
Week of welcome: Arabic speakers
Come to Oxford’s Story Museum for a chance to tour our galleries, meet new people, hear some stories and do some crafts all with special language support! These days are dedicated to families with refugee and asylum seeker experiences or families who have recently come to the UK.
This session on 30 August is for Arabic speakers. Spaces are limited, so please contact learning@storymuseum.org.uk or call 01865 790050 and ask to speak to a member of the Participation Team to book.

Week of Welcome: Dari speakers
Come to Oxford’s Story Museum for a chance to tour our galleries, meet new people, hear some stories and do some crafts all with special language support! These days are dedicated to families with refugee and asylum seeker experiences or families who have recently come to the UK.
This session on 29 August is for Dari speakers. Spaces are limited, so please contact learning@storymuseum.org.uk or call 01865 790050 and ask to speak to a member of the Participation Team to book.

Week of Welcome - Ukrainian speakers
Come to Oxford’s Story Museum for a chance to tour our galleries, meet new people, hear some stories and do some crafts all with special language support! These days are dedicated to families with refugee and asylum seeker experiences or families who have recently come to the UK.
The session on 28 August is for Ukrainian speakers. Spaces are limited, so please contact learning@storymuseum.org.uk or call 01865 790050 and ask to speak to a member of the Participation Team to book.




Visit to Oxford City Farm
Come and enjoy a half term visit to Oxford City Farm! We’ll be visiting this lovely community farm in Oxford, looking at the animals and learning about the vegetables they’re growing.
Please bring your own lunch for a picnic and we will provide light refreshments. We will meet at the Refugee Resource office at 9:30 and travel by public transport to the farm. We will return to Refugee Resource by 1pm. If you prefer you can travel independently and meet us there.

Trip to Living Rainforest
All Refugee Resource clients are welcome to join us on our half term trip to the Living Rainforest
Come and discover the wonders of the rainforest, experiencing the sights, sounds and smells of a lush tropical rainforest. The glasshouses at the Living Rainforest contain over 800 types of plants and animals, including many rare and endangered species. Animals to see include iguanas, sloths, monkeys, snakes and more!
We will be providing a coach to take people to and from the Living Rainforest. Please bring your own lunch for a picnic, and we will provide light refreshments.
We will meet at the Refugee Resource office at 9:30am ready to leave on the coach by 10am, returning by 3pm.
Update: this event is now fully booked.

River walk and picnic
Come and enjoy a lovely short walk along the Evenlode River at Combe Mill. We’ll learn about the plants and wildlife of the River and hear what our partners are doing to protect it and bring it back to good health. We will test the quality of the river water and enjoy some craft activities together.
We will provide a picnic lunch for everyone to share.
We will meet at the Refugee Resource office at 9:30am ready to leave on the coach by 10am, returning by 2pm. Please bring wellies or waterproof footwear if you have it. If you don’t have boots, please inform the Refugee Resource staff and we can help.

Think Human Festival - From Hostility to Dignity
We are delighted to take part in this panel discussion, setting out to address and challenge the current developments under the UK’s "hostile environment" for migrants and refugees. We will take both local, Oxfordshire-level, and national-level perspectives to understand how migrants and refugees are being adversely affected by recent government attempts to ‘take control’ of immigration. Tickets are free and available here:
From Hostility to Dignity Tickets, Tue 16 Apr 2024 at 18:00 | Eventbrite

Refugee Resource present at Marmalade 2024
We are delighted to be speaking at this year’s Marmalade festival. Join us on 11 April at 10am at the Museum of Oxford for a session on ‘rehumanising people’. Tickets are available at www.marmalade.io

Spring Walk
All Refugee Resource clients are welcome to join our Spring Walk. We will leave from South Park at (time) and enjoy a group walk around Oxford.