On the Saturday 25th June, 7pm, Stories of Sanctuary comes to Sunderland!

This summer, the North East social enterprise Citizen Songwriters are creating a performance piece to celebrate the diverse stories of sanctuary in Sunderland. From glass makers to pilgrims, from shipbuilders to recently arrived sanctuary seekers, people have been arriving and shaping the culture of Sunderland for many centuries.

The concert showcases original songs from across the North East as well as new Sunderland stories, featuring a new community choir, the musicians of the Citizen Songwriters project, along with Raghad Haddad a viola player from the National Syrian Orchestra.

Tickets are entirely free, but we kindly ask you register your name and the number of seats you'd like to reserve.

If you would like to make an optional donation to support the work we do, please go to this link: https://paypal.me/citizensongwriters

If you would like to sing in the community choir, please email us at info@citizensongwriters.org