Lots of activities are planned for Refugee Week 2013, starting with the annual Bristol world music festival “Celebrating Sanctuary”  on Sunday 16th June, 1-6.30 pm in Queen Square, see  Refugee Week – free activities   BRR SPECIAL EVENTS Open Afternoon Open Afternoon at Bristol Refugee Rights Welcome Centre,Thursday 20th June from 2.30 until 6.00. The [...]

LARA (Lorraine Ayensu Refugee Arts) Fund presents an evening in support of refugee arts with Bristol Reggae Orchestra feat. Gary Crosby with Sue Hart and Martin Caddick (Baka Beyond); Long Sho (Tibetan singers) and Mass and Jams (Gambian drums). The Station, Silver Lane, Bristol – Saturday 20 April 8pm (doors 7.30pm) £12 The LARA fund [...]

Well done Ron! He says: ‘ The run itself was enjoyable, and my time (51mins 30secs) was not as bad as I was expecting. So all in all a very successful event.’ Thanks to all who donated via the Local Giving website – over £530 was raised for the Sue Njie Hardhsip Fund. Ron is a [...]

Cllr Ron Stone’s motion in support of asylum seekers was passed yesterday, at the third time of presenting to full Council, by 80% vote in favour.  The motion deplores the government policy that forces refused asylum seekers into destitution, and commits Bristol City Council to action to relieve the situation locally.    The new Mayor, [...]

Statements on Destitution for the Bristol City Council’s Full Council Meeting on Tuesday 15th January 2013 at 2pm.   Cllr Ron Stone, from the Labour group of councillors with support from other councillors will present a motion (attached here and pasted below) urging Bristol City Council through the Mayor to act further in the spirit of [...]

Our Annual Human Rights Day Public Meeting takes place on Monday 10th December 2012, from 7pm at the Malcolm X Community Centre (new home to the Refugee Welcome Centre). December 10th is INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY – the anniversary of the creation Universal Declaration of Human Rights – the first ever international agreement on what constituted Human Rights for all, which was signed in 1948. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Rights_Day. BRR likes to mark this important event, each year with an awareness [...]

At the end of July, we will be moving our Welcome Centre from Newton Hall, Easton, to Malcolm X Community Centre, St Paul’s.

From the music & dance of Sunday’s Celebrating Sanctuary to Saturday’s 7-a-side football – a week of fabulous events

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Fantastic video of last years activities, including City of Sanctuary Launch