Welcome to Oxford? Refugees, migrants, incomers who have made the city their home

Who are the incomers who have made the city of Oxford, England their home? Social policy scholar Elizabeth Peretz, geographer Danny Dorling, historian Maurice East and activist Jabu Nala-Hartley lead a discussion about migrants' histories and realities in a Refugee Week event organised by the Coalition To Keep Campsfield Closed. 

The speakers explore the stories of those who have come to Oxford over the years, and how they've managed to settle and make the town and university the place it is today. Following their comments, a number of refugees and former refugees spoke.

This is an audio-only recording of an event held on 17 June 2024.

This event was originally scheduled to be held at Common Ground, but when it was not available, Somerville College at the University of Oxford very kindly made the Margaret Thatcher Centre lecture theatre available.

The Coalition To Keep Campsfield Closed is campaigning to stop the reopening of a detention centre on the edge of Oxford, which at one time was Europe's largest camp for the concentration and incarceration of people seeking refuge and asylum.

Find out  more about this important campaign: https://keepcampsfieldclosed.uk/

Read more about Danny Dorling's books, events and work:
https://www.dannydorling.org/