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Community News

Calling the town together as a

welcoming, supporting place

Swindon City of Sanctuary, which
launches on Thursday 13 October,
aims to build a culture of inclusion
and hospitality towards refugees and
asylum seekers living in the town. As no event around the world
The Swindon coordinators want can take place without sharing
citizens to sign a pledge to help the food, there will be delicious nibbles
town become offically recognised cooked by Harbour visitors.
by the UK wide City of Sanctuary Swindon Cos chair Nicola Johnson
(CofS) movement which awards said: “We hope to bring our
towns and cities with sanctuary community together, to look at each
status once a community is actively other as individuals who all have
helping refugees to feel included so much to contribute, no matter
within their communities. where we are from.”
There are three different pledges: Ends 31st Oct 2016
for individuals, for schools and
one for businesses and community
organisations. You can do this at:
www.swindon.cityofsanctuary.org
The launch at The Platform, Thursday 13 - Saturday 15 October
Faringdon Road, will be the first A new multi-cultural arts festival
event of Harbour Fest - see right. to bring communities together, and
The evening will include short raise awareness and funds for the
talks by the founder of City of Harbour Project which welcomes
Sanctuary, Swindon Amnesty, and supports newly-arrived refugees
Swindon CoS and The Harbour and asylum-seekers.
Project. It will be followed by Events include a film night and
performances celebrating the world music disco party, a Big Gig
diversity of cultures in the town, Night and pop-up art show.
through entertainment by Kurdish Book tickets for all events at:
singers, spoken word of refugees www.harbourproject.org.uk/
journey, folk singing and more. harbour-fest-swindon

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