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World Refuge Week 2011 Ottawa
June 16, 2011 to June 21, 2011
Portraits, Videos and Live Performances of Artists from Canada, Asia, Africa and the Americas. In it's 4th year of production, WORLD REFUGEE WEEK CELEBRATIONS features the work of artists, academics and activists from across the world within a large scale multimedia installation.
The work has been exhibited at the Parliament of
Canada, the 2nd Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugee Forced Migration Studies, the Library and Archives of Canada, the University of Oxford England web site and at the formal launch of the Canadian Centre for International Justice. Designed and developed by Graham Thompson and Sherry Tompalski, WORLD REFUGEE WEEK CELEBRATIONS is a festival of theatre, dance, media and music which includes a modern video installation, a traditional show of visual art, a ring of information tables staffed by development NGOs and speeches from community leaders.
Time: 5:00 am on June 16th - 10:00 am on June 21st 2011
Venue: Ottawa
Location: Ottawa, ON
Website: http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/refugeevoices/events/world-refugee-week-2011-ottawa
For information contact: Graham Thompson
Phone: voices.of.refugees@gmail.com
Categories: Arts & Culture
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