If you have been involved in Refugee Festival Scotland previously, or are interested in being involved for 2025 – we’d love to invite you to two special events this October to gear up to next year’s Festival!

Here’s a little more information about the events: 

Event 1 – In-Person Gathering 

Refugee Festival Scotland 2025: Listening Conversation & Gathering – Monday 21st October, 17.30 – 19.30

Transmission, 28 King Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 5QP

Join us for an evening of food, conversation and storytelling games led by poet, playwright, mbira musician, educator and facilitator; Tawona Sitholé. 

This will be an open and playful evening. Get to know other people who have been involved in the Festival before, share food together and share stories!

The ideas generated in the session will feed into Refugee Festival Scotland 2025, and how we theme this very special year (which is the 25th anniversary of the festival).

There’ll be hot drinks on arrival and delicious food prepared by Parveen’s

Tawona has asked those coming to bring an object that is important to you, to talk about with the group.

More about the facilitator: Tawona Sitholé Bio

better known as ganyamatope dzapasi, my ancestral family name inspires me to connect with other people through creativity and the anticipation to learn. a poet, mbira player, storyteller and playwright, i am co-founder of Seeds of Thought, non-profit arts group; Research Associate for MIDEQ Global Migration Hub and UNESCO artist-in-residence at the University of Glasgow. as i continue to write, teach and perform, mostly i appreciates my work for the many inspiring people it allows me to meet.

You can sign-up for the event here

Event 2 – Online Gathering 

Refugee Festival Scotland 2025: Listening Conversation & Gathering Events – Wednesday 23rd October, 10.30 – 12.00

Via Zoom 

If you can’t make the in-person gathering, there’s also the option to sign-up to the online gathering for this event, also facilitated by Tawona Sitholé.

The gathering will take place in the morning on Wednesday 23rd October.

You can sign-up for the online event here