Image credit: Tahaddi, Lebanon
WATCH OUR REFUGEE WEEK WEBINAR!
How can Christians welcome refugees? Stories from Beirut and Bristol:
In a special webinar to mark Refugee Week 2024, we were joined by Catherine Mourtada from Embrace’s partner Tahaddi in Lebanon and Dan Green, co-founder and director of Bristol-based charity, Bridges for Communities. We discussed how we can all play a part in building a kinder, safer and fairer world for refugees – whether we live in the Middle East or the Midlands.
Read on for some FAQs and links to other refugee-related content on our website…
What is Refugee Week?
World Refugee Day falls on 20 June, and every year the UK celebrates Refugee Week around this date. Refugee Week 2024 ran from 17th – 23rd June. This year’s theme was ‘Our Home’.
Refugee Week is a time for hundreds of arts, cultural and educational events that celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK, and encourage understanding and dialogue between communities. It also aims to deepen public understanding about why people flee their homeland to seek sanctuary abroad.