Soccer My Saviour – 12 May, 19:00

Join us to watch the documentary Soccer My Saviour (2016) by Kyri Evangelou. The film tells Rwandan football player’s Eric Murangwa’s story of survival in the genocide of 1994, how football saved Eric’s life, and how after the genocide he set up Football for Hope, Peace and Unity (FHPU). The screening will be followed by a panel discussion exploring the role of football in building tolerance and social cohesion both in the UK and overseas with the film’s star, Eric Murangwa, and the director, Kyri Evangelou. See the trailer for more details.

This event is part of the MARS Refugee Film Festival. See here for a full programme. All our events are FREE. Screenings take place in room G7, at the ground floor of 10-11 Pavilion Parade.  (BN2 1RA – opposite the Pavilion and next to the Marlborough pub)

Freedom from Torture – Brighton branch

NEW LOCAL ACTIVIST GROUP

Brighton & Hove Freedom from Torture Supporters Group meet regularly to organise local events fundraising for Freedom for Torture and raising awareness of its work and issues around torture in general. We have organised a musical evening, a singing ‘busk’ in Brighton’s Open Market and are planning more events, from tea-and-cake get-togethers to film nights and discussions.

Refugee Film Festival

Who are the ‘refugees’ and what are their stories? How does the UK treat refugees and migrants? Which communities have provided shelter and offered support? What needs to change to solve the refugee ‘crisis’?

The Migrant And Refugee Solidarity group (MARS) at the University of Brighton organises this May a mini film festival in collaboration with migrant and refugee artists, activists and other local groups. All events will combine film screenings with talks and debates.

fliers – Migration is Natural

Do you really want to stop migration to the UK? Think again!

Homes for Refugees – 15th February, 17:00

!MAKE IT HAPPEN!

A University of Brighton and Hummingbird Art Project

5pm Wednesday 15th February

M2 Grand Parade, University of Brighton

imagine, create, design, draw, paint, make, assemble …

Homes for Refugees

… and become part of the Brighton Fringe Festival

event report: Awareness, Analysis, Action

On Tuesday 18th October MARS organised an evening of exchange and debate on the ‘refugee crisis’, focusing on three themes: Awareness, Analysis, Action. The students’ and the public’s response was impressive. Sallis Benney Theatre was in full capacity!

What can I DO? Refugee Solidarity Activism

… in case you wondered what types of actions you could take
in a local, national, and international level,
in solidarity of refugees and migrants in the UK and across Europe …

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 locally

Put pressure on Brighton and Hove city council to offer more accommodation to refugees and to demand that the government accepts more refugees in the UK.

Refugee Clearances: the end of the Jungle?

The eviction date for the Calais camp inhabitants has been confirmed for 17 October 2016.  One more chapter in the long history of refugee settlements in Northern France comes to its end, crushed by the policies of the UK and French governments.

The Jungle started its life in the wake of the destruction of the Sangatte camp. Opened in 1999 and administered by the Red Cross, Sangatte was closed in 2002 by the then French interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy, under pressure from David Blunkett, UK’s interior minister.

Free Brighton HOPE not hate Community Organising Training

Want to overcome division in your community?

Do you want to transform mistrust and hatred into unity and hope?

Free Brighton HOPE not hate Community Organising Training Course

Date: 15th October. Time: 10am

email: hopenothatebrightonandhove@gmail.com

Hope not hate in Brighton & Hove are putting together a Community Organising training day on Saturday 15th October 2016 and would like to invite any students interested in community organisation. It may be of interest to the students who have community modules and volunteering as part of their courses.

“Refugee crisis”: Awareness, analysis, action

An evening of exchange and debate on the “refugee crisis”

Tuesday 18th October, 5.30pm – Sallis Benney theatre, University of Brighton

Confirmed roundtable speakers:

Marienna Pope-Weidemann, Independent journalist and volunteer

Gholam Khiabany, Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications, Goldsmiths

Richard Williams, Sanctuary on Sea

Marie-Bénédicte Dembour, Professor of Law and Anthropology, University of Brighton