Connected Communities Event

To celebrate International Refugee Week, the Centre for Open Learning at the University of Edinburgh hosted an event in the quad of the Holyrood Campus in June 2024.

The gathering included international artists, photographers, performers, dancers, actors, and musicians who shared their culture and art form with us to celebrate Scotland being our common home. 

The event was a big success. It was lovely to see the courtyard full of music, dance, food and family fun with so much diversity and culture on display.

A huge thank you to all who attended and helped to bring this event to life! 

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Thank you to all our contributors!

Marc Di Tommasi, COL Community Engagement Officer and the wider events team, would like to thank all our suppliers for their help and support:

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The Musicians:

• Duo Hyperborea - find out more about Duo Hyperborea here >
• Maimouna Ly - find out more about Maimouna Ly >

 

 The Student Societies: 

• Edinburgh Bhangra Crew - find out more about the Edinburgh Bhangra Crew >
• Edinburgh Capoeira Society - find out more about the Edinburgh Capoeira Society >   

 

The Face Painter:

• Magne Animation - find out more about Magne Animation >

 

The Artist:

• Find out more about Xinyi Yang, the artist, who did a live drawing during the event

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The food on the day:

• Lazeez Street Food - find out more about Lazeez Street Food >