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Child Migrant Voices - Film Screenings, Book Readings, Music, Discussion

  • Flourish House 23-25 Ashley Street Glasgow, Scotland, G3 6DR United Kingdom (map)



TITLE


Child Migrant Voices - Film Screenings, Book Readings, Music, Discussion 


WHEN


Tuesday 18th June 2024


TIME


5.30-9pm

5.30pm – doors open

6pm – screening starts

7.30pm - music, readings, discussion


WHERE


Flourish House

23-25 Ashley Street

Glasgow

G3 6DR


COST


Tickets are based on a Pay What You Can sliding scale. You can choose to pay £0-8. Below are suggestions on how to decide what to pay but please be honest with yourself about your situation and what feels possible for you


£0 - I frequently worry about meeting my basic needs and don’t always achieve them

£4 - I sometimes worry about meeting my basic needs but mostly achieve them

£8 - I can comfortably meet all my basic needs and have expendable income



MORE INFO


An evening of short films about children who migrated to Britain from El Salvador, The House that is Not There, from Vietnam, Passing Tides, from Nigeria, Ugwumpiti and from Syria, Seeking Sanctuary on a Scottish Island

 

Linked with readings by people with lived experience of child migration featured in the recent book Child Migrant Voices in Modern Britain; Oral Histories from 1930s - Present Day by Eithne Nightingale. The evening ends with a reggae performance by Maurice Nwokeji of music inspired by the Biafran war. 

 

The author and contributors, including those who have settled in Glasgow from Syria and Pakistan, will be available to sign purchased copies of the book.


For more information on the book and films see childmigrantstories.com 


After the screening there will be time to discuss the films and surrounding issues. The screening aims to be a place of support and belonging for People of Colour and a place where white allies can take responsibility for their own learning. We hope to raise searching questions and explore issues in a supportive environment. It’s OK to make mistakes but please own your mistakes. 


The screening will take place at Flourish House which is a wheelchair accessible venue. Some light refreshments will be provided.


Flourish House is a short walk from a First Bus no.4 bus stop and St George’s Cross subway station. There are limited parking spaces directly outside the building along with parking payment meters.



HOW TO BOOK


Book via Eventbrite here.


Earlier Event: June 18
Community Garden Volunteer Sessions
Later Event: June 23
Anti-Racist Community Library