Dates of Refugee Week
Refugee Week always takes place in the week closest to World Refugee Day (20 June).
The dates for 2009–2012 are as follows:
- 2009: 15 – 21 June
- 2010: 14 – 20 June
- 2011: 20 – 26 June
- 2012: 18 – 24 June
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Famous quotes containing the words dates, refugee and/or week:
“I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old people remember what interests them: the dates fixed for their lawsuits, and the names of their debtors and creditors.”
—Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 B.C.)
“The refugee uncertain at the door
You make at home; deftly you steady
The drunk clambering on his undulant floor.”
—John Frederick Nims (b. 1913)
“[When asked: “If women voted, would they not have to sit on juries?”:] Many women would be glad of a chance to sit on anything. There are women who stand up and wash six days in the week at 75 cents a day who would like to take a vacation and sit on a jury at $1.50.”
—Anna Howard Shaw (1847–1919)