We issued a joint letter with Syrian organisations across the country on 29 January on the need for dignified treatment of asylum seekers refugees. This comes amidst reports that asylum seekers have been forced to wear coloured wristbands as a means of identification (in Cardiff), or that their houses were identifiable through distinctive red doors (in Middlesborough).
Our Refugee Support coordinator participated in a conference on 28 January held by the Home Office, where speakers from different departments related to the Resettlement program for Syrian vulnerable persons shared their experiences and and impressions about this process and how it could be made more efficient for both refugees and local authorities.
A group of ten to twenty Syrian refugees, organised by Manchester-based advocacy and community group Rethink Rebuild Society, are headed to Mytmolmroyd on Friday 1 January around 11 am to help with flood efforts. Read more for the full Story.
Nine Syrian refugees in Manchester devoted their time on 29 December to help with flood prevention efforts in Littleborough near Rochdale. Wearing their Rethink Rebuild Society vests, they shovelled sand into sandbags which were then taken by local families to be used to protect their homes. Their involvement has been reported in the press.
David Cameron announced that up to 20,000 Syrian refugees will be arriving in the UK by 2020. We know that priority will be given to vulnerable orphans, and as such, we want to make sure that the Syrian community is equipped to take in some of these orphan refugees and provide them support that is specific to their language, culture, and background.
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