Student Action for Refugees Birmingham

Welcoming asylum seekers and refugees to Birmingham through volunteering projects, campaigns, and education!

[Student Action for Refugees Birmingham @UoBSTAR]

An updated list of the projects we're running this term... if you'd like to get involved or have any questions please contact [email protected] 🌟

[Guild Volunteering @guild_volunteer]

⭐ For #SVW2020 we're celebrating some of our student groups! ⭐

STAR currently run 6 projects with asylum seekers in Birmingham including:
English classes ✏️
Sports clubs⚽️
Playscheme🪁
Campaigning and fundraising💵

Find out more: https://t.co/T4dbOLjJam

#birminghaminaction

[STAR | Student Action for Refugees @STARnational]

Sad news but the fight isn't over.

[Student Action for Refugees Birmingham @UoBSTAR]

.@PreetKGillMP @steve_mccabe @GarySambrook89 @ShabanaMahmood @jessphillips please vote to support the Dubs amendment in parliament tomorrow #FamiliesTogether

[Student Action for Refugees Birmingham @UoBSTAR]

The House of Lords have voted to support the Dubs amendment to protect family reunion after Brexit - please write to your MP to urge them to support the amendment in the Commons tomorrow #FamiliesTogether #RefugeesWelcome https://t.co/xMU7kp5xg8

[Alf Dubs @AlfDubs]

I am enormously grateful to the Lords and of course to the public who have been so supportive of the moral argument for providing safe routes for children to be reunited with their families here. It's now the turn of the Commons to show what they're made of.

[Student Action for Refugees Birmingham @UoBSTAR]

Welcome back to @unibirmingham! Come along to our spring term info event + interviews to help really make a difference to the lives of refugees in Birmingham https://t.co/7VD4m48dQ9 #hellobrum #RefugeesWelcome

[Guild Volunteering @guild_volunteer]

🌟Last but not least, @UoBSTAR!🌟

STAR offer support to local refugees!

📚⚽They offer activities like English Classes, Movie Nights and Football Clubs to provide a safe, friendly environment for refugees! 📚⚽

Want to get involved?
Click here: https://t.co/T4dbOLjJam

[Hope Projects 🧡 @HopeProjectsWM]

Its winter. No one should be homeless on the street. Many asylum seekers are.

Please help. Chip in and RT

https://t.co/toImwduV8s

[Hope Projects 🧡 @HopeProjectsWM]

Great article about Hope Projects by @amy_l_oneill
in @redbrickpaper. @STARbrum @STARnational
https://t.co/N3xBVy5uNM

[Hope Projects 🧡 @HopeProjectsWM]

If you want to find out more, come to this... @redbrickpaper @STARbrum @STARnational

[ice&fire @iceandfireuk]

A very happy #HumanRightsDay to all of our supporters. The UDHR is 71 years old and still as significant as ever. This week we are off to Birmingham with #AsylumMonologues and we will also be collecting a new testimony to add to this ever evolving script
https://t.co/cfjyd9btDW

[Student Action for Refugees Birmingham @UoBSTAR]

Join us at @HopeProjectsWM charity quiz on 3/12/19 at @TheHiveJQ! Support the amazing work Hope does for asylum seekers in Bham, learn lots, and have a fun night out. Would be nice to see as many STARs there as possible!

[Student Action for Refugees Birmingham @UoBSTAR]

We're excited to welcome @iceandfireuk back to UoB for Human Rights Day to perform the Asylum Monologues. Find out more info here: https://t.co/ybPbf6722o

[Student Action for Refugees Birmingham @UoBSTAR]

We're at societies fair all day! Come along and say hi and find out how you can get involved ⭐⭐⭐ #hellobrum

[Student Action for Refugees Birmingham @UoBSTAR]

Welcome to UoB, freshers! STAR Birmingham campaigns, fundraises and volunteers to give refugees a warm welcome to our city. To find out more come to our welcome event on 1/10 or visit us at societies fair on Thursday! ✨✨ https://t.co/Cn6I6q6pvG

[Refugee Council 🧡 @refugeecouncil]

An incredibly tragic story, but so important a light is shone on it:

A 39-year-old Ethiopian mother who was claiming asylum in Britain has died after being denied potentially life-saving cancer treatment for 6 weeks amid confusion about NHS charging

https://t.co/PriRlOJE5z

[Student Action for Refugees Birmingham @UoBSTAR]

Lovely to see so many people at our kilo sale to support our volunteering projects with refugees in Birmingham. We're here until 6 if you haven't popped by!

[STAR | Student Action for Refugees @STARnational]

FASHION LOVERS! @UoBSTAR are having a £10 kilo sale to raise money for their volunteering projects with refugees on the 14th May from 2pm in Mermaid Square 👚👖💃🌟🌟🌟

#RefugeesWelcome #Students
Click the link for more information!!
https://t.co/I5ZUfh0lhr

[Student Action for Refugees Birmingham @UoBSTAR]

@BirminghamJSoc @GuildofStudents @Guild_Groups Please let us know if you wish to donate clothing. Find more information here! https://t.co/yGO5g7bIiU

[Student Action for Refugees Birmingham @UoBSTAR]

STAR and @BirminghamJSoc have joined together to host a £10 Kilo Sale on campus on 14th May. If you wish to donate, or get your hands on some new(ish!), environmentally friendly clothing, come and check it out! ✨