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…
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City leaders urge Home Secretary to allow asylum seekers to work
Representatives of the UK’s 10 biggest cities outside London have today written to the Home Secretary asking him to let…
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NACCOM Happy to Host Convention for Hosts, Guests & Coordinators
On 13th July, NACCOM is running ‘Happy To Host’, a one day convention for hosts, guests and coordinators as well…
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Lord Dubs among the recipients of Sanctuary Champion Award 2019
City of Sanctuary Chair and Honorary President Sabir Zazai presented Lord Alf Dubs, acclaimed international pianist Margaret Fingerhurt and human…
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Lift the Ban Days of Action in June
To keep momentum and increase the pressure on decision-makers to make policy change, Lift the Ban has proposed Days of…
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How City of Sanctuary came to the rescue
By Nina Kaye, one of the Administrators at Epsom Refugee Network & Co-Founder of Refugees At Home
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Coventry Centre Stage as Host for City of Sanctuary National Conference and AGM 2019
City of Sanctuary Network groups and their supporters will gather at a national conference in Coventry on Thursday 23rd May.…
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Giraffe in Perthshire applying for the first Garden of Sanctuary Award in Scotland
Giraffe Trading, a charity and social enterprise based in Perthshire that works with young people with barriers to employment, is applying for a Garden of Sanctuary Award, which would make their Springland Plants & Walled Garden initiative the first awarded Garden of Sanctuary in Scotland.
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Wales – Nation of Sanctuary Annual Sanctuary in the Senedd
The Annual Sanctuary in the Senedd event took place on the 3rd April, and was this year sponsored by Julie…
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Three new Schools of Sanctuary for Tees Valley of Sanctuary
Another three schools have achieved School of Sanctuary recognition in Tees Valley of Sanctuary. Acklam Grange Secondary School, Newport Primary School,…
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Britons are More Positive than Negative about Immigration’s Impact on Britain
Perceptions over the impact immigration has had on Britain are on balance positive and are stable compared with two years…
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Civil society report raises concerns about the discriminatory practices against asylum seeking women in the UK
Women seeking sanctuary in the UK face challenges of discrimination and violence, a new report by a group of civil…
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New Report ’Seeking Asylum. Women’s Experiences of Home Office Decision Making, Destitution and Mental Health Issues’.
A group of West Midlands grassroots projects, led mainly by people with lived experience, working with Refugee Rights Europe, launched…
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Far From the Home I Love – £9000 already raised after five moving piano concerts!
Internationally acclaimed pianist Margaret Fingerhut is one month into her Far From the Home I Love piano series fundraiser tour. Five…
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Prisoners of Conscience keen to see CoS groups become referral agencies
Prisoners of Conscience (PoC) is looking for City of Sanctuary groups who are interested to become referral agencies and refer prisoners of conscience to the agency for financial support. They support people including refugees and asylum seekers in the UK. PoC is the only agency in the UK making grants…
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Wales – Nation of Sanctuary – Welsh Government Launch Refugee & Asylum Seeker Plan
Welsh Government Launch Refugee & Asylum Seeker Plan