City of Sanctuary North West Regional gathering
The second Regional Meeting of City of Sanctuary groups in the North West will take place on Wednesday, October 17th from…
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North East Regional Gathering – October 27th 2018
The City of Sanctuary North East Regional Gathering will be held in Durham on the 27th October 2018, 10am – 3pm, at the…
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New Resource on NHS Health Charges
Asylum matters has produced a short and very useful briefing primarily for frontline orgs/ groups to help clarify entitlements and…
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Call for Cities of Sanctuary to support the UNHCR’s solidarity statement World Refugee Day
Cities #WithRefugees
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#StandUpForAsylum – Take Action Now
Thank you to our partner Refugee Action for their additional #StandUpForAsylum content in relation to their campaign push on reforming…
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City of Sanctuary National Conference and AGM 2018 – A Snapshot and full notes
By Tiffy Allen
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Waiting in the Dark: Refugee Action Report on Asylum Decision-Making
Refugee Action has just launched a report, Waiting in the dark: how the asylum system dehumanises, disempowers and damages, as part…
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The Integrated Communities Strategy Consultation
The Government has recently published an Integrated Communities Strategy green paper which sets out the vision for “building strong integrated communities where people – whatever their background – live, work, learn and socialise together, based on shared rights, responsibilities and opportunities.” While the emphasis of the strategy was on the need for…
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Save the Date – 2018 City of Sanctuary Conference and AGM
Our 2018 Conference and AGM will be held on 15th May 2018 at Newcastle Civic Centre.
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Refugee Family Reunion: Oxfam & Refugee Council Report and Campaign Action Ahead of Second Reading of Refugee Family Reunion Bill
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…
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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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“DignityNotDestitution” Sanctuary in Parliament 2017
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New Report: “Living in Limbo: The Life of Refused Asylum Seekers in Northern Ireland”
NICRAS Report – Living in Limbo: The Life of Refused Asylum Seekers in Northern Ireland
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Get Involved: Calling on CoS Groups to Contact their MPs on Asylum Issues
Asylum Matters is calling on all City of Sanctuary groups to join up with other local groups working to support refugees and people seeking asylum to contact their MPs in the post-election period.
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Refugees Welcome? APPG on Refugees Report on the experience of new refugees in the UK.
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees reported last month after an investigation into the experience of new refugees in…
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A Great British Welcome
A Great British Welcome is the UN Refugee Agency's series of stories profiling people across the UK who are supporting refugees.