Poetry for Refugees, with Poets Against Racism

June 25, 2023May 10, 2023 crystaseal0 comments

25/06/2023

4:30pm-9:30pm

A night of spoken word, conversation and music to welcome refugees and asylum seekers in Nottingham and beyond
Sunday 25th June at The Carousel Hockley.

4.30pm-6.30pm: Discover the power of poetry as a political force. Poetry workshop and Master class with Manjit Sahota

7.00pm-9.30pm Live Poetry performances from some of the best poets in the Midlands

As part of Refugee Week 2023 we are pleased to present a fantastic night of poetry, music and conversation in solidarity with our refugee and asylum-seeking communities.

Info

Venue: The Carousel, Hockley Nottingham, NG1 1FH
Hosted by: Poets Against Racism
Cost: Donations to Refugee Week.
Booking: No booking required.

Contact

Web: thecarousel.uk/events
Facebook: @PoetsAR

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11:00 AM - Compassion: Refugee Week launch on Sneinton Market

11:00 AM - Drop-in arts at the National Galleries of Justice

2:30 PM - Access Arts Exhibition with The Old Bus Depot and Sugar Stealers

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12:00 PM - Second Chance Academy Football Tournament

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10:00 AM - Mythbusting Quiz

2:00 PM - Mythbusting Quiz

5:00 PM - Cooking and Eating Together

5:30 PM - The Swimmers (Feature Film; Preceded by Nottingham Refugee Week Short Film)

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10:30 AM - Forever Young Nottingham Compassion for Refugees

10:30 AM - Refugee Roots Women's Group

12:00 PM - Refugee Roots Free Lunch

12:30 PM - Access Arts Session at Tiger

12:30 PM - Yoga and Meditation in Victoria Park

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10:00 AM - Access Arts Session at the New Art Exchange

2:00 PM - Red Cross Wednesday Afternoon Project

4:00 PM - NAT and NNRF BBQ and Pizza Party

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10:00 AM - Zero Tolerance Awareness Raising Conference

1:30 PM - NNRF Kindness Café

7:00 PM - Doro, a book launch for Nottingham Refugee Week with Brendan Woodhouse and Doro Ģoumãňęh

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10:00 AM - Hostile Environment, Artful Living

10:00 AM - Access Arts Session at the New Art Exchnage

1:00 PM - Notts County 5-a-side Football Tournament

5:30 PM - No Direction Home: Refugee Comedy Collective

6:00 PM - Creative Performance at NAE

7:30 PM - Art of Compassion: An Evening of Spoken Word

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6:30 PM - The Vertical Border: film screening and panel discussion with director Sonja Wolf and researcher Margaret Ravenscroft

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