Dear Colleagues, 

For the past two years, I have been working with a team of curators on an exhibition celebrating the lives of refugees in the UK. The exhibition, World City: Refugee Stories will preview on 19 June at the Jewish Museum London (Camden Town) at 6pm and will be followed by a panel discussion at 7pm. The event will also introduce two student ambassadors, Rita, a young woman who fled Sudan with her Eritrean mother and is now a sabbatical officer at Kingston University; and Kamil, an Ahwazi Arab who fled Iran following attacks on his family and who, in addition to his studies, is now leading a human rights campaign to raise awareness of the abuses against the Ahwazi minority.  Additional events have been organised throughout the summer.  The exhibition will run until 16 September. Further information is included below.

Best wishes,
Brad Blitz

 
World City: Refugee Stories:  20 June - 16 September 2012
This summer, as London welcomes visitors from around the globe for the 2012 Olympics, the Jewish Museum presents the exhibition World City: Refugee Stories showing the stories of nine refugees who have come to London in very different circumstances to flee from situations where their lives were in danger. The refugees come from countries as diverse as Poland , Hungary , Czechoslovakia , Sri Lanka , Rwanda , Chile and Cameroon , and the exhibition spans nine decades, from the 1930s to the present. The refugees stories demonstrate courage and resilience, a commitment to build a new life and to make a positive difference.
http://www.jewishmuseum.org.uk/World_City
 
The exhibition is accompanied by a wide-ranging programme of events, including:
 
Protecting People - Rebuilding Lives
Tuesday 19 June 7pm
Panel discussion on the current challenges facing refugees and asylum-seekers with David Aaronovitch, columnist for The Times, Professor Brad Blitz, Kingston University London, Dr Edie Friedman, Jewish Council for Racial Equality and Roland Schilling, UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). 
Free with museum admission. Advance booking recommended.
Journeys: How Refugee Women Struggle for Justice

Thursday 28 June 7pm
Natasha Walter, author of The New Feminism and director of Women for Refugee Women, will speak alongside women who have sought asylum in the UK . Join us to discuss what should be done now to create a more just and humane world for women who are crossing borders to seek safety.
Free with museum admission. Advance booking recommended.
In partnership with JCORE and Women for Refugee Women
World Jamboree - A Night of World Music and Food

Sunday 9 September 7pm
An inspiring evening of music and food from around the world celebrating Londoners diverse roots. Musicians and chefs from Buddhist, Muslim, Jewish, Baha’I and Christian backgrounds will come together in this special event in support of Health Poverty Action women’s health programmes.
Admission £15 Conc £12 Advance booking recommended 
In support of Health Poverty Action
 
Exhibition In partnership with Kingston University London and the Refugee Council
 
The Jewish Museum                         
Raymond Burton House
129-131 Albert Street
London NW1 7NB
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Opening hours: Sunday to Thursday 10am - 5pm, Fridays 10am - 2pm
 
Admission (including permanent galleries): £7.50, Concessions £6.50, child £3.50.  Under 5s and Friends free

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