Stories from our Community: Helen
Helen Kidan works for Bristol Hospitality Network and is a trustee of Bristol City of Sanctuary. She had many years…
Posts Categorized: News
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Make Bristol Your City of Sanctuary
Thanks to supporters like you, over the last decade, we have achieved a lot.
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World Refugee Day: Whoever. Wherever. Whenever. Everyone has the right to seek safety.
Today is World Refugee Day. Our Communications Officer, Anna Wardell, has written a blog to mark today looking at how…
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Is this really how we treat each other now? Our statement on the Rwanda plan
We are so relieved that the deportation flight could not take off last night. It should never have come to…
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Offshore Processing: Characterised by Punishment, Not Protection
Our intern, Daisy Robins, has written a guide to offshore processing and why we stand in opposition to the proposals…
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Bristol Shows its Heart
An account of our Show Your Heart event written by our campaigns intern, Lauren Brown
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The Tragic Situation in Ukraine
Like many, we have been shocked and saddened by the events in Ukraine. Whenever we are faced with these kinds…
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Standing up for Sanctuary
We are deeply concerned about the impact that the Nationality and Borders Bill will have if passed, and the anti-migration…
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Building Bridges Instead of Borders
Once again, forced migration has hit the headlines for tragic reasons. These past months, we have heard of the desperate…
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How the Nationality and Borders Bill will impact people’s lives in the UK
As part of our series exploring the impact of the Nationality and Borders Bill, Ashley Community Housing have written about…
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‘It takes a village to raise a baby’: The impact of the Nationality and Borders Bill on Expectant Mothers
As part of our series exploring the impact of the Nationality and Borders Bill, Project Mama have written about the…
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How the Nationality and Borders Bill Will Impact Women Seeking Sanctuary
As part of our series exploring the impact of the Nationality and Borders Bill, Refugee Women of Bristol have written…
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Fear, Shame and Destitution: The Impact of The Nationality & Borders Bill
As part of our series exploring the impact of the Nationality and Borders Bill, Borderlands, The Haven and Trauma Foundation…
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It is the Anti-Refugee Bill or to be more precise, the Anti-Asylum Seeker Bill.
It is the Anti-Refugee Bill or to be more precise, the Anti-Asylum Seeker Bill.
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Walkers Raise Over £2600 for Sanctuary Transport Fund
On Saturday 14th of August a group of people, dedicated to building a movement of welcome, walked around the centre…
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Seeking Sanctuary is a Human Right
We have become increasingly concerned at the hostile and dehumanising rhetoric from the Home Office, and the Home Secretary in…
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No One Should Be Punished for Sleeping Rough
Update 11/12/2020: There is now a UK Government and Parliament petition which, if signed by enough people, will prompt a debate…
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Standing in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter
The killing of George Floyd at the hands of the police has sent shock waves around the world. His death highlighted, again, the extent of police brutality against the black community in the USA. The global response to this terrible act has also forced us all to confront racist structures…