Sheffield City of Sanctuary News
Submitted by Craig Barnett on Thu, 20/03/2008 - 16:32.
Public Meeting on Asylum Health
Monday 14th April, 7pm at The Showroom Cinema, Paternoster Row,
Sheffield.
City of Sanctuary and South Yorkshire Migration & Asylum Action Group
(SYMAAG) are holding a public meeting about health issues affecting
asylum-seekers, including restrictions on access to essential medical
care.
Speakers include asylum-seekers, representatives from the Department
of Health, the Home Office and medical professionals.
Admission Free
Kurdish Community Celebration
Friday 21st March, 2pm to 6pm. Ellesmere Park, Ellsemere Road, Sheffield S4
Sheffield's Kurdish community welcomes City of Sanctuary supporters to their Newroz (New Year) celebration tomorrow.
Football Unites Tournament
5th April, Goals Sheffield, 95 Norfolk Park Road
Sheffield, S2 2RU
Football Unites is a project run by student volunteers from Sheffield Hallam University. Every year they organise a tournament for refugees of all
ages, ability and origin. The project is looking for footballers/representatives to come along and be involved in the day, from interacting with participants to presenting trophies to the winners.
Contact: lee.dunne@student.shu.ac.uk
Website News
See our national website at www.cityofsanctuary.org for news of City of Sanctuary groups around the country. To see local news just choose the ‘Sheffield' link on the left sidebar, or go direct to www.cityofsanctuary.org/sheffield
New Worker at City of Sanctuary
Nicola Freeman is our new Communications and Administration Worker, who started work at the City of Sanctuary office this month. You can contact her with enquiries, suggestions, news and events for publicising, or just for a chat by contacting: nicola@cityofsanctuary.org
