Colleges of Sanctuary at the #CollegeExpo22 Scotland We are delighted to be hosted once again by Scotland’s College Development Network, this time as part of their annual College Expo. We will talk about the aims of the Colleges of Sanctuary Stream. Find out more and register your place here.
An Inspiring year of Schools of Sanctuary
Earlier this month, schools and supporters of the network from across the UK joined together online to learn more about and celebrate the INSPIRATIONAL efforts of the Schools of Sanctuary network over the past academic year. Read about it and watch the recording here.
#RunWithRefugees: Commonwealth Games Challenge Send a message of solidarity during the Commonwealth Game, 28 July - 8 August. Run, walk, cycle a heart-shaped route, share on socials and nominate others to the same. Get involved here.
Pathways to Work: Employment Support
Refugee Action are running a Pathways to Work project, providing pre-employment support to refugees, asylum seekers and other vulnerable migrants across the UK. People can join for an eight-week employability group programme or 1-2-1 employment support. Find out more here.
Home Affairs Committee damning new report
The government’s own Home Affairs Committee have published a damning report of the disturbing treatment of refugees in detention centres, the total failure to provide safe routes and the untackled backlog of asylum claims. Read more here.
Kite flying festival in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan
Good Chance Theatre, one of our newest Theatres of Sanctuary, are holding a kite flying, storytelling, music, poetry and dance festival on 20th August spread across 20 locations across the UK and Europe. They invite you to make and fly Afghan kites and join our call for the fair and equal treatment of all people seeking safety, including those from Afghanistan. Find out more and get involved here.
Confronting injustice: racism and the environmental emergency Greenpeace and the Runnymede Trust have released a new report looking into how as a result of systemic racism, people of colour struggling for environmental justice face barriers to being heard, being respected and influencing decisions. Read it here.
What would a safe, accessible, effective asylum system look like? Read JCWI's excellent clear, succinct summary of what an alternative to today's hostile and unworkable immigration policies would look like. Read it here.
Free part-time English classes
The University of Sheffield is running free online and in-person CELTA classes. Find out more here.
The damaging impact of hotels as asylum accommodation
The Refugee Council have just released a new report stating that the number of people seeking asylum trapped languishing in hotels has almost trebled in a year. The report looks at the damaging impact of these prolonged hotel stays have on the health and wellbeing of people. Read it here.
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