Brighton and Hove News
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Beautiful start to Refugee Week in Brighton and Hove
Refugee Week started in Brighton on Saturday with a beautiful performance by the Regent’s Orchestra of works on a refugee…
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Brighton people say, “not in our name” to anti-refugee march
This Saturday, 4th June, a group which calls itself “South Coast Resistance” plans to protest at Brighton & Hove’s willingness to welcome refugees from Syria. Sanctuary on Sea has condemned the march in an open letter signed by local MPs Caroline Lucas (Green) and Peter Kyle (Labour), Councillor Pete West, the city’s mayor, and…
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Brighton Table Tennis Club named first UK sports Club of Sanctuary
Hoang, a victim of trafficking from Vietnam, who has recently won his appeal with the Home Office and is a…
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New “Crossing Borders” music festival for Brighton and Hove
Sanctuary on Sea are proud to announce today Crossing Borders an exciting new festival that will take place in Brighton…
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Temporary Refugee Week Coordinator wanted
Are you passionate about supporting refugees and asylum seekers in Brighton and Hove?
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Schools of Sanctuary programme launches in Brighton and Hove
More than 50 people representing 22 schools attended the Schools of Sanctuary launch in Brighton and Hove on 17th March…
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Help needed to fight the Immigration Bill
The Immigration Bill currently going through Parliament, if it becomes law, will make it a whole lot harder to welcome those seeking sanctuary, as Migrant Rights Network makes clear in this briefing.
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AGM – The Next Steps Taken
On Monday 26 October Sanctuary on Sea Brighton and Hove held its first Annual General Meeting at the BMECP. With…
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Exhibition: Art, Refuge and Resistance
Sanctuary on Sea is proud to be hosting, in partnership with the University of Brighton:
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Sanctuary on Sea forum plans response to refugee crisis
Supporters of Sanctuary on Sea are fizzing with plans to help refugees, migrants and asylum seekers in the city and…
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Meeting to coordinate Brighton and Hove’s response to refugee crisis
Are you collecting donations for Calais in Brighton & Hove? Would you like to meet others who are? Are you thinking of setting up an Air B&B for Syrian refugees? Are you a refugee or migrant community organisation? Do you provide services to refugees, asylum seekers and migrants? Or do…
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The refugee crisis: info about offering a room in Brighton and Hove
It has been amazing to see how people in Brighton & Hove have responded to the terrible scenes that we have seen on our television screens over this summer. Some groups and individuals have thrown their energy into supporting the refugees and migrants living rough in Calais, while others are…
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New Volunteering Position for Brighton and Hove Sanctuary on Sea
We are now recruiting a new administrative volunteer to join our team of enthusiastic volunteers. The role provides an excellent…
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Moving Words From Sanctuary on Sea Launch
If you missed our Sanctuary on Sea Launch in June, celebrating Refugee Week 2015, please have a read of the…
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Brighton and Hove Sanctuary on Sea Launch – A Successful Start to Refugee Week
Thank you to everyone who made it to Brighton and Hove Sanctuary on Sea Launch this past Sunday at the…
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What makes Brighton and Hove a City of Sanctuary?
On 29th March a City of Sanctuary motion was carried in Brighton & Hove City Council with support from all the main political parties represented in the council. It welcomed “the good work going on in the city to make it a welcoming, inclusive and supportive community which offers safety…
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Come and celebrate with us at the launch of Sanctuary on Sea!
To kick off Refugee Week 2015, we will be celebrating Brighton and Hove’s official commitment to being a City of Sanctuary…
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Brighton becomes a beacon to others as City Council recognises Sanctuary on Sea
Good news from Brighton and Hove: in almost the last act of the city administration before local elections, Councillors from…
