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…
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.
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…
Written by The Editor of Bristol 24-7 on Friday, 12th of July 2012
The Bristol City of Sanctuary Group is delighted to announce that it has just published the second edition of our…
On Friday the 17th of June, Lorraine Ayensu died in her sleep after two years with a brain tumour. June…
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…
Join us on a demonstration in support of Asylum Seekers
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.
Human Rights, Detention Wrongs.
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.
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,…
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.
On Wednesday 22nd 2June this year, Bristol will hold 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. This event marks the beginning of the next…
Bristolians who have survived human rights abuses and war and sought sanctuary in the UK are to speak out at an event commemorating International Human Rights Day.
A musical hero from Zimbabwe is making a whistle stop tour of Bristol to support the plight of refugees from…
Asylum-seekers based in Bristol who are left destitute by gaps in the asylum process will now be able to find alternative accommodation thanks two houses donated to Bristol Hospitality Network (BHN), and a network of local people offering a spare room.
The Bristol group was sucessfully launched on Thursday 23rd October with a public meeting attended by people from across Bristol and farther afield including the deputy Chief Executive of the City Council, representatives of refugee organisations and faith communities. We were inspired by Craig Barnett as we enthused about saying…