Refugee Week June 18 22

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Refugee Week June 18 22
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Definitions

• Asylum seeker
• An asylum seeker is someone who has asked to be
  allowed to stay in another country because they
  have hand to flee from danger in their own
  country.
• Refugee
• A refugee is someone who has got permission to
  stay in another country because, if they return
  to their home country, they will be in great
  danger.

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Famous Refugees
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Refugee Profiles (Your teacher will give each
table a different refugee to read about.)

• In your group, answer the following questions
• about your refugee and write on large sugar
• paper, then feed back to the rest of the class.
• Who is your refugee?
• Where are they from?
• Are they famous?
• Why did they leave their country?

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Why do people leave their countries?

• List the answers here or on a sheet of sugar
  paper.

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A Quiz! True or False (You can play this game in
teams and score points!)

• 1.Most refugees come to rich countries like
  Britain.
• False 80 are in African and Asian countries
  they often flee from their own country to a
  neighbouring country so how many travel
  further?
• 2. Fewer than 2 of the worlds refugees come to
  Britain.
• True Only 1.8 come to Britain.
• 3. Asylum seekers are not allowed to get jobs
  when they arrive in Britain.
• True Asylum seekers cant work until they get
  refugee status even though many want to.
• 4. Most asylum seekers are terrorists.
• False Its very unlikely any terrorist would use
  the asylum system because it would bring them to
  the attention of the police all asylum seekers
  are finger-printed, given ID cards and are
  security checked.
• 5. Asylum seekers are ordinary people who have
  lived through extraordinary times.
• True They are people like any others the
  difference is they have had to flee from danger
  and have come here, or to any other country to be
  safe.

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A Quiz! (continued)

• 6. How many refugees are there in the world
  today?
• 1 million 6 million 12 million
  280 million
• 12 million
• 7. Which countries do most refugees flee from
  because they are in danger?
• Currently, Somalia, China, Iran, Zimbabwe,
  Turkey, Iraq, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, and
  the Democratic Republic of Congo.
• Its very important to note that this list does
  change as situations in some countries improve
  and worsen in others, and for other reasons.
• 8. What of the worlds refugees come to
  Britain?
• Less than 2 5 12 25 55
  more than 80
• Fewer than 2 - in fact 1.8
• 9. Why do refugees flee from their home country?
• For example, war, hunger, religious or political
  oppression

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A Quiz! (continued)

• 10. Which continent do you think has the most
  refugees? Asia North America Europe Africa
• Asia, which has about 4.5million refugees.
• 11. out of 10 refugees actually flee one poor
  country to go to another.
• Nearly two-thirds of the worlds refugees live in
  Africa or the Middle East.
• 12. Which country in Europe do you think has the
  highest number of refugees?
• Austria, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Ireland UK
  ranked 8th in 2002.
• 13. What do you think are the biggest problems
  refugees face when they leave their country?
• For example, staying safe, staying healthy, being
  lonely, missing school, lack of money,
  passports/visas, bullying, learning a new
  language.
• 14. Name 2 famous refugees
• Tatanka Iyotake Sitting Bull, Dalai Lama,
  Marlene Deitrich, Jesus, Albert Einstein, Michael
  Marks, Gloria Estefan, Tresor Lomana Lua Lua,
  Anne Frank

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Leaving HomeHow would you feel if you had to
leave everyone behind?
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Talk to your partner

• What is your home like? How would you feel if you
  had to leave it?
• What would you take with you? Would you take
  blankets? What would you eat?
• How would you get to a safe place? What sort of
  transport would you take? Would you walk?
• What would your feelings be as the journey
  progressed?
• What would be the worst times? The best times?
• How would you feel when you arrived in a new
  country?

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Britain has refugees, and people from many other
countries

• Do you know anyone who is or was a refugee?
• Do you think we should take care of refugees in
  Britain?
• Why do people from other countries come to live
  in Britain?
• Do you like living with people from different
  countries?
• What is good about it?

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The British by Benjamin Zephaniah

• Take some Picts, Celts and Silures and let them
  settle,Then overrun them with Roman conquerors.
• Remove the Romans after approximately 400
  yearsAdd lots of Norman French to some Angles,
  Saxons, Jutes and
• Vikings, then stir vigorously.
• Mix some hot Chileans, cool Jamaicans,
  Dominicans, Trinidadians
• and Bajans with some Ethiopians, Chinese,
  Vietnamese and Sudanese.
• Then take a blend of Somalians, Sri Lankans,
  Nigerians and Pakistanis. Combine with some
  Guyanese and turn up the heat.
• Sprinkle some fresh Indians, Malaysians,
  Bosnians, Iraqis and
• Bangladeshis together with some Afghans, Spanish,
  Turkish, Kurdish,
• Japanese and Palestinians. Then add to the
  melting pot.
• Leave the ingredients to simmer.

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The British by Benjamin Zephaniah(continued)

• As they mix and blend allow their languages to
  flourishBinding them together with English.
• Allow time to be cool.
• Add some unity, understanding, and respect for
  the future,Serve with justiceAnd enjoy.
• Note All the ingredients are equally important.
  Treating one ingredient better than another will
  leave a bitter unpleasant taste.
• Warning An unequal spread of justice will damage
  the people and cause pain. Give justice and
  equality to all.

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Write Your Own Recipe Poem!

• Think about the poem Who came to Britain as
  refugees? (You can use the internet to help you
  find this information out!)
• Who else can you think of that came here as
  refugees? (Use them in your own poem!)
• What other ingredients do you think are important?