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
Posts Categorized: Welcome
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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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City of Sanctuary National Conference and AGM 2018 – A Snapshot and full notes
By Tiffy Allen
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What groups have done with the 1st round of Guardian grants
Part 1: What Groups Have Done
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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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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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New research from Refugee Action: English language provision
New research from Refugee Action: English language provision ‘not fit for purpose’ as refugees wait up tothree years to start lessons. This is very helpful information for City of Sanctuary supporters who are lobbying their MPs about the need for better access for asylum seekers to English classes in support…
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“Cracks in the Irish deterrent asylum system”
Asylum campaigner, John Grayson has written an insightful article on the Direct Provision (DP) system for asylum seekers in Ireland. The DP system commenced in April 2000, offering asylum seekers bed and board accommodation, and an allowance of €19.10 a week per adult, with an additional €9.60 a week per child. The…
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Colchester Borough Council approve motion to become a Borough of Sanctuary
by Maria Wilby
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Follow up on Sanctuary in Parliament III – Family Reunion
At Sanctuary in Parliament III, we heard from Steve Symonds from Amnesty International about the lack of family reunion rights…