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Child Migrant Voices in Modern Britain: Oral Histories 1930s – Present Day

  • Dulwich Library 368 Lordship Lane London, England, SE22 8NE United Kingdom (map)

Eithne Nightingale, author and filmmaker, introduces the films Child Migrant Stories and her related book Child Migrant Voices in Modern Britain: Oral Histories 1930s -Present Day, Bloomsbury 2024. Both are based on powerful stories of, and co-produced with, those who have migrated to Britain under 18.  Followed by screenings of:

  • Ugwumpiti about Maurice Nwokeji who survived the Biafran war

  • Passing Tides about Linh Vu who escaped Vietnam by boat

  • Seeking Sanctuary on a Scottish Island about Syrian children on the Isle of Bute.

  • The House that is Not There about Henry Bran, a child soldier from El Salvador 

Maurice, Linh and Eithne will read selected passages from the book before a discussion with the audience.

Copies of the book will be available to buy.

No need to book tickets - just turn up.

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