Refugee week in Athens.
Learning how to support a new integration into life together.
Refugee Week is a global and dynamic movement, a cultural festival celebrating the contribution, creativity and authenticity of people having experienced forced migration. It takes place every year on 20 June, World Refugee Day. This year, it is coming to Greece with an initiative of the Athens Comics Library. Refugee Week Greece wants to be a cultural festival and, as such, part of a dynamic global movement. It promotes the contribution, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking refuge. The event is being implemented with the kind support of the Municipality of Athens through the Department of Support and Social Integration of Immigrants and Refugees of the Directorate of Social Solidarity. The communication is supported by Refugee.info, the Refugee Trauma Initiative and the Coordination Centre of the Municipality of Athens for Immigrants and Refugees (ACCMR) and “Shedia” street magazine. The event is also supported by the Special Secretariat for the Protection of Unaccompanied Minors.
This Refugee Week’s theme is healing and celebrates the capacity and strength that a new start in life requires. The aim is to change the narrative around refugees and migrant communities, and to share their stories and heal together in the face of the contemporary challenges of our societies.
Here’s a link to a teaser Video:
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