Leicester City of Sanctuary
We want Leicester to become known as a City of Sanctuary following on from the work started in Sheffield, to build on the welcome previous new communities have experienced, and for us to work together to find new ways to actively welcome those seeking asylum and those being granted refugee status
Leicester Mercury Article
Submitted by Craig Barnett on Mon, 10/03/2008 - 16:32.
You can read the recent Leicester Mercury article on City of Sanctuary and leave your comments here.
Citizens Speak - have your say on Asylum
Submitted by Craig Barnett on Mon, 11/02/2008 - 15:12.
Tuesday 4th March 2008, from 9.30am - 1pm
including lunch and time to chat
at Active Community Centre, 9 Newarke Street, Leicester LE1 5SN
Leicester - City of Sanctuary - first meeting
Submitted by Mark Gibbens on Wed, 28/11/2007 - 17:51.
A report of the initial meeting of Leicester City of Sanctuary
The meeting was attended by over sixty people including: many individuals including some with personal experience of the asylum system; members of voluntary organisations, refugee community organisations, and faith groups from Leicester and beyond; and staff from various organisations from across the Midlands, the police, various departments of the local authority, and the office of a local MP. In addition, messages of interest and support had been received from many others who were unable to attend including: various City Councillors, and the three local MP’s – Keith Vaz, Patricia Hewitt and Peter Soulsby.
