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Hostile Environment, Artful Living: Seeking Creative Approaches to Sanctuary

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This one day conference, held as part of Nottingham Refugee Week, will explore how creativity can be used to resist the ‘hostile environment’ promoted against refugee and asylum-seeking communities within the UK.

  • When: Friday 23 June 2023, 10.30 am
  • Location: Bonington Gallery, Bonington Building, Dryden Street, Nottingham, NG1 4GG
  • Cost: Free
  • Booking deadline: Friday 23 June 2023, 10.00 am
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Event details

This one day conference, held as part of Nottingham Refugee Week, will explore how creativity can be used to resist the ‘hostile environment’ promoted against refugee and asylum-seeking communities within the UK.

The day will consist of:

  • A series of online talks, workshops, networking and creative activities
  • A free lunch, courtesy of the Syrian Vegan Kitchen
  • Plus, don’t miss the free comedy gig later in the evening, from refugee-led comedy collective No Direction Home

Registration: 10 am
Conference: 10.30 am – 5.30 pm
Free food and drinks from the Syrian Vegan Kitchen: 5.30 pm 
Comedy gig: 6  -7 pm

Head to the Bonington Gallery website to find out more.

This event is part of Bonington Gallery's Formations programme. Formations is a public events series which foregrounds under-represented artists, writers, thinkers, and activists, run by NTU’s Postcolonial Studies Centre and Bonington Gallery.

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Location details

Address:

Bonington Gallery
Bonington Building
Dryden Street
 Nottingham
 NG1 4GG

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