Exhibitions
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Briggs, who travelled to Syria to document the lives of ordinary Iraqis living there after fleeing their homeland. The exhibition also gives an insight into the lives of Iraqi refugees who have come to Scotland. Info: 0141 887 1010
Belonging: an exhibition Monday 20 June - Friday 24 June, 8.30am - 3.30pm (café opening times) - Cranhill Community Café, Cranhill Community Project, Bellrock St, Glasgow G33 3HE. Free event
“The belongings we cherish say a lot about who we are, where we have been and where we hope to get to.” In 2009 A Moment’s Peace worked in partnership with women from Rosemount Lifelong Learning Centre in Royston to create this beautiful exhibition. Since being created it has been displayed across the city - this year it comes to Cranhill. Every belonging holds a story. Info: 0141 774 3344 or 0141 774 8400
Pushing the Elephant (N/C15+) (d. Beth Davenport and Elizabeth Mandel, 2010) New Documentary Film and the Activist Film Festival Followed by a panel discussion with local filmmakers and festival organisers on activist documentaries and human rights film festivals. Tuesday 14 June 6pm - Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH3 9BZ £7.50 (£5.50)
Rose was separated from her five-year old child during the 1998 conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Twelve years later, the pair finally reunite in the US. Together, they try to come to terms with the past, while also acknowledging the difficulties still faced by the teenager, growing up as a refugee. Info: 0131 228 2688
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Scottish Refugee Council and media co-op present Courage: 60 Years of the Refugee Convention
A short film by refugees living in Scotland Screening 20 - 28 June, 10am - 12am. Arches, 253 Argyle Street, Glasgow G2 8DL. Free event
60 years ago the UN Refugee Convention was signed. Since then it has saved millions of lives. To mark this, Scottish Refugee Council and media co-op have teamed up with a group of men and women from refugee backgrounds to create a very special film, which will be shown across Scotland on World Refugee Day, June 20, as well as throughout Refugee Week.
Find out more about the extraordinary stories of those forced to flee their home countries who forge new lives in Scotland; from the people who know best. Free copies of the film are available. Contact us to request a copy for your venue, workplace, school or on your website. Info: media@
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