Comments on: Refugee week starts with ‘Speak up for refugees’ in Nottingham Sat 13th June at Speaker Corner http://www.nobordersnottingham.org.uk/regional-news-and-events/refugee-week-starts-with-speak-up-for-refugees-in-nottingham-sat-13th-june-at-speaker-corner/ For freedom of movement, Against nationhood and prevention of migration by nation states, Welcoming asylum seekers and migrant workers, Against capitalist exploitation Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:57:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Matt http://www.nobordersnottingham.org.uk/regional-news-and-events/refugee-week-starts-with-speak-up-for-refugees-in-nottingham-sat-13th-june-at-speaker-corner/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Matt Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:09:01 +0000 http://www.nobordersnottingham.org.uk/?p=807#comment-27 This week Oxfam and their partners are making a special effort to celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK through a series of events up and down the country. As part of this the UK Poverty Post will be publishing some specially commissioned blogs in support of Refugee Week. Today they begin with a post from Krisnah Poinasamy who talks about what a refugee is, previews some of the events taking place this week and outlines why Oxfam works with refugees. http://www.oxfam.org.uk/applications/blogs/ukpp/2009/06/krisnah_poinasamy_mar_ha_ba_1.html Check out Krisnah’s post and add your comments. Don’t forget to keep looking throughout the week for posts about the Still Human Still Here campaign, refugees living in destitution, the refugee media awards, the contribution refugees have made to British culture and much more! This week Oxfam and their partners are making a special effort to celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK through a series of events up and down the country.

As part of this the UK Poverty Post will be publishing some specially commissioned blogs in support of Refugee Week.

Today they begin with a post from Krisnah Poinasamy who talks about what a refugee is, previews some of the events taking place this week and outlines why Oxfam works with refugees.

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/applications/blogs/ukpp/2009/06/krisnah_poinasamy_mar_ha_ba_1.html

Check out Krisnah’s post and add your comments. Don’t forget to keep looking throughout the week for posts about the Still Human Still Here campaign, refugees living in destitution, the refugee media awards, the contribution refugees have made to British culture and much more!

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