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Refugee Week at York Minster
Published: on 15th June 2007 by Alix Peacock in Minster News
York Minster will today welcome an exhibition of information on refugees and asylum seekers throughout the world. This display will mark National Refugee Week and will run between Friday 15 th June and Sunday 24 th June 2007. Refugee Action York have organised the display, which will concentrate on information about organisations working with refugees and asylum seekers across Yorkshire and Humberside.
The Very Rev’d Keith Jones, Dean of York and members of Refugee Action York will welcome Councillor Irene Waudby, Lord Mayor of York to the Minster on Tuesday 19 th June 2007 to view the display. The Dean of York will greet the Lord Mayor at the South steps of the Minster at 15.30 hrs.
Refugee Action York is a local voluntary organisation which was founded in 2000. It has been organising local events for Refugee Week since 2002. The principal aim of Refugee Week is to raise awareness and understanding of the reasons why people seek sanctuary and to celebrate the contribution of refugees in the United Kingdom. Refugee Action York works throughout the year supporting members of York’s Kurdish community and helping at the weekly drop-in centre for ethnic minority mothers and children along with organising workshops for secondary school children as part of their Citizenship curriculum.