Refugee Week is a UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary.
Through a programme of arts, cultural, sports and educational events alongside media and creative campaigns, Refugee Week enables people from different backgrounds to connect beyond labels, as well as encouraging understanding of why people are displaced, and the challenges they face when seeking safety.
The theme for Refugee Week 2024 is “Our Home”. From the places we gather to share meals, to our collective home, planet earth: everyone is invited to celebrate what our Our Home means to them.
There are many ways to get involved; take a look below at some of the events happening in neighbouring Bedfordshire. You can also find events happening further afield on the Refugee Week events page.
Simple Acts are everyday actions we can all do to stand with refugees and make new connections in our communities.
#SimpleActs invites you to do one or more of these eight Simple Acts to learn and grow.
What will you be doing?
- Sing a Song
- Watch a Film
- Have a Chat
- Read a Book
- Say it Loud
- Play a Game
- Walk Together
- Join the Movement
Things to See
Visions of Home
Herts Welcomes Refugees have give refuges in Hertfordshire an outlet to have their voice hears though a display of art and text. This include moving stories about their lives, what led them to flee their homes and what we can all do to help.
The exhibition can be seen on the railings outside St Albans Museum + Gallery 24/7 and inside from 11am – 5pm daily throughout June from 5:30 pm – 7 pm
Welcome Home Festival
A day filled with great company, delicious food, music entertainment and much more.
All ages welcome, entry and all activities are free of charge!
Home can be a place of refuge, a feeling or a state of mind. It can be found in smells, tastes and sounds. From the clothes we wear to the words we grew up with. It’s in food, music and arts. It’s in our cultures and in our landscapes.
This event takes place at Chaul End Community Centre, Luton on the 23rd June from 2pm – 6pm.
Free Community Screening of the Film Nezouh
An unexpectedly hilarious, gentle and touching coming-of-age film set amidst the Syrian war in Damascus. It follows 14-year-old Zeina as she navigates falling in love with the boy next door in a war zone, all the while her mother and father face the dilemma of whether to stay or to leave and become refugees. Book here.
This event takes place at The Hat Factory Art Centre, Luton on the 20th June from 7:30pm
Rescue Committee UK Exhibition: ‘Climate Changed My Home’
London, United Kingdom, 23 May 2024 – A powerful photography exhibition is being launched by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to showcase photos and stories from people across the world whose lives are affected by the increasingly devastating impacts of the climate crisis.
“Climate Changed My Home” will be on display at London Bridge City, near Tower Bridge, from Thursday 30th May to Sunday 30 the June 2024.