No Place Like Home – Refugee Week Schools Event – By Sanctuary Foundation

Refugee Week Online Event for Schools

British Library and Sanctuary Foundation

This is a great opportunity for schools to participate in a free online event celebrating Refugee Week.

Speakers:

• Sita Brahmachari: International award-winning author working with refugees
• Ukrainian young refugees sharing their experiences
• Winners of the No Place Like Home Art and Poetry Competition

Event Details:

• Live streamed (free) from the British Library
• Suitable for primary and secondary schools (Key Stages 2, 3 & 4)

What to Do:

• Schools only need one ticket (link can be shared with teachers)
• Don’t miss out! This is a valuable learning experience for students about refugees and celebrating cultural diversity.

  This event is a partnership between the British Library and the Sanctuary Foundation.

HOST Dr Krish Kandiah OBE

Dr Krish Kandiah is a social entrepreneur with a vision to help solve some of society’s seemingly intractable problems through building partnerships across civil society, faith communities, government and philanthropy. He led the Afghan Welcome and UKHK initiatives which have worked with government and civil society to welcome newcomers from Afghanistan and Hong Kong to the UK. He is the director of Sanctuary Foundation, a foster carer, a host in the Homes for Ukraine scheme and sits on the government’s Core Delivery Group. He is the author of over 15 books, including two welcome books for resettled Hong Kong and Ukrainian children.

Sita Brahmachari is an internationally award-winning Children’s and YA author. From her early career in theatre Sita’s writing has been grounded in human rights, working in communities with refugee families and young people. Sita co-created and scripted a celebrated theatre production inspired by Shaun Tan’s graphic novel The Arrival (2013). She has been Writer in Residence at Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants for over a decade. Since her Waterstones Award Winning debut novelArtichoke Hearts (2011) refugee children seeking sanctuary, empathy and their journeys to thriving has been at the core of Sita’s writing including: Tender Earth (2017) Red Leaves (2014) Where The River Runs Gold (2019) When Secrets Set Sail (2020) and Carnegie shortlisted When Shadows Fall (2023). Sita has been Book Trust Writer in Residence, is Associate Lecturer in Children’s and YA Literature at Goldsmiths University and a Royal Literary Fellow at The British Library.