Come and join us on Thursday 16th May!

Thank you to University of Bradford for hosting us at Unify festival on Saturday! Here's the wonderful Tina working at our City of Sanctuary stand where we had some great conversations with festival-goers (and yes it was her birthday so I made her a biscuit at the kids' activity table🥳)

Saturday's Lantern Parade for World Heritage Day in Saltaire🧡🌏 Wonderful work Cecil Green Arts!

This morning, Co-op Academy Woodlands went out into their local community for our Lift The Ban campaign. Great work team!🙌A huge thank you for standing with people seeking sanctuary in the UK. To get involved in this or any of our other social action projects 👉 tinyurl.com/yrjeuw7f

This is great news for people seeking sanctuary in Bradford - this new service provides a multi-agency space with advice and information for people seeking sanctuary. Please share! 🧡

We love this story about Gloria - the recipient of a Sanctuary Scholarship from the University of Bradford & who has now been able to take up her dream job as a nurse! Sanctuary Scholarships change lives👉thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/24275789.…

With today's news about the passing of the Rwanda Bill, there has never been a better time have conversations in our classrooms, staff rooms & communities about asylum. Talking about it is tough, but vital if we are to build a fairer, kinder asylum system👉tinyurl.com/4bm38nj9

I was lucky enough to see poet Brian Bilston last night. Amongst other brilliant poems he read his poem 'Refugees'. If you've not read it or used it in school yet (we offer KS3 workshops on it), it's a really valuable piece (ps. make sure you read it backwards too!)

Happy St George's Day! Did you know St George was half Turkish & half Palestinian? An immigrant, about as multicultural as you could get in the classical world & at the receiving end of discrimination & persecution from Roman authorities for his religion👉independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

Feeling inspired?💫

In May, our schools' coordinator Megan is running the Edinburgh Half Marathon & is asking for YOU to join her.

If everyone can run just 1 mile & donate £1 think how far we can go & (how much we can raise!) together.

Get involved 👉 bit.ly/4aLnilh

What a great job this school did! 🧡

Huge thanks to Nahid Hamidi, founder of The Afghan Kitchen, for a moving & inspirational talk today at Impressions Gallery alongside an exhibition documenting the experiences of Afghan interpreters who were employed by the British Army & resettled to the UK in 2021.💯worth a visit.

This year's theme for Refugee Week is 'Home'.🏘️

Join us next Tuesday at 4pm to learn more about this, the DayOfWelcome line-up & lots more ways to make this year's Refugee Week meaningful.

Sign up: eventbrite.co.uk/e/refugee-week…

We've been hearing of a worrying number of cases of children being wrongfully age assessed as adults. This leads to significant barriers to their education, being housed with/sharing rooms with adults, risk of exploitation & harm to their mental health 👉tinyurl.com/2zkfpdjd

☀️Summer Term opportunities with us for Bradford schools! Download here 👉tinyurl.com/yz7emktb and work out what you can get involved with this term ✏️☕️

We 🧡 this new blog post outlining ways schools and colleges can support children and young people affected by the asylum process - really helpful, practical advice and resources 👉tinyurl.com/yy8ymk7n. For example...

A fantastic opportunity to increase your pupils' understanding of the Arab World from Caabu. Particularly crucial during a time of media prevalence regarding the Middle East. Free online or in-person workshops on a range of themes related to the Arab world & current affairs.

Did you know that 80% of people in Britain want a well-managed, fair&compassionate asylum system? (See: tinyurl.com/4zr5tube) By raising awareness about experiences of people seeking sanctuary, challenging misconceptions&building empathy, colleges&schools can help this happen.

Eid al-Fitr Mubarak! Wishing all those celebrating the end of Ramadan a fun, happy and peaceful few days.

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