The Old Oak Film Screening
SOLD OUT
The Old Oak special preview screening in aid of The Refugee Buddy Project
Bike Ride and Community Feast
Join the Friday evening celebration of our compassionate community
Intersecting Identities: The journeys of migrants and people seeking refuge
An event to present and record personal objects brought to Hastings by people seeking refuge
Pub Quiz for Refugee Week
Quiz Night in aid of The Refugee Buddy Project, in solidarity with Refugee Week
Compassion: A Stitch For Change Exhibition
An exhibition of textile stories created through mixed media textiles, threads and patchwork
Arpillerando en Exilio
Arpillerando en Exilio exhibition and Compassion is a Verb workshops at The Nest
Tours and Talks for Refugee Week
Magnum Photos Foundation and The Refugee Buddy Project present Tours and Talks for Refugee Week
Syrian - Palestinian Cooking Workshop with Chef Momo
Come and enjoy a masterclass workshop with the incredible Chef Momo as he shows you the secrets to his Syrian-Palestinian fusion food
Christmas Fair
Join us for our second annual Christmas Fair at Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
Community Welcome Gathering
Join us for this open event for all people seeking refuge, volunteers and those interested in joining The Refugee Buddy Project.
This will be a social event with food cooked by a wonderful local family. Project staff will also be around if you want to talk about how to get invovled in the Project.
Bike Ride and Community Feast
Join the Bike Lab Hastings and Black Butterly for a sea-front bike ride from the Labyrinth at Goat Ledge to our new Community Cafe, where there will be a free community feast cooked by Palestinian-Syrian chef Momo
All Refugees Welcome
A look at the dominant media narratives and the creation of public attitudes towards refugees and migrants
Faith, Family, Community and Home - an exhibition
Photos capturing life in his new home by young Syrian photographer Nour Alezou.
Refugee Week 2022
Refugee Week 2022 will explore the theme of ‘Healing’.
Through creativity and conversations, Refugee Week 2022 will be a celebration of community, mutual care, and the human ability to start again.
Click here to see the full details of events taking place over the week.
Mr Gay Syria - Film Screening
Location: Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
To Celebrate Refugee Week and June PRIDE Month, The Refugee Buddy Project: Hastings, Rother and Wealden together with HMAG are delighted to offer an evening at the cinema with some marvellous traditional Syrian food.
Where Are You Really From? - Exhibition
Location: Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
This question has often been posed negatively, but in this exhibition we’re reclaiming it. From homeland to heritage, ancestry and culture, the work displayed explores our roots, stories and sense of identity.
10 Years Too Long - Beach Picnic
Join us for a picnic next to Hastings Pier as we commemorate 10 years of the Hostile Environment
"A Journey Home" Recital - Fundraiser
Location: The Stables Theatre Hastings
“A Journey Home” is an evening of music & spoken word to raise funds for The Refugee Buddy Project.
Featuring two local, professional opera singers - Chiara Vinci & Anthony Flaum - and pianist Elizabeth Rowe
Limbo - Film Screening
SOLD OUT
Limbo is a 2020 British comedy-drama film, directed by Ben Sharrock. The film centres on four asylum seekers who are staying on a remote island in Scotland, and taking cultural awareness classes, while awaiting the processing of their refugee claims.
Exposing the Rwanda Plan - Online Meeting
This collaborative online meeting brings together The Refugee Buddy Project, Hastings Supports Refugees and Hastings Stand Up To Racism to discuss the government plan to deport people seeking refuge to Rwanda.
Bingo To Benefit - Fundraiser
Organised by Paris Grande, this will be an evening of bingo and drag performances raising funds for The Refugee Buddy Project.
Shami Dining Evening
An intimate, exclusive Syrian Pop-Up dining event supported by The Nest in Hastings and The Refugee Buddy Project: Hastings, Wealden and Rother.