Bournemouth Christchurch Poole - City of Sanctuary

Working with the local community in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole to make it a welcoming city for all and in particular for Refugees and Asylum Seekers.

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We are very saddened to learn of the passing of a great humanitarian and friend, Suzi Hearn. She worked tirelessly with her husband Mike to support refugees and setup Blandford CARES.

She will be missed.

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Learn about unaccompanied and separated refugee and migrant children

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#FLChildrenMovingAlone

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Tonight on Channel 4, there is episode 2 of ‘Home’ a comedy about a Syrian refugee being hosted by an ordinary British family. Tune in at 9.45pm and read the review here: https://t.co/Jcq2W1N2F5 https://t.co/BSZpcawfNN

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In case you missed it: This International Women’s Weekend we are supporting our partners at Solace Peer support to crowd fund https://t.co/SteXG9nxkQ Donations will go towards transforming the life trajectories of the most marginalised women and their f… https://t.co/tA9AhrqqXI

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Happy International Women’s day! Today we’d like to introduce you to one of our members, Solace Peer Support (https://t.co/VAw8fdwzQy) They provide peer support for women facing social isolation and adverse social circumstances; during pregnancy, birt… https://t.co/iLpaQy4vwE

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Protected: Test map https://t.co/PYVIyHTP67

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Welcome Map https://t.co/ULqTVTBaJI

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“We want to solve death… and there is so much human suffering… we haven’t figured out life yet” https://t.co/FB2m94pxa6 https://t.co/Q6MUKOfnxt

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Increase the Peace 2019 https://t.co/qHIeU5wGL9

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What is a hate crime? https://t.co/M9N7Jzk47e

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CALL TO ACTION: A female Iranian asylum seeker needs accommodation from the 8th March in the Bournemouth area for one to two months. If you know anyone with a spare room who could host her for a short time, please get in touch. All requests like these ar… https://t.co/BLq5BqPgHV

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“In the UK, I have a future that I couldn’t have in Afghanistan” Told through the eyes of 6 refugees and asylum seekers, ‘Walk My Journey – the humans behind the headlines’ shares their experiences of fleeing their homeland and their journey to the UK. W… https://t.co/xnTKJoDBBZ

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Dreams is a film made by unaccompanied asylum seeker and refugee young people about their life and ambitions. Watch it here: https://t.co/sgVa0yH7kc https://t.co/mxdX1W1MZ0

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Today is Holocaust Memorial Day. Together, we must learn from genocide, challenge prejudice and create a better future. The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust provides the resources to do just that: https://t.co/Nd7Z4iWltH #HolocaustMemorialDay https://t.co/hcTPETKoGb

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Getting Poole and Dorset councils (hopefully Bournemouth soon too) to agree to the Safe Passage pledge of matching the compassion shown during the Kindertransport was just the first step. In order to make these pledges reality we need foster carers. If y… https://t.co/BFcfKylPC2

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An article in the Echo today highlighted the high number of asylum seeking children in Poole compared to the regional and national average. While this is true, it is also worth pointing out that in terms of asylum seeking adults, Poole takes in a total o… https://t.co/IViEbQ4rcN

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It’s articles like this that demonstrate why we don’t use terms like ‘failed asylum seeker’ or ‘illegal immigrant’. Being refused does not mean you’ve made up a story. It’s why we support people to make appeals and fresh claims. https://t.co/GjrGr7jM1A https://t.co/PQbjzwcWX9

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Want every refugee child to get an education? Every refugee family to have somewhere safe to live? These simple but essential things are what the #WithRefugees campaign is calling for. We want Bournemouth and Poole to joins other towns across the globe i… https://t.co/tgiSzWO9i6

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We are supporting our friends at Bournemouth University STAR group in their campaign for Equal Access to Education. We want BU to join over 60 other universities across the UK who offer asylum seekers solutions to the barriers that deny them education. P… https://t.co/EwipblaSmb