Coventry Centre Stage as Host for City of Sanctuary National Conference and AGM 2019
City of Sanctuary Network groups and their supporters will gather at a national conference in Coventry on Thursday 23rd May.…
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ESOL Development Day – 21 May, London
Following a 2018 Government consultation, the Integrated Communities Action Plan includes commitments by the Department for Education and the Home…
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Asylum and refugee quarterly data release from Office for National Statistics, for period ending December 2018
The UK offered protection – in the form of grants of asylum, alternative forms of protection and resettlement – to…
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Network Voice Meeting
The inaugural CoS Network Voice meeting took place from 12-13 April at the Penny Brohn Centre outside of Bristol. Network…
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Schools of Sanctuary Network Consultation
On Saturday 23 March, CoS volunteers and coordinators from across the Yorkshire & Humberside region joined Colleen Molloy, National Development…
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More football clubs to take part in weekend for refugees
Amnesty's Football Welcomes initiative has seen over 160 clubs in Britain signing up to take part in weekend for refugees.…
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Giraffe in Perthshire applying for the first Garden of Sanctuary Award in Scotland
Giraffe Trading, a charity and social enterprise based in Perthshire that works with young people with barriers to employment, is applying for a Garden of Sanctuary Award, which would make their Springland Plants & Walled Garden initiative the first awarded Garden of Sanctuary in Scotland.
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Wales – Nation of Sanctuary Annual Sanctuary in the Senedd
The Annual Sanctuary in the Senedd event took place on the 3rd April, and was this year sponsored by Julie…
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North East Regional Gathering 2019 – June 8th, Newcastle
The second City of Sanctuary North East Regional Gathering will be held in Newcastle on the 8th June 2019, 10am…
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Three new Schools of Sanctuary for Tees Valley of Sanctuary
Another three schools have achieved School of Sanctuary recognition in Tees Valley of Sanctuary. Acklam Grange Secondary School, Newport Primary School,…
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Lift the Ban wins award but the campaign continues – update
Congratulations to the Lift the Ban campaign for winning the Sheila McKenzie award for the best coalition campaign in 2019.…
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Rural Refugee Network Seeks Urgent Help to Recruit Friendly Landlords
The Rural Refugee Network (RRN) is a local volunteer-led and run charity that sources housing so it can help bring…
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Immigration Detention – New Report from the Home Affairs Committee
The Home Affairs Committee has published its report on immigration detention this month, following a year-long inquiry. You can find…
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Britons are More Positive than Negative about Immigration’s Impact on Britain
Perceptions over the impact immigration has had on Britain are on balance positive and are stable compared with two years…
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University of Sanctuary in the spotlight at an international conference
Our University of Sanctuary initiative was one of the innovative approaches supporting people seeking sanctuary highlighted at an international conference…
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Bookings now open for the 2019 City of Sanctuary Conference and AGM
Bookings are now open for the 2019 City of Sanctuary Conference and AGM.