Scoop June 2009
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| - | ==Strawberry Fair, | + | ==Strawberry Fair, Sat June 6th, Cambridge== |
Strawberry Fair is a free volunteer run community music, entertainments, arts and crafts fair. The Fair takes place every year in the first week of June and is set in the heart of Cambridge on Midsummer Common. | Strawberry Fair is a free volunteer run community music, entertainments, arts and crafts fair. The Fair takes place every year in the first week of June and is set in the heart of Cambridge on Midsummer Common. | ||
scheme. It should hopefully be sunny and cheerful, but best bring a | scheme. It should hopefully be sunny and cheerful, but best bring a | ||
brolly and a smile in case! | brolly and a smile in case! | ||
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| + | ==Stop UKTI: Stop DSEi Week 14-21 June 2009== | ||
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| + | DSEi, the world's largest arms fair, is returning to East London on 8-11 September. CAAT's Stop Week on 14-21 June aims to undermine the government support which makes it possible by targeting UK Trade & Investment. | ||
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| + | The organisers deny that arms deals take place at 'Defence Systems & Equipment International' (DSEi). But as Magnum Photographer, Martin Parr reported from the IDEX fair: “Buying is a long process and rarely completed in less than a year, but for many arms deals IDEX is the starting line.” | ||
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| + | UKTI have a Regional office in Cambridge, who might like to hear what we think about their services to the arms industry. https://www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk/ukti/appmanager/ukti/ournetwork?_nfls=false&_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=east_of_england | ||
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| + | ==Refugee Week 2009, June 14th-21st== | ||
| + | As part of its Norwich City of Refuge Programme, Writers’ Centre Norwich has coordinated a range of activities and events with a partnership of | ||
| + | organisations and individuals in Norwich to celebrate Refugee Week across the city. | ||
| + | Refugee Week is a UK-wide programme of events celebrating the contribution of refugees to the UK. | ||
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| + | During Refugee Week hundreds of events take place across the UK. These range from small community and school activitites to art exhibitions, political | ||
| + | debates, film screenings, conferences and major music festivals. | ||
| + | Thanks to the coordinated effort of the organisations and individuals involved in planning events for Refugee Week, you will find in this programme a | ||
| + | wide range of activities for all ages and interests. Norfolk has a great tradition of welcoming refugees. | ||
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| + | In the 16th and 17th Centuries, our county was home to one of the largest concentrations of refugees in Britain. Many of the people in Norwich | ||
| + | today are descendants of these refugees, known as the Strangers. The Strangers’ legacy remains visible in city landmarks and in the dialects of Norfolk. In | ||
| + | 1933, Norfolk was temporarily home to the world’s most famous scientist and refugee, Albert Einstein. | ||
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| + | Today, Norwich continues to offer sanctuary to refugees fleeing from oppressive regimes and war torn countries, signalling its ongoing commitment | ||
| + | to supporting people in need of refuge. With this in mind, I invite you to join us to make the most of the opportunity that this national platform of activities | ||
| + | provides to raise awareness of the issues that refugees face, the positive contributions that refugees have made to the nation and to celebrate internationalism. | ||
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| + | Shenaz Kedar | ||
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| + | http://www.refugeeweeknorfolk.org.uk/ | ||
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| + | Date: Event: | ||
| + | *14th June Refugee Week Launch | ||
| + | *16th–19th June History Trail | ||
| + | *7th–21st June Refugee Week on Future Radio | ||
| + | *14th–20th June Digital Stories: Shahrazad Letters to Europe | ||
| + | *14th June Family Sunday: Sanctuary | ||
| + | *14th June Family Sunday: Friends | ||
| + | *14th June Persepolis | ||
| + | *15th June Norwich, City of Refuge: A Walk | ||
| + | *16th June Commoners and Kings: 1000 years of refugees in Norfolk | ||
| + | *16th and 17th June Food and Stories from Around the World | ||
| + | *16th June Life on the Borderline | ||
| + | *16th June Asylum Dialogues | ||
| + | *17th June Who Were the Norwich Strangers: A Walk | ||
| + | *17th June Late Shift Refugee Week Special | ||
| + | *17th June Refugee Encounters: A Talk | ||
| + | *18th and 20th June A Welcome Without Reservation? | ||
| + | *18th June Refugees Who Changed the World: A Talk | ||
| + | *19th June Community Cuisines | ||
| + | *19th June One for the Road/ Ashes to Ashes/ Press Conference: 14 | ||
| + | Three short plays by Harold Pinter | ||
| + | *20th June Family Day: The Strangers of Norwich | ||
| + | *20th June Living Library: Borrow a Person | ||
| + | *21st June The Kite Runner | ||
| + | *21st June Family Fun Day | ||
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| + | http://www.refugeeweeknorfolk.org.uk/ | ||
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==Fair Trade in Norfolk AGM, June 15th, 6pm, Mancroft Room, City Hall== | ==Fair Trade in Norfolk AGM, June 15th, 6pm, Mancroft Room, City Hall== | ||
