Celebrating why Wales is proud to be multi-cultural.Byline: By David James David James may refer to:
A week of events to celebrate refugees in Wales began with a colourful music festival and will end with a World Cup. Celebrating Sanctuary, a festival in Cardiff Bay's Oval Basin yesterday, was the first event in a week-long celebration of refugee culture aimed at encouraging better understanding between communities. It will end on Llanrumney playing fields next Sunday when teams including the Swansea World Stars, Zambezi Warriors, Congo United and Cardiff Bay Cardiff Bay (Welsh: Bae Caerdydd) is the regeneration area created by the Cardiff Barrage which impounded two rivers (Taff and Ely) to form a new 500 acre freshwater lake around the former dockland area south of the city centre of Cardiff in south Wales. Warriors will take part in the Refugee World Cup. Politicians from all parties have paid tribute to Refugee Week, which is happening across Britain. First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM said: 'Wales has opened its arms to people from all over the world for many generations and has provided a home and sanctuary for those fleeing war, famine and oppression. 'This is why we can be proud to be an inclusive, multi-cultural and multi-faith country and why those who have sought sanctuary here have settled and become such an important part of our society.' Other events include talks in schools, lectures, plays and workshops. Pierrot Ngadi, from the Voice of Congo, will be visiting Rumney High School on Thursday to raise-awareness with poetry, music and dance. He said: 'School is a good channel and place to promote refugee issues.' Refugee Week was created in 1998 to celebrate the importance of providing sanctuary to refugees and the role they play in today's Britain. Among the groups celebrated at the opening festival in Cardiff Bay were Aziz Salam and Karwan of Hawnaz Band - the top Kurdish pop band from Iraqi Kurdistan who sought asylum in Wales. David Farnsworth, chief executive of the Welsh Refugee Council, said: 'This festival brings music from around the world to Wales and celebrates the great contribution refugees make to Wales and the UK.' Events: Destitution des·ti·tu·tion n. 1. Extreme want of resources or the means of subsistence; complete poverty. 2. A deprivation or lack; a deficiency. Noun 1. and distress: a talk by the charitable trust The arrangement by which real or Personal Property given by one person is held by another to be used for the benefit of a class of persons or the general public. Asylum Justice will be held in the Library of the Temple of Peace, Cathays Park, on Thursday. Theatr Iolo will be giving a reading from their latest play Warrior Square in the reception area of the National Assembly's new Senedd building at 12.15pm on Thursday. A stall will be at the Museum of Welsh Life, St Fagans, at 11am on Thursday. Refugee World Cup will be held at Llanrumney playing fields on Sunday, June 25, from 10am to 5pm. A welcome barbecue will be held in Riverside for asylum seekers throughout the week. Contact 029 2019 0036. |
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