Refugee Week 2024: What’s on in Royal Greenwich
17 to 23 June 2024 marks Refugee Week, an annual festival celebrating the amazing contributions of refugees, and the theme for 2024 is ‘Our Home’.
Refugee Week is the world’s largest arts and culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary.
There are a variety of events planned across Royal Greenwich for this year’s Refugee Week, which have been organised to acknowledge the valuable impact of refugees and people seeking sanctuary to our communities, and encourage unity and inclusivity.
Check out the events below to help honour the stories of strength and hope that refugees bring to our borough.
What’s on
Union Festival “The Komagata Maru Incident”
Eltham event - 20 June 2024, 7:30 to 10pm, at Eltham Centre, SE9 1HA
Woolwich event - 21 June 2024, 7:30 to 10:30pm, at Tramshed, Woolwich, SE18 6ES
A free celebration of refugees and migrants living in the borough presented in partnership with GRIP. A Rehearsed reading of the Komagata Maru Incident, also with talks and live music from migrant artists living in the Royal Greenwich.
Luca Silvestrini’s Protein presents “Here and There – A Celebration” at Woolwich Works
22 June 2024, 11am to 3:30pm, at Stonecutters at The Fireworks Factory 11 No. 1 Street London, SE18 6HD
Join Luca Silvestrini’s Protein for this annual event celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees, migrants and people seeking sanctuary. Enjoy artist and refugee-led arts, craft and dance workshops, live music and a communal lunch.
For more information about the support and advice available from the Council, visit Support for Refugees.