SATURDAY 22nd June
This will be a day to enjoy together, with different communities coming together in friendship and solidarity.
You are welcome to come to just one event, or to join in all the events, it is up to you!
11am, Above Bar
We shall have a stall in central Southampton, Above Bar, near Sports Direct. Children please come with your parents to decorate banners for our Parade.
1pm, Above Bar to Palmerston Park
Carnival Parade to celebrate our Southampton communities
This will be led by the Lord Mayor of Southampton, along with a Samba band. Please wear your national costume (if possible)! Bring your banner (but please note this will be a celebration of our shared community; do not bring political banners)
2-5pm Palmerston Park
Community Picnic around the bandstand, with music, dance and games
This will be a fun event where people can make friends and get to know each other better.
Stalls. If your organisation would like to bring a stall to display information and/or art, please contact rw2024@swvg-refugees.org.uk
Music and dance. We want to have music and dance from many different cultures. To contribute your music and dance, please contact rw2024@swvg-refugees.org.uk
Food. Bring your own picnic to share with friends – or buy food from stalls in the park.
Banner-making workshop
Saturday 1st June, 1-3pm
Edmund Kell Unitarian Church & Elizabeth Kell Community Hall, Bellevue Rd, Southampton SO15 2AY
Make a Heart from willow/tissue-paper, then join us on Saturday 22nd June. The workshop is free to attend but booking a slot in advance helps us plan and make sure we have enough materials for everyone.
MONDAY 17th June
Poetic drama performance – free event, no ticket required
World Stages Now drama performance with poetry based on this year’s Refugee Week theme, ‘Our Home’.
“Our new home whispers tales untold, of resilience, courage and stories bold.”
WEDNESDAY 19th June
Film Screenings on the powerful theme of Our Home, and Q&A.
Each story of migration is different, but every person arriving on our shores shares feelings of loss and fragmentation; while the hope of building a life here can often coexist with the desire to return home one day.
From 28th May you’ll be able to get a free ticket here (or ‘Pay What You Decide‘)
7pm, MAST Mayflower Studiosper
Everyone who comes in peace and friendship is welcome to these events.
The events are part of Southampton Refugee Week 2024, an arts & culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary.
The theme this year is ‘Our Home’
“To me, a home is where you feel loved, safe, and cherished.” – Malala Yousafzai
Schoolchildren’s artwork on the theme of ‘Our Home’
17th-22nd June
Southampton Central Library
Southampton Refugee Week Partners
If you'd like hard copies of our poster, please email rw2024@swvg-refugees.org.uk
