Scoop June 2009
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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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| + | 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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==Fair Trade in Norfolk AGM, June 15th, 6pm, Mancroft Room, City Hall== | ==Fair Trade in Norfolk AGM, June 15th, 6pm, Mancroft Room, City Hall== | ||
