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THE BUNDLE – a play based on an asylum-seeker’s true story – Tuesday 20th June, 19.15, at Bull Street Quaker Meeting House, B4 6AF
The Great Get-Together

Join us in Cannon Hill Park on Saturday 17th June for a picnic at the start of Refugee Week. Stalls and music in the MAC, games and food by the lake, 13.30 – 16.00. Please bring food to share!
Run4Refugees is back again

Run4Refugees is happening again this year on Saturday 11 March 2017 in Cannon Hill Park from 12 noon. The event…
Kings Heath Action for Refugees excited to announce next Eat and Greet!

Following their hugely successful fundraiser in August, they’re back! Kings Heath Action for Refugees are excited to announce that the next…
Over 60 ESOL volunteers gathered in Birmingham

Over 60 ESOL volunteers gathered in Birmingham for a forum event to explore ways of increasing voluntary ESOL provision across the…
Do Something Kind – Love Your Neighbour

Birmingham City of Sanctuary is joining people from across the city who are responding to recent race hate incidents by…
Cycling for Sanctuary – London to Paris July 27th

Sponsor Ian on his cycling marathon!!
Run 4 refugees – March 19th

Thank You and Good Luck! Run4Refugeees is a sponsored run event in aid of refugees (5k, 10k or 15k). It will take place in Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham on Saturday 19th March 2016, at 12 o’clock.
Birmingham recognised as a City of Sanctuary

At a celebration in Birmingham Council House the second city was recognised as a place where refugees seeking sanctuary can…
Birmingham Mail supports City of Sanctuary

On September 3rd Birmingham Mail – the local paper pledged support to our campaign. This followed the huge wave of…
Birmingham has its third School of Sanctuary

St Vincent’s Catholic Primary School in Nechells, Birmingham, has become our third School of Sanctuary. St Vincent’s impressed by its…
All party support for Birmingham City of Sanctuary

We are celebrating today after news that Birmingham City councillors have endorsed our campaign to make the city a City…
Quakers write to MPs

Birmingham Quaker Asylum Group held a workshop with Hall Green Quakers recently.

City of Sanctuary

About

City of Sanctuary is a movement to build a culture of hospitality for people seeking sanctuary in the UK. Our goal is to create a network of towns and cities throughout the country which are proud to be places of safety for people seeking sanctuary and helping them integrate into their local communities.

Through creating a national network of Cities of Sanctuary, we aim to demonstrate the desire of people of goodwill throughout the country for a more just and humane approach to people seeking sanctuary in this country.

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Contact the National Team

Streams

A Stream links people and organisations within a city or across cities around a particular theme or campaign. A Stream can also be a campaign on a particular issue, such as Destitution or Detention. Find out more.

Groups

Scotland

North West

North East

Yorkshire and Humberside

Places of Sanctuary Ireland

Wales

Central England

South West

South and South East

New and emerging groups

Resources

What is City of Sanctuary?

Core Principles, Developing a Culture of Welcome, & City of Sanctuary films

Running a City of Sanctuary group

A guide to setting up a local group, support services, running groups & meetings, possible funding sources.

Raising Awareness

FAQ, resources around Awareness Raising and Destitution, and reading lists.

Useful Templates

Constitution, Resolution of Support, Logos, Fonts & Design Resources and more.