- May 26th, 2011
Refugee Week and Global Citizenship
- nickmorgan
- Comments: noneTags: asylum seekers, refugees
Refugee Week in Scotland takes place from 20th to 26th June 2011, with the Scottish Refugee Council taking the leading role in coordinating and promoting events and debate. There will be face-to-face meetings, workshops, exhibitions and a mini film festival showing videos made by/about refugee and asylum seekers living in Scotland. The richness of the contribution made in Scottish society by refugees and asylum seeker groups is a conspicuous theme. Organisations which are putting on events can add their details to a database to alert people to the opportunities.
Many parts of Scotland now have significant numbers of ‘new Scots’ living in the community, having come to Scotland for a variety of reasons, and schools often utilise this people resource to enhance their teaching about Global Citizenship; for example, by having parents work with teachers to have African dance or music in the classroom.
Additional support for educators to address Refugee Week is provided by a variety of organisations. Here’s a few examples:
Glasgow Film Theatre is running a special screening of ‘Persepolis’, an animated movie about an Iranian exile, accompanied by new short films made by young refugees.
British Red Cross has published video diaries produced by young refugees.
Christian Aid has a resource for teachers and youth leaders about Refugees.
‘Teachers TV’ is no longer broadcasting but an archive of their educational documentary programmes is now online at the Teachers Media service. There are many videos relating to Global Citizenship education, including several programmes about refugees living and being educated in Britain.
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