New Survey: Living on asylum support
On 15th June the Home Office implemented an interim increase to asylum support of £1.85 per week.
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Network conversation – report from the first facilitated conversation.
The City of Sanctuary UK South West coordinator Nikki Walters facilitated the first City of Sanctuary network conversation on Zoom…
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The Covid Summer Food Fund
Raising awareness and uptake - temporary extension to free school meals for some families with no recourse to public funds:
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Wake Up Call – new report on the failings of asylum accommodation and support contracts
City of Sanctuary Sheffield and Tees Valley of Sanctuary were two of 42 organisations who co-published Wake Up Call - a new report that sets…
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Successful City of Sanctuary AGM held online!
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New Resources and Webinar training for Volunteers, English language learners and conversation clubs
The Volunteers, English language learners and conversation clubs set of resources are now available.
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Sanctuary Stories Online – seeking your stories for the second video challenge!
Collaborative film-making during lockdown - July challenge
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Sanctuary Ambassadors host online event to imagine the potential of Wales as a nation of sanctuary
City of Sanctuary and the British Red Cross organised an online event to highlight the experiences and challenges faced by…
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UNHCR Global Trends Report – numbers of displaced people doubled in last decade
UNHCR’s annual Global Trends report was published today. It shows that as of the end of 2019, 79.5 million people were displaced. …
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Everyone out? Preventing evictions from asylum accommodation into homelessness during COVID-19
Asylum Matters and NACCOM have produced a joint policy paper on the situation for people living in asylum accommodation who face…
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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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Event for Widening Access and Participation Professionals in Scotland
Online Event: Exploring Access to Higher Education in Scotland for Refugees and People Seeking Asylum
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Sea Rescue organizations, Mayors and civil society movements launch a network calling for a fundamental change in European migration policy
Europe, 20 June 2020 - On the 20th of June, the World Refugee day, just a few days before Germany…
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Infographic on the global impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on refugees.
For World Refugee Day and everyday we express solidarity with all those affected by the terrible pandemic and share this…
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Writers and Musicians support Refugee Tales 2020 online from 3 to 5 July
Refugee Tales 2020 is taking place online from 3 to 5 July. Evening events over 3 days have hosts such as…
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“Beyond Belief” – Home Office Asylum Interviews Reveal a Culture Tainted by Prejudgement
Freedom from Torture today publishes a new report "Beyond Belief" on the experience of the asylum interview for torture survivors…