UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in cooperation with the Hellenic Theatre/Drama & Education Network (TENet-Gr) and with the support of the City of Thessaloniki, announce two participatory workshops titled “It could be me – It could be you” taking place during the 21st Thessaloniki Documentary Festival. These events aim to […]
Scene from the "Passages" simulation game during a seminar for teachers held at the premises of a High School in Sykies, Thessaloniki. ©UNHCR/Achilleas Zavallis
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in cooperation with the Hellenic Theatre/Drama & Education Network (TENet-Gr) and with the support of the City of Thessaloniki, announce two participatory workshops titled “It could be me – It could be you” taking place during the 21st Thessaloniki Documentary Festival. These events aim to complement the respective section of the Festival dedicated to the issue of refugees creating space for an open dialogue with both the films and audiences.
The workshops, which are part of the homonymous project “It could be me – It could be you”, include:
“It could be me – It could be you” is an awareness-raising project about refugees and human rights using theatre and drama. It was launched in 2015 by TENet – Gr and UNHCR Representation in Greece and is accredited by the Greek Ministry of Education and the International Drama/Theatre & Education Association.
Every two seconds, one person is forcibly displaced as a result of conflict or persecution and human rights violations. A post-World War II high of 68.5 million people around the world have been forced from their homes as of the beginning of this year. A refugee could be anybody. It could be me or you.
For participation in “Passages” you should submit an application here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeD1NwRae0wE-zjNXj_DG_O2Mxb1WQg8UWDS2ZJn6uTGFFUFQ/viewform
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