Highlights from MiFriendly Cities
We are pleased to share the following news stories from the partnership work of Birmingham City Council with the MiFriendly…
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Refugee Week Video
To celebrate Refugee Week 2020 Birmingham City Council had planned to host a celebration of refugees’ contribution to employment – but with events cancelled due to Covid-19, it was turned into a short film capturing the speakers’ own experiences.
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Halesowen College, first College of Sanctuary in the Midlands
At a well-attended Award Ceremony at Halesowen College, members of staff and students were present to celebrate the work done…
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Birmingham School of Sanctuary links up with its local Asylum Welcome
Headteacher and Senior Learning mentor from St Clare's Catholic Primary School in Handsworth, Birmingham, visited Handsworth Welcome with presents of…
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Updated Sanctuary Award for St Vincent’s Primary School, Birmingham
St Vincent's Primary School in Nechells was given the School of Sanctuary award four years ago, and has maintained its…
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Five years a School of Sanctuary – St Chad’s Primary School in Birmingham receives its updated Sanctuary Award
Matt Tehan, the Head of St Chad's Catholic Primary School in Birmingham, was the first person to respond in 2014…
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Birmingham’s first Church of Sanctuary
On Sunday 13th October, Six Ways Erdington Baptist Church became Birmingham's first Church of Sanctuary (and is, we understand only…
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School of Sanctuary Award for Washwood Heath Academy in Birmingham
We were delighted to present Washwood Heath Academy in Birmingham with the School of Sanctuary Award. We have worked with…
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Nelson Mandela Primary School – Birmingham’s latest School of Sanctuary
Nelson Mandela Primary School in Birmingham received the Sanctuary Award on 15th July. The school became a Rights Respecting School…
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Two new primary schools in Birmingham receive the Sanctuary Award
In June, two Birmingham primary schools received the Sanctuary Award.
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Margaret Fingerhut’s piano recital for Birmingham City of Sanctuary
On 2nd June, the acclaimed pianist Margaret Fingerhut gave a recital at Bournville Quaker Meeting House to raise funds for Birmingham City of Sanctuary. There was not a spare seat to be had, and the music - brilliantly-played pieces by composers who had lived in exile or who had themselves…
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Five have an adventure in Herefordshire!
Early this May 5 asylum seekers from Birmingham went on a Green Woodworking Course for three days. They camped, were…
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Birmingham’s second Secondary School of Sanctuary
Birmingham's second Secondary School of Sanctuary
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Refugee Week in Birmingham schools
In Birmingham over 30 schools are part of our Schools of Sanctuary network, of which ten have received the award…
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Birmingham has Ten Schools of Sanctuary
Birmingham now has ten Schools of Sanctuary! The latest to be given the award are Allens Croft Primary School and…
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Birmingham has two new Schools of Sanctuary!
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Welsh House Farm Community School is our latest School of Sanctuary!
Their many and varied recent activities are recorded in this display, which is the first thing you see when you…
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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