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The FA facilitates Refugees and Football Network Group
The Football Association (FA) are spearheading efforts to set up a Refugees and Football Network Group across England. The FA is the governing body of association football in England. The network meets quarterly to ‘learn, embed and share’ experiences of using football as a vehicle for refugee integration.
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Growing Better Lives conference embraces Gardens of Sanctuary
The UK is full of gardens, farms, city farms and other growing spaces. Imagine if more and more of them…
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Goal Click: Refugees Project
Goal Click is a global photography project that helps people understand each other and the world through football and amazing stories. Goal…
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An inspiring film of how Sanctuary Seekers found Sanctuary in football.
https://grabyo.com/g/v/1nLQnEFPMx8
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City of Sanctuary UK 2018 Conference and AGM
Bookings are now open for the 2018 City of Sanctuary Conference and AGM. Full details can be found here
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Local elections in England are taking place on Thursday 3rd May 2018. Make sure your candidates are ready to champion the rights of people seeking sanctuary!
Asylum Matters have produced a short document to help supporters ensure their candidates are ready to champion the rights of people seeking sanctuary.
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Scottish Refugee Council New Telephone Helpline
Scottish Refugee Council is launching a new telephone helpline for people across Scotland looking for advice and information on refugee…
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Asylum Matters are gathering evidence on the impact of asylum support rates
Asylum Matters are gathering evidence on the impact of asylum support rates. They have had a good response so far…
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The Integrated Communities Strategy Consultation
The Government has recently published an Integrated Communities Strategy green paper which sets out the vision for “building strong integrated communities where people – whatever their background – live, work, learn and socialise together, based on shared rights, responsibilities and opportunities.” While the emphasis of the strategy was on the need for…
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Asylum Matters is seeking a Campaigns Project Manager for Yorkshire and Humberside
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Sutton4Sanctuary teams up with Sutton for Peace and Justice to hold public meeting.
Refugees welcome here
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Recruitment: Asylum Matters Seeking Advisory Group Member
Asylum Matters is looking for up to three new members to join our Advisory Group and help inform the strategic direction of the project and our advocacy and campaigning work. As a project aimed at facilitating partnerships and joint campaigning action at local and national levels, we are particularly interested…
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CALL FOR EVIDENCE: Impact of living on asylum support rates
At the beginning of February, the Government increased the level of asylum support (Section 95) by 80p weekly - from £36.95 to £37.75. This is the first time that support levels have been raised since 2015. However, in that same year, the Government also reduced support levels for children from…
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What groups have done with the 1st round of Guardian grants
Part 1: What Groups Have Done
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Latest Asylum Statistics Q4 2017
Q4 2017 Asylum Stats