2021 Summary

Date

Event

16 Dec 2021 

Advent Journey 2021: Advent ~ Hope and Promise

Alison Phipps and Omaid Sharifi

Alison holds the UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts at the University of Glasgow where she is also Professor of Languages and Intercultural Studies.

Omaid is President at ArtLords a grassroots movement of artists and volunteers motivated by the desire to pave the way for social transformation and behavioural change through employing the soft power of art and culture as a non-intrusive approach.

To register please complete Registration Form: https://forms.gle/tTu3w2NqmjPaMHUV7 email slaitynetworkatgmail.com for the link

Nov 2021

During COP26 in Glasgow, UNESCO RILA supported the work of the University of Glasgow and The Climate Fringe in particular the work of hospitality and hosting those at threat of being rendered homeless and landless through conflicts associated with climate chaos.

A summary of some of the events we were involved in: 

Hope in the making (1 Nov)
Hope Against Hope – Vodcasts for COP26
Featuring Alison Phipps, Hannah Rose Thomas and Hyab Yohannes

Girls@COP26 - Migration/ Climate refugees - A Women's Place (2 Nov)
Featuring Alison Phipps 

Climate Change and the Survival of Being - a sharing and reflection (3 Nov)
Chaired by Alison Phipps

Together for our Planet (3 Nov)
Live and streamed concert featuring Tawona Sitholé 

Little Amal at COP26 - We Are Mighty (10 Nov)
Amal met with over a hundred school children to walk down by the Clyde on her journey towards COP26, marking the culmination of artist residencies - featuring Tawona Sitholé.

Final Climate Fringe Ceilidh (12 Nov)
Featuring Gameli and Naa Densua Tordzro 

Paria Goodarzi and Francisco Llinas-Casas lead the Feel Field: Sound and vision walks at the Climate Portal - 12-20 November

The Ferret compiled “26 Voices: Visions from across Scotland on our climate future” featuring Prof Alison Phipps, outlining a vision for how Scotland could create a more sustainable and hopeful future.

28 - 30 September 

Unsettled objects: post-colonial perceptions of belonging, exile and home

Virtual global forum

15 Sept 2pm

UNESCO RILA Sofa Café #6: Women in conflict transformation

In association with CUSP N+ (postponed from Feb)

3 Sept 5.30pm 

Vigil for Afghanistan and Afghans seeking Peace and Safety 

Chapel vigil with livestream

26 August
3pm 

RSE Curious: Reforming the UK’s asylum system

Speaker: Professor Michael Keating FRSE; Professor Christina Boswell FRSE; Dylan Fotoohi; Professor Alison Phipps OBE FRSE; Professor Jo Shaw QC FRSE

Curious 2021 programme

22 June 12 - 1.30pm  UNESCO RILA Sofa Café #8: Gender and Integration
17 June 5pm  Refugee Festival Scotland 2021 
No Words. Closing observance of the Exhibition: Tears of Gold - Stories of Women Displaced From Home 
17 June 3pm PGR Series Decolonising forced migration Seminar 5: A Freirian View of Online Education
17 June 2 - 3.30pm  Refugee Festival Scotland 2021
Listening, watching, doing: Reflections on researching refugee integration
NSRIDP event - register here
15 June 4pm  Refugee Festival Scotland 2021 
Colouring outside the lines – virtual art exhibition guided tour for Refugee Festival Scotland 2021 
11 - 17 June    Refugee Festival Scotland 2021 
Exhibition: Tears of Gold - Stories of Women Displaced From Home
14 June 12 noon  Refugee Festival Scotland 2021 
The Anti-Dawn Raid Chorus
CUSP Event - register here 
11 June 6pm 

Refugee Festival Scotland 2021 
Exhibition launch: Tears of Gold - Stories of Women Displaced From Home

17 - 28 May

Spring School 2021 - The Arts of Integrating (Mayday) 

27 May 

UNESCO RILA Sofa Café #7": Displaced Mothers 

29 April

PGR-led Series "Decolonising Forced Migration" Seminar 4: Asylum after Empire

23 April

Colouring Outside the Lines - Virtual exhibition launch

23 March

UNESCO RILA Sofa Café #4: The role of hospitality in community building (postponed from 21 Jan)

9 March

PGR-led Series "Decolonising Forced Migration" Seminar 3: The Afrocentric Paradigm & Culture and humanity 
Watch event recording online at the Decolonising Forced Migration YouTube channel 

8 March

Culture for Sustainable and Inclusive Peace Network Plus (CUSP) Launch event 

3 March

Migration and Refugee Education. Part of the School of Education Webinar Series celebrating social justice research in Education 

24 February

UNESCO RILA Sofa Café #5: Health and hospitality 

26 January

PGR-led Series "Decolonising Forced Migration" Seminar 2: Finding Ways through Eurospace
Watch event recording online at the Decolonising Forced Migration YouTube channel