Refugees in Today’s Europe

Synopsis

A video-based teaching pack which uses clips from the IBT/Yorkshire television documentary series THE DISPOSSESSED, adapted for schools. Includes testimonies and views of refugees from Eritrea, Turkish Kurdistan, Colombia and Somalia, as well as schoolchildren in Britain. Looks at entry restrictions, detention on arrival, implications of the ‘new Europe’ for asylum seekers, racist attacks on refugee hostels in Germany, and underlying causes of the crisis.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 25 min.

Year of production

1992

Availability

Sale; 2000 sale: £15.00 (inc. VAT +p&p) (DEDU)

Documentation

Accompanying teacher’s notes and student activity sheets.

Uses

Ages 15 and up.

Subjects

Social welfare

Keywords

Europe; refugees

Production Company

Name

International Broadcasting Trust

Phone

020 7482 2847

Fax

020 7284 3374

Address

London
NW1 8EE

Name

Yorkshire Television

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email

sales@concordmedia.org.uk

Web

http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01473 726 012

Address

Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

Notes

A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.

Name

Development Education Dispatch Unit

Email

dedu@leedsdec.org.uk

Web

http://www.dedu.gn.apc.org/ External site opens in new window

Phone

0113 380 5658

Fax

0113 380 5656

Address

233-237 Roundhay Road
Leeds
LS8 4HS