Participants to this event will go on a journey from eastern Europe, from Czech Republic, from Slovakia and from Bosnia to Newcastle, learning about what it was like to be torn from home, then travelling to a new home, before arriving on Tyneside and facing the problems and positives of a new life here. They will learn why Roma were torn from homes in the Holocaust and why they are still having to leave eastern Europe today. They will also learn what it was like to be so threatened during the war in Bosnia, that people were forced to leave home and come to Britain. At each stage, participants will be asked to reflect in groups and as individuals on how they would have felt and we will discuss what it is like to be 'torn from home'.

We will also consider what makes a home and how people lived together in harmony in Bosnia before the war, while also considering the way Roma have traditionally been marginalised in Europe and their home life has often been harder and more precarious. We will see what it is like to flee from home before genocide and how difficult it can be to return home.

Finally, we will consider the life of Roma and Bosnian immigrants on Tyneside today. What have their expereinces been like and what have they got to offer the wider community on Tyneside? For the answer to this and much more besides, come along and find out...