March - 2017

PEACE EVENTS

We are proud to have collaborated with these wonderful charities and organisations which promote peace, solidarity and multiculturalism, many of them supporting refugees:

Alrowwad Centre in Aida refugee camp (Bethlehem),

Amnesty International UK, The Dutch Centre, Grande Synthe refugee camp & mayor Damien Careme, The Holocaust Memorial Day,

the Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants,

Kent Refugee Action Network, The Museum of Immigration and Diversity, One Day Without Us, Le Recho, The Refugee Nation,

St Mary's Church (Stoke Newington), We Make Change,

The Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide,

The World Peace Garden, The Worldwide Tribe, Young Roots

20th Anniversary of Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants

Our fifth collaboration with the Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants took place at the Islington Town Hall on Monday 20th March. As the centre turned 20 this year we wanted to celebrate this anniversary by accompanying the refugee choir in a repertoire of songs composed by the director of the orchestra and choir, Romain Malan. The lyrics, written by Sita Brahmachari, were inspired by the work of students during Art and Writing classes led by Sita and Jane Ray. We also

Solidarity concerts in Grande Synthe refugee camp

Some members of WHO: Martina Mihulkova (flute), Ravi Palanisamy (keyboard), Eleanor Harrison (violin), Iris Zerdoud (clarinet) and WHO director Romain Malan spent a weekend in Grande Synthe. We were honoured to be joined by international soloist/violinist Virginie Robilliard. Invited by the food/cooking organisation Le Recho, we went to the camp to meet refugees and share musical moments with them. We performed an eclectic programme of traditional folk Syrian and Arabic tunes