World Refugee Day Vancouver

World Refugee Day Vancouver
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
11:00am - 4:00pm
Central Branch, Vancouver Public Library

The purpose of Refugee Day is to invite Vancouver residents to learn more about refugee experiences and to begin exploring how we can make Vancouver a more welcoming place for refugees.

Promenade (Concourse Level):

11:00am – 4:00pm: Refugee Services Information Fair -  Find out about where refugees come from, how they get here, what issues they face on arrival, and recent changes to Canada's refugee policies.

Alice McKay Room:

1:00pm: Opening Ceremony and City of Vancouver Proclamation of UNHCR's World Refugee Day

1:20pm: Unveiling of Refugee House Centre - A new made-in-Vancouver, international model for refugee settlement and service provision

1:50pm: Live Music performed by refugee musicians

2:00pm: Stories of Refugees - Interactive theatre piece in the style of Theatre of the Oppressed, exploring refugee journeys and perspectives. Come and experience the stories of refugees from South Sudan, Mexico and Iraq.

2:50pm: Screening of Documentaries from Amnesty International

3:40pm: Closing Ceremony

For more information:

Check out our website at http://www.worldrefugeedayvancouver.com/

Follow us @WRDVancouver on Twitter

Visit our event page on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/events/337724189609498/

Email us at refugeedayvancouver@gmail.com

The event is being organized by SOS (Settlement Orientation Services), Rainbow Refugee Committee, Amnesty International and the Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS) Program of the Vancouver School Board, and is sponsored by the Vancouver Public Library, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and VanCity Credit Union.