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22nd May 2023 |
Nation Of Sanctuary Awards 2023
“We are a Nation of Sanctuary and that means something.” On Wednesday 29th March, we celebrated the contributions of sanctuary-seekers in Wales at the Nation of Sanctuary Awards. The awards – with the headline sponsor PwC Foundation – were hosted at Cardiff City Hall. The evening included speeches from Jane Hutt MS, Hamed Amiri, and Welsh Refugee Council CEO …
16th May 2023 |
Welsh Refugee Council AGM is on Thursday 18th May
Everything you need to know about WRC AGM We are looking forward to welcoming you to our AGM on Thursday 18th May hosted at sbarc|spark The afternoon will include reflections on our achievements over the last year, as well as looking forward to some of the big challenges to come – particularly the widening of dispersal. …
9th May 2023 |
Refugee Week 2023 theme is Compassion
Our task must be to free ourselves – by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”- Albert Einstein What is Refugee Week? Refugee Week is the world’s largest arts & culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of people seeking sanctuary. It’s been …
5th May 2023 |
Time to Lift The Ban says Liz Saville Roberts
“It cannot be right that asylum-seekers are frozen in destitution waiting months – if not years – while they await a decision” On Wednesday 28 April, the Illegal Migration Bill was voted on in the House of Commons. This Bill is cruel and unworkable and goes against Wales’s ambition to become a Nation of Sanctuary. Yet, amongst the amendments …
28th March 2023 |
Welsh Refugee Council win Grand Prix Film of the Year 2023 at the Charity Film Awards
Last week we won Grand Prix Film of the Year 2023 at the Charity Film Awards! The Smiley Charity Film Awards is the world’s biggest campaign to promote cause-based films. Representatives from the Welsh Refugee Council attended the event at the Odeon in London’s Leicester Square. You can watch our video here. Our film, Wales …
14th March 2023 |
Asylum seekers and refugees get a tour of Cardiff City Hall
On Thursday 9 March, a group of asylum seekers and refugees visited Cardiff City Hall. This was an opportunity for them to raise their concerns to local decision-makers. Huw Thomas, the Leader of the Council, and Julie Sangani, a cabinet member, sat down to listen to asylum seekers and refugees. Among other subjects, we spoke …
10th March 2023 |
Safaa’s story gets told in Parliament
On Tuesday 7 March, the UK Parliament discussed the latest of the UK Government’s anti-migrant policies. Among all the rhetoric and hateful comments, Plaid Cymru MP, Hywel Williams, used the occasion to remember the humans at the centre of it. Hywel Williams’ office got in touch with us because he wanted to tell the story …
1st March 2023 |
Happy St David’s Day to everyone who has made Wales their home.
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi hapus pawb! Wales has long been home to people from all over the world. Whether it’s the sailors of Butetown, the Jewish children of Gwrych Castle or Ukrainian refugees today; Wales has long been a place of welcome. We are proud that in 2019 the Welsh Government committed to becoming the …
2nd February 2023 |
Our award sponsors for the Nation of Sanctuary Awards …
Everything you need to know about the Nation of Sanctuary Awards We are delighted to announce that our Headline Sponsor for the Sanctuary Awards 2023, is PwC. We have also received funding from Welsh Government, National Lottery Community Fund, Cardiff University, Bad Wolf and Cardiff Council to enable this event to happen. Our Media partner …
10th January 2023 |
Nation of Sanctuary Awards, 2023. Nominations OPEN!
Everything you need to know about the Nation of Sanctuary Awards After a very successful inaugural Nation of Sanctuary Awards in 2019, they are returning on Wednesday 29th March 2023 at Cardiff City Hall. The Nation of Sanctuary Awards are a celebration of the contributions of sanctuary seekers in the arts, languages, business, and volunteers …