Leicester, City of Sanctuary has lots of ideas for events, activities and small projects, either to help raise awareness about asylum seekers and refugees or to better support those who are living in our community, and need more people to get involved in developing these ideas so if you are interested please get in touch, [...] [...more]
Various events and meetings relating to asylum seekers and refugees, which are open for you to attend: until 12th July, during normal opening hours at the Central Library, Belvoir Street - “The Missing Pen”: an exhibition of digital artwork by Anwar Badrie. Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th July, at Loughborough University - Making the Connections Conference: ‘the [...] [...more]
Please find attached a recently updated Contact List and Map that shows details of Leicester based organisations, offering help to destitute asylum seekers. This has been updated due to both an urgent need for these services and this week being national Refugee Week. Organisation Contacts & Map [...more]
The 20th June each year is World Refugee Day, and since 1998 ‘Refugee Week’ - the week in which 20th June falls - has been marked by events and activities across the UK. The Refugee Week website www.refugeeweek.org.uk states: The purpose of Refugee Week is to deliver positive educational messages that counter fear, ignorance and negative stereotypes [...] [...more]
Thanks to all who attended the Citizens Speak event last Tuesday and contributed to such an interesting discussion - the enthusiasm in the room was contagious and I hope to see you all again soon at a Committee meeting or the fundraising planning meeting at the British Red Cross on the 17th March, or at [...] [...more]
There are many asylum seekers ‘living’ in Leicester who do not have anywhere to live or any financial support - these are some of the majority of asylum seekers who have been through the asylum system and because of a lack of legal support, a lack of acceptable ‘evidence’, etc. cannot prove the persecution they [...] [...more]
A report from the initial City of Sanctuary meeting in Leicester, on Monday 5th November 2007 The meeting was attended by over sixty people including: many individuals including some with personal experience of the asylum system; members of voluntary organisations, refugee community organisations, and faith groups from Leicester and beyond; and staff from various [...] [...more]
