{"id":50866,"date":"2019-11-12T13:45:18","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T13:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=50866"},"modified":"2019-11-12T13:45:18","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T13:45:18","slug":"share-a-sunday-meal-with-refugees-with-local-welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2019\/11\/12\/share-a-sunday-meal-with-refugees-with-local-welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Share a Sunday meal with refugees and build your community spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rediscover the importance of sharing a meal with Local Welcome, developing strong links between residents and refugees through Sunday lunches<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Untitled-design-7.png\" alt=\"Plate of homemade Lebanese food\" class=\"wp-image-51033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Untitled-design-7.png 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Untitled-design-7-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Untitled-design-7-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Untitled-design-7-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Untitled-design-7-100x75.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Untitled-design-7.png\" alt=\"Plate of homemade Lebanese food\" class=\"wp-image-51033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Untitled-design-7.png 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Untitled-design-7-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Untitled-design-7-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Untitled-design-7-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Untitled-design-7-100x75.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>There&#8217;s nothing better to cheer up and get to know people than creating a homemade dish together &#8211; and sharing it!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow a range of step-by-step recipes while enjoying open-hearted conversations as&nbsp;Local Welcome&nbsp;gets you involved in your community with their <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"residents-refugee meals (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.localwelcome.org\/cardiff\" target=\"_blank\">residents-refugee meals<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;organisation&nbsp;holds weekly Sunday meals at&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"at&nbsp;the&nbsp;Oasis Centre (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/481740029222172\/?acontext=%7B%22action_history%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22page%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22page_upcoming_events_card%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A[]%7D]%22%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D\" target=\"_blank\">Oasis Centre<\/a>, where 10 refugees are invited to eat with 10 local people, who join for \u00a35. This aims to create a sense of community and inclusion in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Building a community often starts with shared food, as it is&nbsp;an easy way&nbsp;to bring together people from different paths.&nbsp;Local Welcome strongly believes in&nbsp;that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFood is universal,\u201d said&nbsp;Claire Brown, Local Welcome&#8217;s communication officer.&nbsp;\u201cCooking and eating together is one of the best things about being human, it&#8217;s a language we all share.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As small chats lead to deeper discussions, all the while preparing food, members evolve from strangers to friends. Claire said, \u201cAt our meals people can relax and be themselves, there&#8217;s no pressure &#8211; just an opportunity to get to know a stranger and make friends.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Untitled-design-4-1-416x312.png\" alt=\"Fried diced potatoes and an egg\" data-id=\"51034\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?attachment_id=51034\" class=\"wp-image-51034\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Untitled-design-4-1-416x312.png\" alt=\"Fried diced potatoes and an egg\" data-id=\"51034\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?attachment_id=51034\" class=\"wp-image-51034\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Untitled-design-5-1-416x312.png\" alt=\"Ingredients chopped to prepare homemade lebanese fattoush\" data-id=\"51037\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?attachment_id=51037\" class=\"wp-image-51037\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Untitled-design-5-1-416x312.png\" alt=\"Ingredients chopped to prepare homemade lebanese fattoush\" data-id=\"51037\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?attachment_id=51037\" class=\"wp-image-51037\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Untitled-design-6-416x312.png\" alt=\"Homemade lebanese fattoush\" data-id=\"51036\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?attachment_id=51036\" class=\"wp-image-51036\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/Untitled-design-6-416x312.png\" alt=\"Homemade lebanese fattoush\" data-id=\"51036\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?attachment_id=51036\" class=\"wp-image-51036\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Follow step-by-step recipes and discover food from around the world (here, some Lebanese dishes: <em>batata wa beid <\/em>and <em>fattoush<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone is welcomed in this&nbsp;rising community: from team leaders, involving a bit more dedication, to support members, offering to be there one meal a month, and the one-time-only members.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>James Little, a member,&nbsp;wrote on&nbsp;Facebook, \u201cThe important thing is that if you eat food, and enjoy talking to people, then you&#8217;ve got the skills to contribute to this model!\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If\u00a0some\u00a0organisations\u00a0struggle\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/food\/cardiff-foodbank-releases-its-annual-reverse-advent-calendar\" target=\"_blank\">with the Christmas spirit<\/a>, Claire said,\u00a0\u201cOur meals consistently sell out, so demand is already high!\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She added, &#8220;While people think of Christmas as a time to reach out to others, our meals enable people to do this all year.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\">Projects&nbsp;trying to develop links&nbsp;in&nbsp;communities involving refugees&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/culture\/cardiffs-riverside-community-develops-its-long-term-cultural-hub\" target=\"_blank\">gained&nbsp;popularity<\/a>&nbsp;in Cardiff this past year. Food&nbsp;events continue to prove&nbsp;it is a&nbsp;useful medium, from Syrian families&nbsp;in Aberystwyth&nbsp;launching&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-47614556\" target=\"_blank\">their pop-up restaurant<\/a>&nbsp;to more intimate&nbsp;communities created by&nbsp;Local Welcome.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Claire concludes, \u201cThey&#8217;re very fun and the people of Cardiff keep coming back week after week.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rediscover the importance of sharing a meal with Local Welcome, befriending residents and refugees during Sunday lunches<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":272,"featured_media":51032,"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":[36,207],"tags":[3783,5838,250,6888,3102,6889,266,6890],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-50866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-no-logo","category-no-logo-home","tag-community-action","tag-community-engagement","tag-cooking","tag-integration","tag-local-community","tag-local-welcome","tag-refugees","tag-sunday-meal"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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