Congratulations to Brighton & Hove libraries! #librariesofsanctuary

Congratulations to Sussex Interpreting Services ! ❤️

Go Nathalie! Go Sanctuary Runners Ireland !

To mark our 20th anniversary, we’re asking people involved in this movement to share their reflections and memories. Want to get involved? Reach out to [email protected]

Delighted to see that the Eastern Arc Conference will take place at the University of Sussex this September. The conference theme is Sanctuary Solidarities and the Call for Proposals is now open (deadline 2 June 2025) - for more details see easternarc.ac.uk/news/sanctuary…

📢BREAKING Our report #SafetyAndSurvival uncovers shocking findings about the impact of the work ban on women seeking asylum. Instead of finding safety, women are retraumatised and harmed. refugeewomen.co.uk/safety-and-sur… [Content warning: rape, sexual assault, suicidality] 1/🧵

Sanctuary Sunday and Refugee Week 2025 Sanctuary Sunday is marked at the end of Refugee Week on 22 June 2025. Help promote the aims of building cultures of welcome, hospitality and safety in our churches. Resources are available to download. ctbi.org.uk/event/sanctuar…

We’re marking two decades of City of Sanctuary! For 20 years, we’ve been building a movement of solidarity, friendship & mutual support across. Help us keep going for as long as necessary - explore our new range of 20 Years of Community Solidarity merch! sanctuary-store.teemill.com/collection/all…

Want your kids to have a better understanding of people seeking sanctuary? Ahead of Refugee Week later this month, the team behind A Day of Welcome have put together this reading list to help to encourage conversation and understanding of refugees theguardian.com/books/2025/jun…

Less than a week until Refugee Week 🧡! Kick it off in style - join us & poets from @OtherSideLitMag for an evening of poetry. Feel free to eat your dinner or enjoy a glass of wine during this free event - and it's online, so you can join from anywhere! cityofsanctuary.org/events/poetry-…

This #RefugeeWeek #Oursuperpower is connecting people!

Local councils celebrating Refugee Week matters. It sends a clear unified message that refugees are welcome & valued in the community. We LOVE seeing how councils are marking the week...🧵 new.newcastle.gov.uk/news/2025/newc…

Britain’s asylum system is broken - uncaring, chaotic & costly. But it doesn’t have to be this way. On the day the Government announces plans to erode asylum rights, new research by us & PCS Union (pcs.org.uk) by LSE Department of Economics shows a fairer system could help refugees & boost the economy 🧵

Plans to leave refugees in a state of perpetual uncertainty about where and if they can rebuild their lives are not just performative cruelty, they are counterproductive to integration and the economy. It doesn’t have to be like this - there is a better way forward rooted in