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Posts Categorized: National
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North West Regional Gathering
The North West Regional Gathering was generously hosted this year by Lancashire Football Association at their County Ground & Sports…
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Lessons Not Learned: How asylum decision-making in the UK has repeatedly failed
The Home Office needs an urgent complete overhaul of its systems to avoid another imminent major immigration scandal, according to a report about its approach to processing immigration applications.
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Platforma Festival 1 – 27 October 2019 Across Kent & Medway
Platforma is a biennial festival that spotlights local and national work about displacement and migration. Each edition of the festival…
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City of Sanctuary staff join the climate protest action
The City of Sanctuary UK staff team joined the climate strike today in solidarity with young people around the world…
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Sanctuary in Parliament- Postponed
With the increasing political uncertainty at Westminster, we have decided to postpone this year’s Sanctuary in Parliament. We remain committed to holding…
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Lichfield to join the City of Sanctuary network!
30 people representing groups and organisations from Lichfield and District came together on Monday 9th September and signed a declaration…
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Newcastle University launches Sanctuary Scholarships
Newcastle University has announced it will be awarding three scholarships to people seeking sanctuary to study at the university. The…
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Opportunity to join Exiled Writers Ink Mentoring Scheme
Exiled Writers Ink has an opportunity for writers who have been forced to live in exile and for people who…
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Open letter to the Home Secretary
City of Sanctuary has joined over 35 organisations who have signed an open letter to the new Home Secretary, Priti…
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‘Celebrating Our Resilience’ Event
Celebrating Our Resilience event is hosted by the Survivors Speak Out group and Refugee Allies, who invite you to an evening of friendship and solidarity, celebrating the resilience of celebrating the resilience of those re-building their lives after persecution, and marking the UN international day in support of victims of torture.
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Memories from My Land – Piano piece released in support of City of Sanctuary
Internationally renowned classical pianist Margaret Fingerhut is launching the track ‘Memories from My Land’ to raise funds for City of…
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North East Regional Gathering comes to Newcastle
On Saturday 8th June 2019, forty people across the North East came together to learn from one another through sharing…
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City of Sanctuary-inspired choir to perform during Refugee Week 2019
Following a successful crowdfunding campaign, a Durham based refugee-led music project is touring the UK this year. Their first stop…
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2019 Annual Conference and AGM Report
Report on 2019 City of Sanctuary Annual Conference and AGM
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Pizza Shop Heroes: Refugee Actors Take Centre Stage
Phosphoros Theatre, a leading refugee company based in London, recognised as a Theatre of Sanctuary back in April 2019, are touring…