EVER WANTED TO TRAVEL THE WORLD, BUT NOT QUITE GOT ROUND TO LEAVING SHEFFIELD? REFUGEE WEEK IS THE FESTIVAL FOR YOU! IT IS A NATIONAL FESTIVAL THAT CELEBRATES THE CONTRIBUTION OF ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES TO OUR COMMUNITY. IT OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPERIENCE MUSIC, DANCE, THEATRE AND MORE FROM AROUND THE WORLD. REFUGEE WEEK IS [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Asylum issues’
Celebrating Refugee week! sheffield, 18-24 June 2007
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Asylum issues, Latest news, Sheffield Events on June 3, 2007 | 7 Comments »
City of Sanctuary
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Asylum issues on November 24, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
City of Sanctuary is a new initiative to build a culture of hospitality and welcome for asylum-seekers and refugees in Sheffield.
Many people are now familiar with the idea of a ‘Fairtrade City’, in which a wide range of community groups and organisations make a commitment to using and selling fairtrade goods. In a similar way [...]
Interfaith & conversation club news
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Asylum issues on November 9, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Bhaktika attended a meeting to regenerate Sheffield’s inter-faith forum, and looks likely to become the representative for Buddhism as he was the only Buddhist there. We’ll be meeting the inter-faith organiser again in a couple of weeks time.
Sundari attended a meeting to find new ways to combat poverty and destitution for asylum seekers whose claim [...]
