We Refugees by Benjamin Zephaniah Professor Benjamin Zephaniah

REMINDER: No one chooses to be a refugee. No one chooses to be a refugee. No one chooses to be a refugee. No one chooses to be a refugee. No one chooses to be a refugee. No one chooses to be a refugee. No one chooses to be a refugee. No one chooses to be a refugee.

Join us for Eid ul Adha tomorrow! Please see poster below for more details

Anyone celebrating Eid alone tomorrow? Want to feel connected? Want to learn more? Want to be part of a diverse welcoming community? Join us The Connect Hub Eid celebration 🎉 Wed 28th June 9.00am St Mary’s College Blackburn Further information below. Registration required.

Eid preparations! See you shortly Thank you for all your donations 💛💜

Eid mubarak to all of our students and families celebrating this week. We wish you all a happy and peaceful Eid. #eidmubarak2023 #eid2023

💥 Great news! Amendment 5 to the Refugee Ban Bill has been voted in favour of 222-179 by House of Lords. We backed this amendment with over 50 charities, NGOs and human rights organisations. Together, we will defeat this cruel and unworkable Bill.

BREAKING: This government's cruel plan to send people seeking asylum to Rwanda is UNLAWFUL. This is a HUGE win. The UK wants hope not hostility. theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/j…

BREAKING NEWS: The cruel Rwanda plan is UNLAWFUL🚨 We the people do not stand for this cruelty. People seeking sanctuary deserve protection, not punishment. theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/j…

"Whatever you do, don't forget the genocide. Because a forgotten genocide is repeated." -Alija Izetbegović, Former Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Today marks the 28th anniversary of #Srebrenica, the genocide of 8372 Bosniak civilians. #StrongerTogether

We have have been busy behind the scenes. In-line with our goal of empowerment through holistic methods, our sewing programme is well under way! To find out more, get in touch. Special thank you to Blackburn with Darwen Council @OCOFBWD for funding this project.

Session 1 of our ‘One Stitch at a Time’ programme ‘Beautiful things are made with One Stitch at a Time’.. our attendees in session one certainly proved this to be true! The focus was on making miniature outfits We can’t wait for what more there is to come!

‘Measure twice, cut once’ Our attendees learnt to cut templates for traditional clothes (with a touch of retail therapy!) Session #2 ended with a serene guided meditation delivered by IMO Charity Heartfelt thanks to ‘Fatima’s Collection’ for the generous donation of fabrics.

Excited to part of this wonderful project The Connect Hub, empowering #Refugee women in Blackburn with Darwen Council to find a sense of belonging & improve #mentalhealth, through social connection, developing existing skills & learning in a welcoming space. Amazing talent in the room 🤩👏

Last week, we delivered a private sewing workshop for families who had been evacuated from Afghanistan in partnership with Blackburn with Darwen Council, The Calico Group and The Connect Hub.

We’d like to thank the Festival of Making for hosting the 3rd session of our ‘One Stitch at a Time’ project, empowering through sewing. Partnerships make our work possible. The Calico Group Blackburn with Darwen Council Fantastic to see how we can use reuse dead-stock materials.

Distractions & #stress 🤯 are everywhere, so how better to support our #AfghanRefugee ladies than with chocolate 🍫 and practising #Mindfulness. Thank you Fatima Patel for supporting the session The Connect Hub Blackburn with Darwen Council