Birmingham celebrates ten years as a City of Sanctuary
On 4th December, a celebration event took place in the Banqueting Suite of the Council House to mark Birmingham's tenth…
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Saturday 21st June – join the Refugee Welcome March from Moseley to Cannon Hill Park, followed by a picnic, and other events to celebrate Refugee Week.
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Join us for a Refugee Week film evening on Tuesday 17th June!
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Standing together in joint response to anti-migrant violence
Birmingham City of Sanctuary joined together with 240 other organisations as part of the Together With Refugees coalition to stand…
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Restore the universal human right to claim asylum. Register for our meeting on 11th June.
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Schools of Sanctuary internationally recognised as best practice!
We have dozens of schools in our local Schools of Sanctuary network, and are part of a national network of almost 800 schools across the country with or working towards the Sanctuary Award.
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Birmingham has its first Theatre of Sanctuary
City of Sanctuary UK has recognised the Birmingham Rep for its commitment to offering a place of safety for sanctuary…
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Birmingham Schools of Sanctuary campaigning is recognised locally and nationally
In Birmingham, we have over seventy schools in our Schools of Sanctuary network. The campaigning work of three of these…
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Aston University celebrates University of Sanctuary status
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Birmingham City of Sanctuary joins with many others to demand a clear political response to anti-refugee violence
Birmingham City of Sanctuary has signed an Open Letter from Together With Refugees, calling for political leaders to condemn any…
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Birmingham is the first City Council to sign the pledge to support the rights of refugees
Birmingham City Council has pledged to support asylum-seekers and refugees, and to reject the Nationality and Borders Bill which was passed last spring.
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Aston University is awarded University of Sanctuary status!
We are delighted to announce that Aston University has been granted the University of Sanctuary Award. Thank you to everybody…
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Prime Minister’s statement on Albania – response by Migrants’ Rights Network MRN and Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants JCWI
Following the Prime Minister's recent statement in Parliament to the effect that asylum claims from anyone coming from Albania will…
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Eight Refugee Stories for Chanukah
Birmingham Progressive Synagogue has shared eight refugee stories for the eight nights of Chanukah. They would love you to use…
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City of Sanctuary shares a Joint Statement on Climate Change and Migration
City of Sanctuary UK has joined with JCWI and Migrants Organise to to release a statement calling for solidarity with…
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Schools of Sanctuary – Birmingham primary school gets phone call from Benjamin Zephaniah!
We were all very thrilled to hear that Benjamin Zephaniah had taken time out of his busy schedule to make…
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Birmingham City University signs City of Sanctuary pledge
At a special ceremony at BCU's City Campus on 2nd November, the Vice-Chancellor signed the City of Sanctuary charter to…
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Refugee, champion weight-lifter, mental health nurse – Cyrille Tchatchet meets pupils from a Birmingham School of Sanctuary
St Peter's RC Primary School in Bartley Green received the School of Sanctuary Award in early 2022 and shows real…