People representing groups from over 20 towns and cities, from Glasgow to Portsmouth, came to our first City of Sanctuary national conference on 4th June to share ideas about how to build their own local Cities (or Towns or Villages) of Sanctuary.
City of Sanctuary in London has taken its first step, with an initial meeting in May and ambitious plans for…
Over the next fortnight the online magazine 'Open Democracy' is working with City of Sanctuary to produce a series of articles and podcasts on the experiences of people seeking sanctuary in the UK. You can read, listen, and participate in the discussion at opendemocracy.net.
"The development and expansion of the ‘City of Sanctuary' movement is
All four major candidates for London Mayor have recently backed the proposals of the Strangers into Citizens campaign for an 'earned pathway into citizenship' for undocumented migrants, including refused asylum-seekers.
The New Statesman has published an article by Donna Covey, Chief Executive of the Refugee Council, outlining the support they would like to see from London Mayoral candidates, which includes:
In 2007 Norwich became the first UK city to join the International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN). Through this scheme, Norwich offers residency to politically exiled writers who have been denied freedom of speech in their home countries.
City of Sanctuary is teaming up with the Refugee Council, the UK’s largest refugee organisation, to support local groups throughout the UK
There is now a City of Sanctuary group on Facebook.
At the launch of Refugee Week launch on 18th June, the Mayor of Sheffield announced that the City Council has pledged its support for City of Sanctuary. Sheffield has now become the first UK city to make a public commitment to welcoming asylum-seekers and refugees - the first 'City of…
This is a new initiative of the Citizens Organising Foundation to conduct a nationwide review of the asylum system.
This is an important new campaign by the Citizens Organising Foundation for a pathway into citizenship for thousands of undocumented workers, including refused asylum-seekers, who have made new lives in the UK. More information is available on the Stangers into Citizens website.