Stop the destitution of asylum seekers in Bristol
Bristolians who have survived human rights abuses and war and sought sanctuary in the UK are to speak out at…
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Daniella Radice commits to Bristol's Sanctuary Seekers
Bristol City of Sanctuary wants to draw your attention to this recent piece of writing by Daniella Radice about her commitment to support refugees and asylum seekers. Check out her blog piece on it here: https://daniellaformayor.wordpress.com/2012/10/02/green-mayor-commits-to-...
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Bristol Schools and Colleges of Sanctuary Successfully Launched!
What an uplifting evening at the City Academy in Bristol on 27th September for the launch of the Schools & Colleges of Sanctuary! A crowded auditorium saw a ceremony which included inspiring contributions from a range of speakers including the Guest of Honour, Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the County and…
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Matt's Blog – Talking to children about the experience of refugees
A very interesting new report, ‘The importance of contact: children’s attitudes towards refugees’, has been released by an organisation called the Employability Forum. It follows a project in London where refugees shared their experiences with children in the city’s primary and secondary schools so they could raise awareness of the…
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Matt's Blog – The Launch in Bristol of Schools and Colleges of Sanctuary
Bristol City of Sanctuary is proud to announce that on Thursday 27th of September we will be launching our new initiative, Schools and Colleges of Sanctuary in an event at the City Academy, Russell Town Avenue, Bristol,from 4.30 to 7.30pm. The Guest of Honour at the event will be Her…
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Matt's Blog – Strength through unity
Forward and I recently gave a presentation on the City of Sanctuary movement to the South West Regional Committee of Unite the Union. Following the warm reception we received we have been contacted by Unite’s Education Department and will be setting up a meeting to explore what support they may…
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Forward is running for Schools and Colleges of Sanctuary
Forward Maisokwadzo is a man with a mission. Forward is an exiled Zimbabwean journalist who is running this year’s Bristol Half Marathon to raise money for Bristol City of Sanctuary’s “Schools and Colleges of Sanctuary” project and for the Hardship Fund which supports destitute sanctuary seekers in the city.
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A New Bristol City of Sanctuary Blog
Welcome to the first entry in a new blog discussing the main issues faced by refugees and asylum seekers. Since March 2012 I have been working as the Outreach & Project Officer for Bristol City of Sanctuary- a role I enjoy and highly value. Prior to that I have…
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EDL in Bristol: Muslim community calls for peace
Written by The Editor of Bristol 24-7 on Friday, 12th of July 2012
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Bristol Globe 2012 edition out
The Bristol City of Sanctuary Group is delighted to announce that it has just published the second edition of our…
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Lorraine Ayensu
On Friday the 17th of June, Lorraine Ayensu died in her sleep after two years with a brain tumour. June…
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Migrant's Law Project
The Migrants’ Law Project offers training and advice to charities and community groups assisting asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants, to help them build their knowledge of the system their clients must negotiate. We also bring groups together to discuss issues of concern – for example, systemic failures in the system…
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Demonstration
Join us on a demonstration in support of Asylum Seekers
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Songs of Embroidered Aprons, Toy Trains and Other Things
On Tuesday the 8th May 2012 at 19.30 “Songs of Embroidered Aprons, Toy Trains and Other Things,” a collaboration between Ros Cuthbert and and Knud Stüwe, will be premièring at St. Aidan’s Church in Bristol.
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Asylum Seekers Describe the Experience of Immigration Detention as Worse than Prison
Human Rights, Detention Wrongs.
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"World Kitchen", Bristol Refugee Rights Cookery Book
This book contains some mouth watering and relatively simple recipes from some great cooks from at least 9 different countries who regularly demonstrate their skills and produce delicious food, cooking an enormous community meal on a regular basis for up to 150 people at the Drop In Centre.
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Bristol City of Sanctuary, Official Launch
On Wednesday 22nd June 2011 – Bristol held an event to celebrate its new status as a City of Sanctuary, signifying it as a place which welcomes Refugees and Asylum Seekers, offers them a place of safety and values their contribution. It was a fantastic day celebrating a multicultural Bristol,…
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First Bristol pledged support to Bristol City of Sanctuary
First Bristol Ltd, the bus network operator pledged its support to Bristol City of Sanctuary. The pledge is a bigger boost to the movement ahead of BCoS’s official launch on Wednesday 22 June 2011.