Scottish Refugee Council The Glasgow Girls: Ten Years On

In 2005 seven remarkable teenage friends, Amal (from Somalia), Roza (a Kurd, from Iraq), Ewelina (a Roma gypsy from Poland) Jennifer, Emma, Toni-lee and Agnesa (a Roma gypsy from Kosovo), started their award-winning campaign to end the forced detention and deportation of asylum-seeker families. Ten years on we take a look at what the girls have achieved and what's next for their campaign.

The event features a facilitated conversation with the girls with images taken at beginning of their campaign by Gareth Harper and Robin Taudevin and film extracts from their extraordinary story.

Followed by a live performance of songs from the National Theatre of Scotland’s sell-out musical theatre production ‘Glasgow Girls’ (2012), directed by Cora Bissett.

Supported by National Theatre of Scotland and Centre for Contemporary Arts

Part of Refugee Festival Scotland (3 - 21 June) an annual celebration of the contribution refugees make to life in Scotland and the welcome offered by local people. Coordinated by Scottish Refugee Council, celebrating 30 years supporting refugees in Scotland, the festival is central to our work in helping refugees rebuild their lives and raising awareness of refugee experiences.
www.refugeefestivalscotland.co.uk

Donations of £5 to Scottish Refugee Council’s work to support refugees in Scotland are suggested; minimum donation for tickets is £1.