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Welcome
Welcome to Refugee Week Scotland 2013 Heritage This year, Refugee Week Scotland is celebrating the diverse cultures and heritage that make Scotland the place it is today.
We’re excited to bring you the première of AJ Taudevin’s new play, Some Other Mother, touring nationally as part of Refugee Week Scotland.
Heritage is not just a way of remembering and celebrating the past, it is also part of the present and the future we are building.
The Our Glasgow and Scottish Natural Heritage’s Open Aye for Natural Scotland exhibitions showcase beautiful photographs taken by young refugees.
Many of the artists, organisations and communities involved in this year’s Refugee Week Scotland have taken heritage as their theme, from events that highlight the importance of togetherness and commonality through music, dance and food to those that celebrate the unique and surprising contributions of new Scots to our communities.
Following the success of community theatre and music production Here We Stay at the Citizens Theatre in November 2012, we are thrilled to present songs and key moments from this evocative production performed by a global community chorus and launch an insightful documentary film of the project.
We’re delighted to open the festival with our second Refugee Week Scotland Opening Concert at the Old Fruitmarket, featuring the incredible Admiral Fallow, the award-winning Karine Polwart and former member of Arab Strap, the brilliant Malcolm Middleton. Funds raised will go to Scottish Refugee Council and British Red Cross to support our work with refugees in Scotland.
A festival for everyone Refugee Week Scotland is most of all about having fun. With over one hundred arts and cultural events happening all across Scotland there is something for everyone, so take a peek inside and see what takes your fancy. Suzi Simpson, Arts & Cultural Development Officer, Scottish Refugee Council
Find out more Visit refugeeweekscotland.com Follow us on facebook.com/RefugeeWeekScotland or twitter.com/ScotRefCouncil.