Working with Local Authorities. Case study: Lewisham
Mayor Damien Egan and Cllr Kevin Bonavia sign a letter to government calling for the extension of the refugee resettlement…
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Working with Local Authorities. Case study: Birmingham
Five years of City of Sanctuary in Birmingham – a Local Authority perspective
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Latest Immigration Statistics
Last Thursday that Government published its third round of quarterly immigration stats for 2020. It showed that the number of…
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Notes and Video from On-Line Befriending
99 people from all over the UK registered for the Befriending Facilitated Conversation on 24th Nov.
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Widening Access Good Practice Examples from Scottish Universities
On Wednesday the 2nd of December, SCAPP (Scotland's Community of Access and Participation Practitioners) and Universities of Sanctuary jointly held…
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Hull Clinical Commissioning Group plan for Sanctuary award to support refugees
The NHS body, Hull Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), is drawing up plans to become a 'Sanctuary CCG', with officials aiming…
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Speed Friending Event – 9 December 6.30 – 8pm
We are excited to have teamed up with the TimePeace Slack Community to run a special Speed Friending Event on…
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City of Sanctuary UK Guide to Use of Language
Words are powerful. Words can heal, hurt, hinder, humiliate and humble. We take language very seriously at City of Sanctuary UK and acknowledge that language evolves and our understanding of certain words change over time.
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Libraries of Sanctuary featured in a professional magazine for librarians
An informative and educative article explaining the role of Libraries of Sanctuary in welcoming communities was featured in the Library…
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Bath becomes a ‘University of Sanctuary’
The University of Bath has been recognised as a University of Sanctuary in recognition of its students and staff efforts…
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New Report: The Long Road to Reunion
The Long Road to Reunion from the British Red Cross looks at the challenges faced by refugee families in reaching a…
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Call for MPs to attend Westminster #LiftTheBan debate
The Lift the Ban coalition campaign has secured a Westminster Hall Debate on the right to work this Wednesday 18th November…
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Facilitated Conversation on Sports, Arts and mental health
City of Sanctuary UK will be hosting a Facilitated Conversation on the topic “Using Sports & Arts to support mental…
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Sanctuary in Scotland: guidance on refugee issues for faith groups in Scotland
Scottish Faiths Action for Refugees has published a new guidance document: Sanctuary in Scotland is a guide providing information on refugee…
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Widening Participation in HE in Scotland
Interested in Refugees' access to Higher Education in Scotland?
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Notes, Videos from University of Sanctuary 2020 Conference
This year the University of Sanctuary conference was an ambitious two day programme of online workshops and webinars which covered…