Norfolk Knitters and Stitchers to Make A Quilt for Every Bed at The Grange
The Grange is a Home of Sanctuary near Swaffham in West Norfolk where refugees and asylum seekers from different parts…
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Gardens of Sanctuary presented at the Real Farming Conference
Updated to add: There is now a Gardens of Sanctuary website where you can find out more information on this stream of work.
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The Distance We Have Travelled
The Distance We Have Travelled tells the story of best friends Amina and Khaalid and their journey to seek acceptance…
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Launch of national resource pack on refugee mental health at conference in Leeds
A new resource pack for people who come into contact with refugees and asylum seekers as part of their work…
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Latest on the campaign to boycott the school census
Last week the Department for Education published stats on nationality and country of birth data. They show that schools failed to collect…
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Initial Accommodation in Derby – Example of a Self-Catering Model
Laverstoke Court in Derby will be opening in mid-January as an Initial Accommodation Centre for up to 225 asylum-seekers. Urban Housing Services, acting on behalf of G4S, will be running the site and recruitment is underway to staff the centre. It will be self-catering with residents receiving £35 per week on an ASPEN card to…
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Leicester CoS are recruiting for Co-ordinator Finance and Administration Officer
Leicester CoS are recruiting for a Co-ordinator
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NACCOM & Focus on Destitution Among Asylum-Seekers in Guardian Charity Appeal
The themes of this year’s Guardian and Observer charity appeal are youth homelessness and destitution among asylum seekers. These are overlapping causes which are…
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“Post Grant Appointment Service” to Facilitate ‘Move-On’ of New Refugees
The Home Office and Department for Work and Pensions had come together in December 2016 to roll out an assisted service to support new refugees to transition from asylum support to mainstream benefits. This was known as the ‘Warm Handover’ Service and was piloted in the North East and Yorkshire…
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“DignityNotDestitution” Sanctuary in Parliament 2017
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Successful Guardian Grant Applicants Announced
We are very excited to announce the successful applicants of the second round of Guardian Grants! After the launch of…
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The Wedding!
Gecko is an award winning and internationally acclaimed physical theatre company touring nationally and internationally. Striving to make their work…
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Nominations Open for the UNHCR Refugee Women of the Year
The Women on the Move Awards recognise and celebrate women who have migrated or fled persecution
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“We are still here” – Report from Women for Refugee Women
Last month, a new report from Women for Refugee Women was published - We are still here: the continued detention of women seeking asylum in Yarls Wood, Bedfordshire.
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Will Your MP Support a New EDM for a Time Limit on Detention?
Catherine West MP for Hornsey & Wood Green has tabled an Early Day Motion calling for a time limit on immigration detention. The UK is the only country in Europe without a time limit on detention. You can help by contacting your own MP to ask them to support EDM…
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New Data Protection Law to Limit Privacy and Data Protection Rights of Migrants
Campaigners from Liberty and JCWI have warned that a clause smuggled into the Government’s new data protection law would create a two-tier, racially discriminatory data protection regime and undermine millions of people’s privacy rights. The widespread sharing of personal data collected by frontline agencies with the Home Office is the…