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Child Migrant Voices from Glasgow & beyond

  • Woodside Halls 36 Glenfarg Street Glasgow, Scotland, G20 7QE United Kingdom (map)

Watch short films Under the Jasmine Tree inspired by Glasgow-based Syrian poet, Saffanna; Seeking Sanctuary on a Scottish Island about Syrian children who first settled on Bute and Ugwumpiti about Maurice Nwokeji who survived the Biafra war.

Listen to readings from Child Migrant Voices in Modern Britain: Oral Histories from 1930s - Present Day by author Eithne Nightingale and those featured in the book - Maurice Nwokeji, Hajra Williams who arrived in Glasgow from Pakistan in the 1970s and Syrian children who left Bute for Glasgow pre- and post- 2020.

Followed by discussion with Maryhill Integration Network about themes printed within the films and the book.

The evening ends with a performance of Syrian poetry and reggae music by Maurice Nwokeji followed by the sale and signing of Child Migrant Voices in Modern Britain.

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