The Walk of 2024
6th - 10th July
Every summer, 120 walkers per day join Refugee Tales to walk in solidarity with asylum seekers, migrants, and refugees.
Each evening, we hold an evening event where people with experience of detention share their tales. There is also live music and a host in the manner of The Canterbury Tales.
This July, we are walking from Edenbridge to Westminster, taking steps towards a future without detention. We would love for you to join us.
Evening Events
Saturday 6 July
7pm Oxted United Reformed Church
Host: Athena Kugblenu
Samuele Telari (accordionist),
Lucky Moyo and Ollie Seager (from Hear Me Out)
'The Thirteen Year Tale' as told to Hannah Lowe
A new tale by Kasonga in conversation with David Herd
See the event flyer here
Sunday 7 July
7pm Caterham United Reformed Church
Hosts: Pratibha Parmar and Gulwali Passarlay
Second City Low Brass Quartet (Royal College of Music)
Jali Mbye (Kora player)
A New Tale by a person with lived experience of detention read by Kalungi Ssebandeke
The Tale of the Walk - a film by Ridy and Ricardo
See the event flyer here
Monday 8 July
7pm Holy Trinity Church, Wallington
Host: Refugee Tales walker, Pious
Music and dancing with: Polito Boogaloo
A New Tale as told to Shamshad Khan
Tuesday 9 July
7pm Holy Trinity Wandsworth
Host: tbc
Klezmer and Balkan music by She’Koyokh
The Dressmaker’s Tale as told to David Mitchell
A New Tale as told to Scarlett Thomas