Asylum Matters is seeking a Campaigns Project Manager for Yorkshire and Humberside
Refugees welcome here
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…
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…
Part 1: What Groups Have Done
Q4 2017 Asylum Stats
Our 2018 Conference and AGM will be held on 15th May 2018 at Newcastle Civic Centre.
Here is a new opportunity for City of Sanctuary groups to connect and communicate with others. The possibilities include recruitment, information sharing referrals, learning etc.
The health charging regulations as part of the Home Office "Hostile Environment" Policy is having a huge impact on some migrant groups and refused asylum seekers including pregnant women, children and destitute people with chronic illnesses such as diabetes and asthma. The policy is inhumane, threatens public health and may…
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Young Orchestras CIC is seeking to appoint someone to work on a freelance basis for approximately 35 days to co-ordinate …
The Refugee Council, British Red Cross, Amnesty International and others are campaigning to change the UK’s restrictive rules on refugee family reunion. Currently, family reunion for adult refugees is limited to their partner and children under the age of 18. For child refugees, there is no right to bring any family members to the…
According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) data, the world is now witnessing the highest levels of forced displacement on…
The UNHCR website now features an article about City of Sanctuary - you can read it here
The Grange is a Home of Sanctuary near Swaffham in West Norfolk where refugees and asylum seekers from different parts…