Festival of Migration Cultural Rights World Café At our World Cafe, we will discuss all the different aspects of what happens to people’s culture when they migrate to another country. UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights speech, the UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights. Human Library The first Human Library in Scotland. People (Readers) from the public can come and have a frank chat with a human book! Paper Cutting Workshop We will be making flowery, hanging decorations inspired by Polish folklore and based on templates from Warsaw Ethnographic Museum. Concert by the Southside Symphony. Market with Open Mic Come browse our little craft fair. Join our acoustic open mic slots and enjoy delicious food made by the North African Women’s Group. Migration Matters Panel discussion on city making in migration considering the impact of Brexit and anti -immigrant rhetoric on Central and Eastern EU people. Fatima’s Promise Refugee journey story – Short play by Syrian, Sudanese and Iraqi young people. Green Tease: climate migration, culture and the role of storytelling This Green Tease event is about climate displacement, and the role of culture and art achieving climate justice. Chinese Calligraphy Workshop Come and learn to write your name using Chinese calligraphy! The Other A collaborative music performance, comprised of musicians from Scotland plus those from a lived experience of displacement and immigration. Family in Migration exhibition Photography exhibition for a narrative photography project done in collaboration with a diverse group from the local community in Edinburgh. Inherited Incantations – installation Inherited Incantations – an installation led by Shatha Altowai and communities in Edinburgh, Scotland and Hadhramaut, Yemen. Kraina: The Land On The Edge Exhibition Visual art exhibition made in collaboration with members of the Polish community in Edinburgh to explor Slavic art, folklore and myths. Sound of Southside Immersive sound installation created by Elaine Cheng in collaboration with Hong Kong and Chinese communities in Edinburgh. Are we New Scots? Migrant Experiences and Racial, Ethnic and Cultural Barriers to an Inclusive Scotland Quan Nguyen talk sketches out the discomfort of one universal migrant experience as ‘New Scots’.
