Refugee Week

Argus title : Refugees need the right to work and bring up a family – is that too much to ask?

Last weekend saw the end of Refugee Week.

During the week a number of different events took place around the country – both to celebrate the positive contribution refugees make to this country and to counter fear, ignorance and negative stereotypes.
Not a lot happened in Sussex. All credit to the children of Durrington Middle School near Worthing who spent a week learning about diversity and the lives of refugees and then decided to use their own bodies to spell the word “Peace” on a local field.
According to the Argus report “many of the pupils had been shocked by the stories they heard about the experiences of refugees and had been inspired to make a statement.” Continue reading