Solidarity and compassion for the people of Afghanistan
City of Sanctuary is horrified by the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan.
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#TogetherWithRefugees – Time to Mobilise
We know this is a difficult time for all of us who support and work with people seeking sanctuary. We…
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Join us & 240+ others in #TogetherWithRefugees
Together With Refugees is a new coalition campaign which launched on the 10th May. The campaign is calling for a better…
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Together we will Stand Up for Sanctuary!
City of Sanctuary Response to the Immigration Plan
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Celebrating Sanctuary Launch April 19th
Celebrating Sanctuary is our facilitated conversation at 10.00am on April 19th to launch Celebrating Sanctuary Week.
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Celebrating Sanctuary Online– 19th to 25th April
Celebrating Sanctuary – Week of online events (19th April to 25th April)
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Please Act on the Humanitarian Crisis in the Barracks
Following the December 2020 action to close the ex army barracks housing hundreds of people seeking sanctuary, there have been…
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Stand up for Sanctuary
In 2015, in response to the heart-breaking image of Alan Kurdi, a three year old Syrian boy who drowned in…
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Solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter
City of Sanctuary UK stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement in calling for justice and the need…
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Guidance on Coronavirus
Photo by CDC on Unsplash
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University of Sanctuary conference a huge success
Last week we held our fourth annual Universities of Sanctuary Conference hosted by the University of Edinburgh.
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Make this Valentine’s Day really count
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Avoid the naff gimmicks this year and instead do something that really matters.
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Welcome to the UK’s third Maternity Project of Sanctuary
The Happy Baby Community supports mothers and their babies in London who have been forced to flee violence or trafficking.
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There are now two Colleges of Sanctuary in West Yorkshire
Keighley College in West Yorkshire knows that the UK should be a place of hope not hostility.
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Aston University is now a University of Sanctuary
Huge congratulations to Aston University, the newest awarded University of Sanctuary.
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A warm welcome to Stepheni, our new Wales Coordinator
A very warm welcome to Stepheni Kays who is joining the City of Sanctuary UK team as our new Wales…
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Events and training in 2023
Throughout 2022 we held over fifty events, from safeguarding workshops to support and best practice sharing for schools, universities and…
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University of Winchester gains University of Sanctuary reaccreditation
The University of Winchester has been reaccredited as a University of Sanctuary. This is recognition of its ongoing efforts to…
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Hampshire Libraries is now a Library Service of Sanctuary
This group of librarians have just done something incredible. Hampshire Libraries is now a Library Service of Sanctuary. That means…
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Take action: Channel tragedy and the need for safe routes
No one ever should be forced to risk their life to reach sanctuary.
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Changes to the asylum system – our response
Today this government made an announcement setting out changes to the asylum system. The starkest and most significant change is…
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My first Christmas in the UK… A Ukrainian’s perspective
Christmas can be a time for coming together, but for refugee and people seeking sanctuary it can be a reminder…
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Lambeth is London’s newest Borough of Sanctuary
Lambeth is now London's second Borough of Sanctuary.
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We say thank you on Volunteers Day
Thousands of ordinary people, standing in solidarity with people seeking sanctuary.
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Together we can rewrite the story of how the UK welcomes refugees…
If you're sitting comfortably, Shams is going to tell you a story...
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Double the welcome. Will you help us?
For the next seven days, your donations will be DOUBLED!