Refuge of the occupied sahrawi people. Haima tents on the Zurriola Beach

April 9-10

Western Sahara. An occupied people. A people confined to harsh desert exile. A people who live with dignity. Hospitable. Creative. Supportive. Hopeful. Fighters. A people twinned with our city, our people...

For a few days, Haima or Bedouin tents on the Zurriola Beach will create an extension of the refugee camps where the Sahrawi people live in exile. A place of refuge and shelter forming a seedbed of peace shared by the sands of the desert and those of our coast. Haimas on the Hospitality, Refuge, Culture and Traditions of the Sahrawi people, others demanding respect of human rights, or looking at the history of our twinning, cooperation...

Gastronomy, exhibitions, screenings, music, Arabic writing, henna hand painting, and talks with people who fight to achieve respect of human rights for the Sahrawi people...