Oxford City Council Supports City of Sanctuary
On 6th October Oxford City Council passed a motion to support Oxford in its bid to become a ‘City of Sanctuary.'
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Your stories wanted for Weston Park Museum
Weston Park Museum is planning a display on Sheffield as a City of Sanctuary. The display will tell some of the stories of friendship and solidarity between Sheffield people and those who have sought sanctuary here over the years.
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City of Sanctuary Launch in Bradford
On Wednesday 1st October Bradford's new City of Sanctuary group held its public launch.
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Coventry City of Sanctuary Launched
On 25th September at the Coventry 'Council House' (Town Hall) Coventry's own movement to become an official City of Sanctuary was launched by the Mayor Andy Matchet.
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Refugee Action supports City of Sanctuary
National charity Refugee Action has just announced its support for the City of Sanctuary movement, offering to help develop local City of Sanctuary groups in all the areas where it works.
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Open Democracy Podcast
The online politics magazine Open Democracy recorded interviews with City of Sanctuary supporters in Sheffield for Refugee Week. You can listen and download the podcast here.
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Will you walktalk with me?
WALKTALK is a walk with a difference. Starting in
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Conference News
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.
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City of Sanctuary in London
City of Sanctuary in London has taken its first step, with an initial meeting in May and ambitious plans for…
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Open Democracy
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.
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Saving Sanctuary
"The development and expansion of the ‘City of Sanctuary' movement is
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London's Mayoral candidates in call for amnesty
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.
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London – Olympic City of Sanctuary?
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:
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Norwich City of Refuge
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.
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City of Sanctuary Goes National
City of Sanctuary is teaming up with the Refugee Council, the UK’s largest refugee organisation, to support local groups throughout the UK
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City of Sanctuary on Facebook
There is now a City of Sanctuary group on Facebook.