Refugee Week event: Imagine

Event overview

Refugee Week is a UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees. Founded in 1998 and held every year around World Refugee Day on the 20 June, Refugee Week is also a growing global movement. It brings about positive encounters between communities, helping them to connect and learn from each other, and promoting a culture of welcome.

Date: Wednesday 17 June

Time: 17:00-19:00

Venue: Online - email z.loakthar@essex.ac.uk for details

Dr Zibiah Loakthar and Professor Renos Papadopoulos invite you all to join a special Refugee Week zoom gathering hosted by the Centre for Trauma Asylum and Refugees (CTAR), in collaboration with Tavistock and Portman and the Refugee Council. Our theme this year is "Imagine".

Together with our colleagues from the Tavistock Centre, Refugee Council and other NGO's we will be discussing refugee care and our future as refugee communities in the era of Covid 19.

Everyone is welcome. For further information about this event, zoom meeting password joining details, please email z.loakthar@essex.ac.uk