Event to mark Refugee Week to hear Ukrainian, Palestinian and Syrian perspectives

An event to mark Refugee Week will be held in Preston that hears from three different perspectives of people settling into the UK.

The Light Foundation, an interfaith charity that advocates for community cohesion, will bring the event Understanding The Refugee Experience to Quakers Friends Meeting House in the Deepdale area of Preston on Thursday, 19 June.

The event will run from 7.45pm until 9.30pm.

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It will feature guest speakers in Ukrainian Viktoriia Murych, Palestinian Khaldoun Jayousi and Syrian Dr Ayman Jundi.

A spokesperson for the event said: “In Celebrating Refugee Week as ‘Community as a Superpower’, the evening promises to be an exciting one, bringing together a rich tapestry of Preston’s diverse communities, to celebrate the contributions, creativity, and resilience of refugees and those who have since settled.”

The event is free to attend but you need to sign up for a ticket via the Eventbrite page.

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