In September 2015 the Government announced that the UK would accept 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020; this was called the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (SVPR). The scheme focussed on families who […]
In addition to the core messages around racism, and #BlackLivesMatter the event this year roundly embraced and supported the perspective of “Refugees are Welcome”. People have been disturbed by the scenes in […]
Making progress in the UK for Asylum seekers and refugees can feel like a constant battle with conflicting, interlocked, meshed and crunched cogs, frustrating the free-wheeling machine that should guide them through […]
“They broke into her house, set the house on fire, took her away in a jeep, she was then beaten, and made to watch other people being beaten. She was then forced […]
The service at the Cathedral, today, had the theme of “Homeless Sunday” and the Bishop of Derby, the Right Reverend Dr Alastair Redfern reflected on some of the issues around homelessness. His […]
Although there are many standard Work Programme facilities to help Job Seekers into work, there is little that provides the focussed attention to help people who are refugees or migrants. New Communities […]
People who are Asylum Seekers in Derby have a difficult time. They will be housed in very basic accommodation, disallowed from taking paid employment, may have little command of the English language, […]
Derby is home to many asylum seekers and refugees, a lot of whom are very educated and professional people. Unfortunately for those who are still at asylum seeker status, they are not […]
