How to support Afghan Students in Schools
A recording of this webinar on how to help schools meet the needs of Afghan students from sanctuary-seeking backgrounds is now available here, along with other vital resources for teachers and school staff.
Training for universities to become places of sanctuary
Working in partnership with the Scottish Refugee Council, we have created a suite of specialist training courses designed to support Higher Education Institutions working towards the Universities of Sanctuary Award. Find out more here.
The impacts of Covid-19 and lockdown on people seeking sanctuary Newcastle University and the Economic and Social Research Council have published a new report on the impacts of the pandemic on people seeking sanctuary. Download it here.
How Government Contracts Failed People Seeking Asylum, Again This new report from Asylum Matters looks at the catastrophic impact of the mishandled ASPEN cards contract transition by the Home Office, which left people seeking asylum without access to their only form of financial support, in some cases for over a month. Read it here.
Refugees Welcome: Guidance for Scottish Universities
Universities Scotland have updated their Refugees Welcome guidance document - it outlines general principles of admissions, student support, fees and a list of useful resources for practitioners. Click here to download the pack.
Reforming the NHS Charging System
A new report by IPPR covers the damaging effects of charging people seeking sanctuary for healthcare and what an alternative system could look like. Read it here.
How to challenge media hate Stop Funding Hate and Ethical Consumer have produced a new guide explaining how you can help make hate unprofitable for media publications. Find more more here.
Local Authority Network Annual Awards Celebration You are invited to join us for our final annual meeting of the City of Sanctuary UK Local Authority Network on the 7th December at 12pm. The event will highlight achievements over the past year, recap the Council of Sanctuary award process, and run an interactive Visioning Exercise so that all Network members can have an opportunity to shape our work for the upcoming year. This session is especially useful for local authorities wishing to understand the Council of Sanctuary Award process and how other councils have approached it. Register here.
Opportunity for LGBTQ people seeking sanctuary to be matched with mentors from leading companies The Tent Partnership for Refugees, Stonewall, and Micro Rainbow are working together to encourage the business community to support LGBTQ+ people from sanctuary-seeking backgrounds based in the UK. They've mobilized 20 large companies to commit to mentoring over 600 LGBTQ+ people over the next three years. If your organization is interested in referring people, please reach out Desmond Yeo at [email protected]. Find out more here.
From Chile to Swansea: a film
In the 1970s, Jose and his family escaped from the brutal dictatorship in Chile - they found sanctuary in Swansea.This city has been a place of safety and solidarity for those forced to flee for generations. Now a film has been made about Jose's life Click here to watch it. Please do share widely.
Bodleian Libraries Afghan Scholars Programme
The Bodleian Libraries have announced an Afghan Scholars Programme. Those eligible will likely be academics in any field or professionals in the fields of education, heritage and culture. A doctoral degree is not required. Click here for more info.
Sanctuary Scholarships: University of St Andrews
Applications for 2022 are now open. Click here for undergraduate, here for post-graduate taught, and here for post-graduate research.
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