{"id":48718,"date":"2019-10-29T15:23:38","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T15:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=48718"},"modified":"2019-10-29T15:23:38","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T15:23:38","slug":"pop-up-food-event-in-cardiff-aims-to-help-refugees-by-encouraging-diversity-of-cultures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2019\/10\/29\/pop-up-food-event-in-cardiff-aims-to-help-refugees-by-encouraging-diversity-of-cultures\/","title":{"rendered":"A food pop-up will help refugees by encouraging diversity of cultures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blue Honey Local is hosting an Eritrean themed food pop-up, that will help refugees and asylum seekers make friends <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/10\/IMG_0066.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48724\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/10\/IMG_0066.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48724\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A food pop-up in Cardiff aims to help refugees and asylum seekers by encouraging people to make new friends and learn about new cultures.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blue Honey Local is a music-orientated lounge space which serves vegan food until late in Cardiff. They will be hosting a food pop up which will be serving authentic Eritrean dishes.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The owner of Blue Honey Local, Andy Richards, said, \u201cthe food will have a communal vibe and as a group around the table, you try, and taste and talk and share.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think the main bridge is food, you have food on the table and it becomes the instigator to discussion, and I\u2019m hoping that happens here.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andy said, \u201cI think that we are lacking in events like this.\u201d He hopes the event will spread a tolerant and positive atmosphere.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/10\/IMG_0059.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48728\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/10\/IMG_0059.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48728\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Andy was approached, and asked to run the event by a volunteer from <a href=\"http:\/\/oasiscardiff.org\/\">Oasis<\/a>, a non-profit charity that aims to help refugees and asylum seekers in Cardiff. They have roughly 100 &#8211; 150 visitors every day.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a charity, their main aim&nbsp; is to help refugees and asylum seekers integrate within the local community. They host a monthly event called Supper Club, which aims to bring people together through food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tess Seymour, from Oasis Cardiff, said, &#8220;[Food] is a language&nbsp;we all speak so whatever a person&#8217;s background, culture or language&nbsp;it naturally brings people together.&#8221;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the beginning of this year, Nation of Sanctuary \u2013 Refugee and Asylum Seeker Plan was launched by Deputy Minister, Jane Hutt who<a href=\"https:\/\/gov.wales\/new-refugee-and-asylum-seeker-plan-wales-launched\"> said<\/a>, \u201cWe want to support refugees and asylum seekers to rebuild their lives and make a full contribution to Welsh society.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event is happening on 4 November, 18:00 &#8211; 22:30. Tickets are \u00a37.49 and you can buy a ticket for yourself and\/or an asylum seeker or refugee<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/eritrean-food-pop-up-at-blue-honey-local-tickets-2969759631?utm-medium=discovery&amp;utm-campaign=social&amp;utm-content=attendeeshare&amp;aff=esfb&amp;utm-source=fb&amp;utm-term=listing&amp;fbclid=IwAR2Tak0yvbEEcCX5zDtE0ofX9wvcdvoHHJB1g_JxdVDwzRmSiFLDlOhldAU#listing-organizer\"> here<\/a>.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andy summarised,&nbsp; \u201cI can\u2019t see any negative consequences, only positive and everyone gets food at the same time, right?\u201d<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blue Honey Local is hosting an Eritrean themed food pop-up, that will help refugees and asylum seekers make friends <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":281,"featured_media":51421,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,162],"tags":[6635,6495,4108,203,6702,6703,6562,364,366,6704,6251],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-48718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","category-food-home","tag-african-food","tag-asylum-seeker","tag-blue-honey","tag-cardiff","tag-eritrea","tag-eritrean","tag-oasis","tag-pop-up","tag-pop-up-restaurant","tag-refugee","tag-supper-club"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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