: Celebrating Together
When: 12noon – 3pm
Where: Interfaith Dialogue Centre, Glasgow
The fun activities on offer include henna hand painting, drumming and drop-in arts and crafts workshops. Attendees can also take in the Faces of Faith photography exhibition.
5. Aberdeenshire New Scots Celebration
When: 6pm – 8.30pm
Where: Inverurie Town Hall, Inverurie
Everyone is invited to a party to celebrate New Scots in Aberdeenshire. There will be entertainment, music, dancing and food from Syria, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Scotland.
6. Jewellery Making to Inspire and Empower
When: 10am – 12noon or 2pm – 4pm
Where: Vanilla Ink, Glasgow
Learn how to make your very own whirlpool pendant from scratch at this jewellery-making workshop for beginners.
7. Rising in Harmony
When: 10.30am – 4.30pm
Where: Many Studios, Glasgow
This all-day event is inspired by the Palestinian resistance movement and the faqqua Iris, the national flower of Palestine. Come along and take part in screen printing, song-writing, poetry, plant cultivation, and seed sowing.
8. Child Migrant Voice from Glasgow and Beyond
When: 6pm – 8pm
Where: Woodside Halls, Glasgow
An evening of film screenings, book readings, discussions, Syrian poetry and reggae music.
