Bearwood Community Unite for Procession of Light
On Saturday 1 October, more than 200 of the local community gathered in Warley Woods for Bearwood Action for Refugees’ Procession of Light. The torch-lit walk…
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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…
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Cycling for Sanctuary – London to Paris July 27th
Sponsor Ian on his cycling marathon!!
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Run 4 refugees – March 19th
Thank You and Good Luck!
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Refugee Film by Year 4 pupils
These Year 4 pupils certainly know how to welcome refugees! Offering friendship and compassion, examples we should all be living…
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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…
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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…
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One of Birmingham’s Schools of Sanctuary features in the Independent
Oasis Academy Foundry featured on the front page of the Birmingham Mail in early September, and the story has now…
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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…
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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…
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Birmingham has its second School of Sanctuary
On Friday 24th April we were delighted to present the School of Sanctuary Award to the Oasis Academy Foundry in…
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St Chad’s Catholic Primary School in Newtown is Birmingham’s first School of Sanctuary.
The school put together a portfolio showing the ways in which they offer support to children from asylum-seeking and refugee…
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Children meet Bishop
Children from several Birmingham schools came together to meet the Catholic Bishop of Eritrea. St. Chad’s Primary School which hosted…
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Refugee Boy comes to Birmingham
The West Yorkshire Playhouse production of Benjamin Zephaniah’s “Refugee Boy” is coming to the Birmingham Rep this April.
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Quakers write to MPs
Birmingham Quaker Asylum Group held a workshop with Hall Green Quakers recently.
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Welcome at Solihull Reporting Centre
Asylum seekers reporting in the West Midlands are supported by a local group in Solihull with refreshments, conversation and advice.