What is One World Week?
One World Week is a Development Education Charity*. Each year, "The Week" is an opportunity for people from diverse backgrounds to come together to learn about global justice, to spread that learning and to use it to take action for justice locally and globally. More
Donations urgently needed
* Charity No: 1107762
BRISTOL: A Refugees Journey
A Refugees Journey
organised by Thornbury Make Poverty History Group
Date & Time: Saturday 22 October 2016
10.00am - 12noon
Venue: The Chantry
52 Castle Street
Thornbury, Bristol,
South Gloucestershire
BS35 1HBH
Come to hear stories and discuss how best to support refugees.
This seminar is organised in support of One World Week
and will be run by Borderlands Bristol.
All are welcome and there will be separate activities for children.
Borderlands Bristol works especially with refugees and people
seeking asylum in the UK;they support people who have been
trafficked and trapped in domestic service or the sex industry.
They are a charity
who supports disadvantaged and excluded people
to improve their lives and the community in which they live.
Supporting people who face great challenges and live difficult
lives. Borderlands offers hope to people who may see
themselves as lost or abandoned and need support to find a way
forward. They believe that giving someone a little hope when
times are hard for them can make a great deal of difference.
Admission Details: No charge - donations welcome
Contact email: jbandmwallis@talktalk.net
Contact Telephone: Marian on 01454 412165
or Mark on 01454 419439
News
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Recently Added Resources
New Funding Opportunity - The Common Good Fund - Application Deadline 27 Feb. 2017 see more here
Organisers' Evaluation form for 2016 events Download from here
Wordsearches for Including You events - download them from here
Press release template for 'Including You' events download here
Quotations about building an inclusive peaceful society - Download from here a 5 page booklet as a word.doc or pdf
Pledges to build an inclusive society - find them here
"Who is a Migrant?" - anactivity/game to get people talking to each other at your events. Download the instructions here
School Assemblies from Christian Aid- link to and download a PowerPoint and notes
Looking for a speaker for your event? Download here a list (pdf) from the Discussion page (posted 12 Sept 2016)
Faith resources relating to "Including You".Download pdf here links to materials offered by OWW's partners and supporters: worship, discussion, films ...plus Prayers for OWW(updated 7 Sept '16)
Presentation "A OWW approach to Migration" Download this PDF version of a 12 slides (15 -20 minutes) powerpoint
Need funding for your event? Apply to Big Lottery Celebrate Fund! NOW or you'll be too late for OWW more here and other suggestions
Poster/ flyer design kit - download from here
2016 Leaflets "Including You" download PDF versions here
Introductory PowerPoint about organising local inclusive OWW events - updated for 2016. Down load ppt here
Migrant crisis or poverty crisis? - A briefing paper from Global Justice NOW Download as a PDF here
2016 - "Including You" - Booklet of ideas, links and resources for interpreting the theme. Dowload a PDF here (updated July 2016)
Learning resource/activity for young people about peace - from Fly Kites not Drones; suitable for activites in or out of school. find links here: schools ; activities (added Nov. 2015 but still relevant for this years events)
Organisers' Evaluation Form for event organisers to complete and send to OWW - down load the word.doc from here
Event participants feedback form (for organisers to collect feedback from participants at OWW events) (word.doc)
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