#WeareBristol – EU Settlement Scheme
If you are an EU citizen and want to continue living in the UK, you must apply to the EU…
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The Healing Power of Food
Update: Due to lockdown, they will not be running the pop-out from Cafe Conscious and the takeaway option has changed.…
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The Pachamama Project – a Community Initiative to Fight Period Poverty
The Pachamama Project was set up by a Bristol University Student who, recognising the difficulties that many people seeking sanctuary…
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Relaunch of our Bristol City of Sanctuary Transport Fund
During the lockdown in Bristol, we made the decision to suspend our Sanctuary Transport Fund, which provides bus tickets for…
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Bristol asylum seekers urgently need accommodation
A local Charity, Bristol Hospitality Network and Bristol City Council have issued an urgent appeal to help house asylum seekers…
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Fundraising for children’s education during Covid-19
Recognising the increasing gap in accessing education between children from lower-income backgrounds and children from higher-income backgrounds, Bristol STAR have…
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The Sanctuary Scholarship at Bristol UWE
We are delighted that UWE Bristol have launched their Sanctuary Scholarship scheme, providing two scholarships for people from the asylum…
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Working Together to Change the Asylum System – Meeting with Thangam Debbonaire MP
Last Friday, representatives from across Bristol's refugee sector came together to meet Thangam Debbonaire, MP for Bristol West & Shadow…
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The Hope Virtual School
Leanne Bishop works for The HOPE Virtual School, an organisation which works to make a positive difference to the education…
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Imagine…
Today marks World Refugee Day. Our co-chair Caroline Beatty & manager Forward Maisokwadzo have produced a piece on the theme…
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Refugee Week 2020: Preparedness, inclusivity and climate migration
By Tess Humble, who works with BCoS on Climate Change and Migration and who helped to co-ordinate The Climate and…
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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…
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Finding Sanctuary in ‘Cooking’
Ali and John
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Mayor of Bristol calls for ‘A Safety Net For all’
Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol
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Building a City of Welcome, Safety and Hope
We are proud to launch Building a City of Welcome, Safety and Hope, a centralised fundraising appeal linking with five…
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We need your smartphones
In 'normal' times, Bristol provides a net of support for people seeking sanctuary (refugees and asylum seekers) in the city.…
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Working hard to provide sanctuary during the Covid-19 crisis
We are now nearly two weeks into lockdown, and organisations across the city have been busy trying to make sure…
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