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GROWING UP IN AFGHANISTAN Photography Exhibition @EHU
HALE HALL Edge Hill University Monday 24th September —Thursday 4th October 2018 This is a ten day exhibition of the work of freelance photographer Mr Guy Smallman. The exhibition will take up residency in Hale Hall for 10 days and involve a display of selected photographs from Mr Smallman’s time in Afghanistan. Visitors are welcome…
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Imagining community through sport at Edge Hill University
Dr Jack Sugden In 1983 Benedict Anderson wrote ‘Imagined Communities’, a book that pointed out, among other things, that the communities, towns, cities and especially nations in which we live are not actually real. Although they might feel real to us, part of our lives, our identities, have you ever actually seen an England? Touched…
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Where it all Began – A Stand and Be Counted Production
Imagine if everyone was ordered to return to their place of birth. The UK’s first Theatre Company of Sanctuary, Stand and Be Counted present a wild and vivid vision of the future, combining storytelling, movement and live music. Coming to Liverpool at the Unity Theatre, Liverpool 9th October. Tickets £10.50 (£8.50 concessions) Click here for…
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The Wanderers Wanderers – AfR@football
On a warm July evening the Wanderers Wanderers took to the field in the annual staff football tournament in memory of Tom Bell. The organisers were kind enough to welcome players from the local refugee community to take part in the tournament for a second year. An intended outcome for the Action for refugee group…
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Dr Julia Hope: Children’s Literature about Refugees
Visiting from Goldsmiths’ University, last week Dr Julia Hope shared with the faculty her wealth of experience from her PhD research and a decade as a ‘refugee teacher’, working with children from a refugee background in the classroom. Her paper explored the range of ways in which children’s books can support children with a refugee…
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For more information see: https://www.facebook.com/events/435324230237734/ https://www.edgehill.ac.uk/events/2018/06/01/new-boat-people-unheard-stories-fastest-growing-refugee-crisis/
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Language Support for Adult Refugees – A Council of Europe Toolkit
From the council of Europe website: The Council of Europe has developed the toolkit presented on this website (available in seven languages) to support member states in their efforts to respond to the challenges posed by unprecedented migration flows. It has been produced as part of the project Linguistic Integration of Adult Migrants (LIAM) of the Council…
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Event: Dr Julia Hope – Children’s Literature About Refugees 14th May
‘Children’s Literature About Refugees: A Catalyst in the Classroom’ DR JULIA HOPE, GOLDSMITHS COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON Monday 14th May 2018 at 1.00pm, Room E1 This seminar welcomes Julia Hope, author of, ‘Children’s Literature About Refugees: A Catalyst in the Classroom’. This book addresses one of our most pressing global issues – often called “the migrant crisis”…
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Free course: Working Supportingly with Refugees
A new online course, Working Supportingly with Refugees: Principles, Skills and Perspectives, commences on Monday 21 May. The course will run for three weeks and is free to access. Attendance is flexible and self-paced, participants can enrol any time before or after starting date to complete the course. You can access it here – https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/cultural-mediation/1 What topics will you cover? The basics about…
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The Great Get Together: Free event at EHU for all the community
