Refugee Council Cycling Project
This summer a group of young refugees are learning to rebuild second-hand bikes - and then how to survive riding them on the notorious highways of London! Follow their progress on this blog.
http://www.refugeecouncil.typepad.com/refugee_council_cycling/
Ngiyesabanews
A busy man with a busy mind Nqobile Mafu's blog "Ngiyesabanews" is an eclectic miz of opinion, poetry, community activism and religion (so far!). He's also an actor, singer and has recently started making films so watch this space, you never know what you'll find next at ngiyesaba!
http://ngiyesabanews.blogspot.com/
Ernst Sondheimer: His story
Professor Ernst Sondheimer came to England as a Jewish-German refugee shortly before the beginning of World War II. Fleeing the persecution of Jews by the Nazi regime, Prof Sondheimer and his extended family settled in London. Below is a touching, personal account of his experience as a refugee.
Prof. Sondheimer story, published as part of iRefugee
Unlimited theatre -Trodden
In 2007 some of the volunteers from the Refugee Council office in Leeds shared their experience of settling in Leeds with the innovative group Unlimited Theatre. Nine months later “Trodden” was born, a new audio guide to Leeds as experienced by people arriving there after fleeing persecution. you can download the interviews here (you need to scroll down past the blank space!):
http://www.unlimited.org.uk/shows/trodden.php
Have you come across any interesting blogs from refugees living in the UK? Let us know about it.
