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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Hospitality not Hostility: Refugee Week action
The Together With Refugees coalition have launched a new community campaign, Hospitality not Hostility, to show the widespread opposition to…
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Welcome to Leyla, our new Wales Coordinator
A very warm welcome to Leyla Beattie who is joining the City of Sanctuary UK team as our new Wales…
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Posters and colouring-in for Refugee Week
In readiness for Refugee Week we have prepared some posters and banners which you can download, print, colour-in or use…
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Refugee Ban Bill: the fight is not over
The Refugee Ban Bill has been approved by our MPs - but the right is not yet over. If passed,…
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Refugee Week 2023 is coming!
Refugee Week is a UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. This year's…
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Our new range of t-shirts, tote bags and art prints.
We are incredibly excited to share our new stunning range of slogan t-shirts, tote bags and art prints featuring beautiful…
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Building solidarity locally: Responding to hostility
Responding to far right attacks - some practical tips for local organisations
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The power of lived experience in creating welcome
My name is Yusuf Çiftçi and I am the City of Sanctuary UK Co-Chair. I know that if we are…
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The UK’s first women’s Football Club of Sanctuary
Holbeck Moor FC women’s team in Leeds have just been awarded with the Football Club of Sanctuary award.
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Celebrating sanctuary in London
Earlier this month we were joined in London by City of Sanctuary groups, partners and awarded organisations to celebrate all…
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The UK’s first Methodist Churches of Sanctuary
Huge congratulations to the first Methodist churches in Britain to achieve Church of Sanctuary status.
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Take action against the new ban on the human right to claim asylum
Today this government made an announcement setting out changes to the asylum system. The starkest and most significant change is…
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New Asylum questionnaire: OISC’s position
The government has announced that in an attempt to cut the asylum backlog, they will be sending questionnaires to people…
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Take action this Mother’s Day: Families Belong Together
Mother’s Day in on March 19th. This year stand up for all mums - and against the unfair rules which…
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One year on: How City of Sanctuary stepped up to help Ukraine
Friday marks 1 year since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Thousands of people have been killed and millions have been uprooted…
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City of Sanctuary’s impact in 2022
I'm Siân, and as the Chief Officer at City of Sanctuary UK I have the absolute pleasure and privilege to…