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ME YOU AND THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE 2019

A campaign shot for 'Refugee Week' in association with Counterpoints Art, Tate Exchange and The V&A.

David Miliband’s parents fled to
Britain from continental Europe as
a result of WWII. This experience
continues to influence his work as
head of the International Rescue
Committee, which helps people
affected by conflict and disaster.

Former Young People’s Laureate for
London Momtaza Mehri was born in
London to Somali parents who left
Somalia in 1984. Introduced to poetry
as a child, she believes words are a
powerful tool for exploring our place
in the world and hopes to inspire the
next generation of young people.

Rising star Ncuti Gatwa was born in
Kigali to Rwandan parents. After moving
to the UK with his family in 1994, Ncuti
grew up in Edinburgh and Dunfermline
before studying drama at the Royal
Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow. He
is best known for his scene-stealing role as
Eric in the Netflix series Sex Education.

Rising star Ncuti Gatwa was born in
Kigali to Rwandan parents. After moving
to the UK with his family in 1994, Ncuti
grew up in Edinburgh and Dunfermline
before studying drama at the Royal
Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow. He
is best known for his scene-stealing role as
Eric in the Netflix series Sex Education.

Lord Alf Dubs arrived in Britain on
a train from Prague in 1939 when
he was just six years old, one of ten
thousand children rescued by the
Kindertransport. Now a member of the
House of Lords, he leads efforts to help
a new generation of unaccompanied
child refugees find safety in the UK.

Esther Freud’s father, Lucian Freud,
moved from Berlin to London in 1933
to escape the rise of Nazism, going on
to become one of the finest painters of
the 20th century. Esther is a best-selling
novelist whose debut novel, Hideous
Kinky, was made into a film starring
Kate Winslet.

Celebrated author Judith Kerr fled
Nazi Germany with her family after
her father openly opposed Hitler. They
finally found a new home in London
in 1935. Judith’s books The Tiger Who
Came to Tea, the Mog series and her
autobiographical novel When Hitler Stole
Pink Rabbit have been read and loved by
generations of children.

Celebrated author Judith Kerr fled
Nazi Germany with her family after
her father openly opposed Hitler. They
finally found a new home in London
in 1935. Judith’s books The Tiger Who
Came to Tea, the Mog series and her
autobiographical novel When Hitler Stole
Pink Rabbit have been read and loved by
generations of children.

29-year-old Magid became Sheffield’s
youngest ever mayor and in his own
inimitable style he worked to bring
politics into the 21st century. Magid
came to the UK aged five after leaving
Somalia with his mother and siblings
in search of safety.

Born in Damascus, virtuoso qanun
player Maya Youssef uses her music to
express memories of home and the loss
wrought by war in her native Syria. She
believes music is an antidote to the pain
and suffering of people in Syria and
across the world.

Zoë Wanamaker was three when her
family arrived in Britain to escape
McCarthyism in the US. Her father
Sam Wanamaker went on to found
Shakespeare’s Globe theatre, while
Zoë became an award-winning actress
with leading roles in film, TV, the
West End and on Broadway.

Joudie Kalla is a British-Palestinian
chef and the grandchild of Palestinian
refugees. Having lived most of her life
in London, she cooks to keep alive the
memory of Palestine and the stories of
generations affected by the occupation
since 1948. Her books, Palestine on a Plate
and Baladi, are inspired by her mother,
aunties and grandmothers, who share her
passion for cooking.

Writer Dina Nayeri fled Iran with
her family at the age of eight, after
her mother converted to Christianity.
They spent two years as asylum
seekers before settling in America
as refugees. Dina is the author of
two novels and, most recently, The
Ungrateful Refugee, which looks at
the refugee experience from both a
personal and journalistic perspective.

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