Video: Refugee Week 2011.. and something you can do

Source: British Red Cross



Today is international Refugee Day, the beginning of Refugee Week.

There are events and actions going on all over the world. One action which you can take would be to support the campaign in the UK to stop the removal of Iraqis to Baghdad, scheduled for tomorrow.

• See here for more information

In the UK, here is an update of events around the country. Here's info on events in Australia.

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Event: Refugee Week UK: Coventry: LGBT rights to refugee status

No Going Back - "LGBT rights to refugee status"

• Monday 20 June: 18:00 - 20:00

A Coventry Refugee Centre Event supported by Coventry University Student Union to raise awareness of current discrimination issues and to highlight the Stonewall report No Going Back: Lesbian and gay people and the asylum system (2010)

In many countries lesbian, gay and bisexual people face execution, torture, rape and murder from people in their own community or from their government.

• Key speaker: Bhopinder Basi (CEO Coventry Refugee Centre)
• Place: Coventry University, Hillman Lecture Theatre, next to George Eliot Building, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB (map)
  
• For more info call: Jude Smith 024 7622 7254 ext 238