Partners, Links & Funders
OUR PARTNERS
Bristol Refugee Rights has signed up to support ‘Bristol - City of Sanctuary’
http://www.cityofsanctuary.com/bristol
CITY OF SANCTUARY
Motion adopted by Bristol City Council
16th November 2010
City of Sanctuary is a national movement to build a culture of hospitality for people seeking sanctuary in the UK. Its goal is to create a network of towns and cities throughout the UK which are proud to be places of safety and which include people seeking sanctuary fully in the life of their communities.
This Council recognises the contribution of asylum-seekers and refugees to the City of Bristol and is committed to welcoming and including them in our activities. We support Bristol becoming a recognised ‘City of Sanctuary’ for asylum-seekers and refugees.
The council also recognises that a comprehensive, co-ordinated and forward-looking approach is needed if City of Sanctuary and the management of other groups of people moving to the city are to be supported effectively and community cohesion developed between new and existing communities.
The Council endorses Bristol’s status as a City of Sanctuary and will work to implement the CoS pledges through its Community Cohesion Strategy 2010-12.
The first newsletter: bhn-newsletter-01
Their website is:
http://www.bristolhospitalitynetwork.org.uk
Refugee Action – Bristol
http://www.refugee-action.org.uk/
Refugee Women of Bristol
http://voscur.circle-interactive.co.uk/system/files/Women’s+Groups+Feb+09b.pdf
Trinity Centre
St Nicholas of Tolentino
http://www.cliftondiocese.com/Bristol_2
Stapleton Road Chapel
http://www.stapletonroadchapel.co.uk/
The Haven
http://www.avon.nhs.uk/haven/GP_resource/GP_Resource_Bristol.pdf
Pierian Centre
http://www.pierian-centre.com/
Avon & Bristol Law Centre
http://www.avonandbristollawcentre.org.uk/
British Red Cross – Refugee Services
http://www.redcross.org.uk/TLC.asp?id=89414
Bristol Local Resources for Asylum Seekers and Refugees
http://www.avon.nhs.uk/haven/GP_resource/GP_Resource_Bristol.pdf
LINKS - to useful information and resources
Independent Asylum Commission
http://www.independentasylumcommission.org.uk
Bristol Refugee Week
http://bristolrefugeeweek.co.uk
Home Office - help and advice
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/asylum/helpandadvice
Bristol Defend the Asylum Seekers Campaign
http://www.asylumbristol.org.uk
Dept of Health advice page
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Healthcare/International/AsylumseekersAndrefugees/DH_518
Advice Resources – advice for asylum seekers in different languages
http://www.advice-resources.co.uk/Resources/advice_resources/asylum.htm
No Borders
http://bristolnoborders.wordpress.com/about/
Refugee Council
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/
Easton Community Centre
http://www.eastoncommunitycentre.org.uk/
Somali Advice Project
http://www.advicecentresforavon.org.uk/advice/benefits/somali_advice_project
OUR FUNDERS
We wish to acknowledge the grant funding we have been awarded by the following bodies who are happy for their names to be shown, and to all anonymous funders.
Bristol City Council - contribute to Welcome Centre staff and running costs since we began and for 3 years from 09/10
Church Urban Fund - contribute to staff costs to May 2010
Tudor Trust - contribute to Welcome Centre and administrative support for 3 years from 09/10
Redland Society of Friends - funding to set up and consolidate British Life & Language (BriLL) up to November 2009
Henry Smith Charity and JP Getty Jnr Charitable Trust - funding to develop BriLL for 3 years from Nov 2009
Allen Lane Foundation - training and development of volunteers over 3 years from 08/09
BBC Children in Need - creche costs in 3 years from 09/10
Quartet Community Foundation - have supported us with small grants
Refugee Action - contrubution to support for destitute asylum seekers
We are also enormously grateful for the help we have received from numerous individual supporters, who have given freely of their time, expertise and money in support of Bristol Refugee Rights.
