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Community Celebration for Refugee Festival Scotland

TITLE

Community Celebration for Refugee Festival Scotland 2024

WHEN

Sunday 23rd June

TIME

11am-2pm

WHERE

Millennium Park, G3 6HW

COST

Free

MORE INFO

We are delighted to be hosting a community celebration for this year’s Refugee Festival Scotland. The theme this year is RISE and we have brought together a programme of activities that will showcase and bolster a spirit of growth, connection and resilience. We will have:

  • Dabke Dancing workshop, performance and stall from ZarifAtToul AsSamer

  • Our Anti-Racist Community Library 

  • Language Exchange and Palestinian Solidarity Arabic writing practice thanks to artist Diaa Lagan @diaalagan

  • Maria Ali, henna artist

  • Face-painting from Fab n Funky

  • Children's activities, including balance bikes to play on

  • Planting activities

  • Community Info Source with advice and information for people in the asylum system and allies

  • Dr Bike, offering a FREE bike by Braw Bikes

  • Samosas

  • Food and hot drinks at our Warm Welcome Community Cafe in Flourish House

  • A quiet space hosted by Judy, our mental health support worker

Timetable

  • 11am - stalls and activities open to the public in Millennium Park

  • 11.30am-1.30pm, face painting and henna artist

  • 12-4pm, Warm Welcome Community Cafe open at Flourish House for vegan food and hot drinks (pay what you can basis)

  • 12-2pm, quiet space and mental health support available in Flourish House with Judy

  • 1pm - Dabke performance and workshop  (location tbd)

  • 2pm - event ends

HOW TO BOOK

Drop in, no reservation necessary

QUESTIONS/ACCESS

Email sapna@woodlandscommunity.org.uk


Check out the line-up to the entire Refugee Festival Scotland 2024: https://www.refugeefestivalscotland.co.uk/whats-on/

Later Event: June 23
Warm Welcome Cafe