GRAMNet Film Series

CCA (Centre for Contemporary Arts) 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow

Lady of the Harbour Documentary: The Netherlands, China (2017) | Director: Sean Wang | Running Time: 90 mins | Chinese, Greek and English with English subtitles In observance of World Refugee Day. Nearly two decades ago, Chinese immigrants came to Greece traveling along the similar route as the current refugees. Suzanne is one of them. Before moving to Greece, she had developed a successful business in Bulgaria and was friends with the then Bulgarian prime minister, mafia bosses and celebrities....

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GRAMNet Film Series

CCA (Centre for Contemporary Arts) 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow

With vitality, humour and unexpected situations, this film paints an unusual portrait of a group of young friends living in a refugee camp in the middle of the stony Saharan desert.

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GRAMNet Film Series

CCA (Centre for Contemporary Arts) 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow

In observance of International Day of Tolerance. Destierros Documentary: Canada (2018) | Director: Hubert Caron-Guay | Running Time: 92 mins | Spanish with English subtitles Viscerally immersed in the experience of Central American migrants on their perilous route to the United States, Destierros provides a sobering account of the desperation, perseverance, and humanity of people fleeing violence with a last hope for a better life. Leading up to the 2016 US elections, migrants are aware of what may be their...

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The Elphinstone Institute – St Andrew’s Travellers Ceilidh

Dunbar Street Hall Dunbar Street, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

A night to celebrate Scotland’s diverse communities, hosted and styled in the fashion of a Traveller ceilidh, a traditional ‘gathering’. The evening will invite & support Travellers and non-Travellers to contribute and celebrate music, traditional food and spoken word. This Ceilidh will be both a Celebration of North East Traveller culture and its links to North East heritage; whilst also being a safe-space where dialogue and positive community cohesion can be furthered. The night will consist of performances inspired by...

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PKAVS Minority Communities Hub – The Fair City’s Fair Saturday

Bell’s Sports Centre Caledonia House, Hay St, Perth, United Kingdom

We plan to organise an Indoor Highland Games celebrating Scottish culture and incorporating elements of diverse local cultures, such as those of the local Eastern European, South Asian, Chinese, Gaelic speaking and Arabic Communities. The day will include: • A range of sporting events such as wellie tossing, caber throwing, tug-o-war and a selection of similar games from the cultures outlined above. • Taster sessions in step dance and Highland Dancing. • Performances from local groups of various types of...

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Dumfries and Galloway Multicultural Association – St Andrew’s Fair Saturday Festival

DGMA 68 Friars Vennel, Dumfries, United Kingdom

Everyone is welcome to our St Andrew's Fair Saturday Festival as we will celebrate the Scottish culture and heritage with the culture-infused ethnic minority community and the wider public to support the New Scots who are integrating into the local neighborhood with the help of local Scottish members who will help organise the taste of traditional St Andrew’s Day and raise awareness of St Andrew's Day (30th November). Scots and Scots-at-heart celebrate the patron saint of Scotland with our national...

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Forth Valley Migrant Support Network – St Andrew’s Fair Saturday Celebration Festival

Bowhouse Community Hall 130 Bowhouse Road, Grangemouth, United Kingdom

We are proposing a multi-cultural celebration of St. Andrew’s day Fair Saturday with traditional Scottish food and music entertainment. We will have a local caterer to prepare the food and local musicians to entertain the public with Scottish songs and music.The event will bring together the diverse local communities to celebrate St Andrew’s Fair Saturday together with the local Scottish community. The event will be an opportunity for the migrant workers to learn more about the patron saint of Scotland....

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Rainbow Muslim Women’s Group – St Andrew’s Day

Falkirk High School Westburn Avenue, Falkirk, United Kingdom

St Andrew’s Day with the RMWG will be a rich fusion of music, food, education and poetry from around the world. We will have a Scottish – themed display (Scottish flags, thistle, tartan etc) with information stalls, world food section, kiosks, kids’ play area, bagpipers, and a Poets’ Corner reflecting the rich, vibrant cultural diversity of ethnic community groups in Falkirk and surrounding. There will be participants from various cultural backgrounds Chinese, African, Asian, Arab, Kurdish, Turkish and East European....

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CAT SCOTLAND – St Andrew’s Day Afro-Scottish Traditional Dance

KATS 1 Fountainwell SquareSighthill, Glasgow, United Kingdom

The project will be essentially traditional dance with the aims to mobilise people from all ethnic in our local community and those with an affinity to Scotland to join in the St Andrew’s Fair Saturday Festival celebration on 30 November 2019; we will contribute to boost social inclusion, fairness and sharing. For this celebration, we will hire African traditional dance equipment’s with traditional dance experts to come along and teach traditional dance to a variety of people from all ethnic...

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