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High Court rules the Rwanda plan is lawful
The High Court has ruled government's inhumane Rwanda plan lawful - disappointing news, but resistance does NOT stop here. The claimants Detention Action and Care4Calais will appeal.
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Bristol City of Sanctuary April 2023 Newsletter
https://mailchi.mp/ccb6a9c8f6ce/bristol-city-of-sanctuary-february-march-newsletter-8123011
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First Bus Increases Vital Tickets
Since 2016, First Bus have been generously match funding bus tickets each month, with each ticket going to people seeking…
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Building a Culture of Welcome – Write Up
On the 7th of September, we were honoured to be joined by over 100 people to launch our three year…
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Building a Culture of Welcome
On Wednesday 7th September, Bristol City of Sanctuary is launching their three year strategy at the Great Hall in Wills…
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Afghanistan: One Year On
It's been a year since we watched in horror as the Taliban took over Kabul. Responding to public demand for a compassionate humanitarian response, the UK Government under promised and then under delivered. Despite pledges of sanctuary from them, we have resettled relatively few people fleeing the country; in fact,…
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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…
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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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City of Bristol College Dig Deep to Raise Money
We are incredibly grateful to the students on ESOL courses at City of Bristol College for fundraising for our small…
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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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Stories from our Community: Nathalie
Nathalie Jaifar is Kurdish and French and moved to Bristol when she was 8 years old. Previously a trustee of…
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Hundreds Gather Against Nationality and Borders Bill
Photo credit: Claudia
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Bristol Refugee Festival Returns
A huge thank you to Bristol Refugee Festival for sharing the information below. We can't wait for the festival this year, celebrating connection and looking at Healing Through Community.
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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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Stories From Our Community: Baher
Each month, we are asking people from our community to speak about the importance of welcome and sanctuary. This month,…
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Bristol Shows its Heart
An account of our Show Your Heart event written by our campaigns intern, Lauren Brown