National Waterfront Museum

                     tel. 01792 638950                  

    + Swansea Museum

                  tel. 01792 653763

Except DACE TASTER DAYS, these events are organised by Swansea Bay Asylum Seekers Support Group, African Community Centre, and African Friendship Association, in partnership with Kurdish Welfare Association and several other local groups, with support from the City and County of Swansea, the Community Activities Fund of Refugee Week Wales, Swansea Council for Voluntary Services, and Castle Communities First; in collaboration with the National Waterfront Museum and Swansea Museum (big thanks to Sue and Phil!!)

Saturday 23 + Sunday 24 June: 10 am – 16.30 pm.

        WATERFRONT MUSEUM REFUGEE WEEKEND FESTIVAL

-- DETAILS BELOW

Thursday 21 June: “ASYLUM MONOLOGUES”. Swansea Museum: 18.30 pm

 Ice & Fire + Actors for Refugees present dramatised testimonies. For one night only, in 12 UK cities at the same time . . . PLUS

          "SOCIAL MOBILITY" - photography exhibition by Eduardo Paca

Weds 20 + Thursday 21 June: DACE TASTER DAYS. Waterfront Museum: 10 am – 16.00 pm . Info & workshops for everyone - including refugees & asylum seekers - on education, ESOL, careers, creative writing, song, Welsh, local history, citizenship . . .

            organised by Swansea University's Department of Adult Continuing Education -- DETAILS BELOW

Monday 18 June: GENDER & ASYLUM CONFERENCE. Swansea Museum.With Theatr Fforwm Cymru,  Women in Jazz, and Swansea University's Centre for Migration Policy Research.  Booking essential: guemarn@yahoo.fr

REFUGEE WEEKEND FESTIVAL - programme for the Waterfront Museum

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REFUGEE WEEK Partnership Event -  DACE TASTER DAYS at the National Waterfront Museum & Swansea Museum

Wednesday 20 June 2007

10.00-13.00:  People of Swansea - Interactive Display of DACE Swansea Learning Partnership Project -  photo imaging, website, on-line ESOL etc         (Balcony)

10.00 - 15.00:  Next Steps to learning - advice and guidance sessions   (Balcony settees)

10.00 - 12.00:  Positive Pathways - who am I, what are my skills, where are my opportunities? (Cityside Room)

12.00 - 13.30:   ESOL Taster   (Cityside Room)

13.30 - 14.30:   World in Harmony - Singing Workshop (Cityside Room)

14.00 - 16.00 :   Creative Times - Writers Workshop   (Glass Room)

14.00 - 15.00 :  Welsh Language for Complete Beginners (with Mari Edwards, SBASSG volunteer) (Eating Room)

14.00 -  16.00 : DACE & TRIO Project Website Display, CP and DACE promotions (Balcony)

Thursday 21 June 2007

10.00  - 13.00 :  People of Swansea - Interactive Display   (Balcony)

10.00 - 12.00:  Positive Pathways - who am I, what are my skills, where are my opportunities? (Swansea Museum)

10.00 - 15.00 :  Next Steps to learning - advice and guidance sessions (Balcony settees)

10.30 - 12.00:  Citizenship and multiculturalism            (Frontiers Gallery)

12.30 - 13.30:  World in my Shoe : think global, act local   (Frontiers Gallery)

12.00-13.30:  ESOL Taster (Swansea Museum)

14.00 - 15.00 : Welsh Language for Complete Beginners (with Mari Edwards, SBASSG volunteer) (Eating Room)

15.00 - 16.00 : Swansea Story - Local History Taster        (Cityside Room )

14.00 - 16.00 :  DACE, TRIO, CP website display       (Balcony)

Saturday 23 June 2007

13.00: Presentations of certificates to FIT students   (Main Hall)

Programmes subject to change without notice