This new short film tells the story of City of Sanctuary so far, and shows some of the local groups that are helping to build a culture of welcome and hospitality.
This new short film tells the story of City of Sanctuary so far, and shows some of the local groups that are helping to build a culture of welcome and hospitality.
Escape to safety is a fully immersion, interactive exhibition in a converted trailer that tours the country, and is amazing. Highly recommended by all who have seen it/been in it.
It’s about Refugees and Asylum seekers, who get it really rough: fleeing persecution, torture, war, domestic violence and all manner of terrible experiences, they arrive in the UK hoping for a better life. They find they are not allowed to work, given (if lucky) £30 a week to live on which they cannot save, and – if refused asylum – have no money, no home and no means of transport or feeding themselves. Pretty dire.
If you would like to book your school or community group a time at the exhibition ‘Escape to Safety’ then please fill in the following form. Thanks!
We may not be able to accomodate your first preference for timings, so please enter a secondary one and we will be sure to get in touch to confirm your booking where possible.
On the 15th of June at 7pm City of Sanctuary Manchester will be hosting a dinner after the Escape to Safety Exhbition.
Unfortunately, places are limited! If you would like to request a place, please fill in the form below.
the evening will include:
Coventry’s Herbert Art Gallery & Museum decided to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2012 with a special exhibition of refugee art. Under the banner of City of Sanctuary the display shows work from new communities, exploring the welcome they experienced when they moved to Coventry. The artists who learned their craft in other countries have therefore created new work to give their audience an insight into their city through strangers’ eyes.
They include painters with many years experience and international reputations alongside younger artists exhibiting for the first time.
Emmanuel United Reformed Church, Cambridge
The launch took place Saturday 26th November 2011 and was hosted at University Campus Suffolk. There were 150 guests at the event which included not only Ipswich residents but guests from London, Manchester, Birmingham, Cambridge, Beccles and Felixstowe. There were many representatives from different faith groups. Bishop Nigel and his wife also attended the evening.
The aim of the launch was to gain a greater understanding of the City of Sanctuary movement and to recruit people to form a steering group to help direct the initiative in Ipswich and bring the project to fruition.
There were contributions from Ice and Fire Theatre Company, Nawroz Oramari a Kurdish singer, Minister Ivor Smith, Elaine Coltham Chair of Fairtrade in Ipswich, Dance East and Inderjit Bhogal, founder of the City of Sanctuary movement and former President of the British Methodist Conference.
Last night, Leeds City of Sanctuary was awarded the Special Initiative Award at the Hamara Community Awards.
The annual Hamara Community Awards are presented on six categories for people and organisations who have contributed to Leeds communiites and who continue to put others before themselves.
The Leeds City of Sanctuary movement won the “Special Initiative Award – acknowledging an inspirational or exceptional initiative which has helped to make a major difference to the community or society at large.”
Last night, Leeds City of Sanctuary was awarded the Special Initiative Award at the Hamara Community Awards.
The annual Hamara Community Awards are presented on six categories for people and organisations who have contributed to Leeds communiites and who continue to put others before themselves.
The Leeds City of Sanctuary movement won the “Special Initiative Award – acknowledging an inspirational or exceptional initiative which has helped to make a major difference to the community or society at large.”
The award was presented by Mike Tomlinson from Run for All, as last year’s Special Initiative Award was won by Jane Tomilinson and family.
The awards organisers cited the way the Leeds approach to build a city of sanctuary has been so inclusive of parts of the city: refugees and long term residents, local and city wide organisations and groups, people from all faith communities and none.
The City of Sanctuary steering group themselves acknowleged this in accepting the award, Tiffy Allen addressed the gathering by saying: “So many of you out there should be on the stage with us to accept this award.”
Leeds is delighted to recieve the award in recognition of work so far, and feel proud to have the backing of Hamara for all the work ahead.
On Monday 31st October 2011 representatives from across the City of Sanctuary national network met in Nottingham and elected a board of trustees from Scotland to Wales, taking in many English towns and cities in between, with Inderjit Bhogal as Honorary President
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver will highlight a business started by refugee couple in his new programme ‘Jamie’s Great Britain’ this November. Look out for the programme on Channel 4 at 9pm on Tuesday 1st November.
People who have sampled the food and decor at Darvish Restaurant in Leeds agree that chef Morteza has created something very special. It is great to see this added to the long list of successul businesses that generations of refugees have brought to Yorkshire.
For details of the programme,see below.
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