Solidarity and compassion for the people of Afghanistan
City of Sanctuary is horrified by the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan.
News
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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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The cost of living crisis: an ambassador’s perspective
I panic at the thought of winter. I will have to make so many terrifying choices.
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My name is Kateryna. This is my story…
I lived in Kyiv, Ukraine for 10 years, I have been building my medical career and was successful. I worked…
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Calling on Local Authorities to Fight the #AntiRefugeeLaws
In April 2022, the Nationality and Borders Bill passed in the UK Parliament, turning the anti-refugee Bill into the anti-refugee laws.…
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Fill the Skies With Hope
The next Together With Refugees day of action is Friday 23 September: Fill the Skies with Hope.
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Eritrea – a fact sheet
This fact sheet was kindly shared with City of Sanctuary as a useful resource for all groups to help build…
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Afghan families must be reunited.
Afghan families must be reunited. The government must not break its promise.
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London welcomes refugees
We are working with a whopping 17 out of 32 London boroughs. That means over half of all London boroughs…
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Linton-on-Ouse accommodation centre plan is scrapped!
My name is Nicola and I'm the Chair of Ripon City of Sanctuary.
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Refugees Welcome at Brighton Pride
Brighton is a proud City of Sanctuary, that means everyone is welcome.
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Together With Refugees Day of Action: 23 September
SAVE THE DATE. Friday 23rd September: the next Together With Refugees Day of Action - together we will take a…
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St Albans Council looking to become a Council of Sanctuary
Another council embracing welcome and rejecting hostility.
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What would a safe, accessible, effective asylum system look like?
JCWI have put together this excellent alternative to hostility and division pushed by politicians:
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A warm welcome to Arooba, our new Sanctuary Ambassador Coordinator
A very warm welcome to Arooba Hameed who is joining the City of Sanctuary UK team as our new part-time…
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Join our team: Regional Coordinator for Yorkshire, Humberside & the North East
We are very excited to announce that we are currently recruiting for the role of Regional Coordinator for Yorkshire, Humberside and…
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University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University are now both Universities of Sanctuary
The University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University have been jointly awarded University of Sanctuary status in recognition of their…
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My name is Comfort. This is my story…
My name is Comfort. This Bible belonged to my father, it is the only thing I have left of him…