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28th March 2023 |
WINNER 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 …
22nd December 2022 |
Our Christmas Opening Hours
Our Staff will be enjoying a well-deserved break throughout the Christmas Period and our offices will be closed for the Christmas period on: Friday 23 December Monday 26 December Tuesday 27 December Friday 30 December Monday 2 January We’re open in-between Christmas and New Year: Wednesday 28 December Thursday 29 December …
14th December 2022 |
Rishi Sunak Speech Response – 14/12/2022
On the 13th of December the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, outlined his latest changes to the UK Asylum system, the following is our response. Safe and legal routes There are very few safe and legal routes for asylum seekers to enter the UK. The lack of safe routes has led to hundreds of …
8th November 2022 |
Blog post: Manston Migrant Centre
Let’s start this conversation with a fact, a fact which is often buried below political rhetoric and dangerous narratives when we discuss migration in the UK, when we are discussing this topic, we are discussing human lives. Lives which have often been uprooted due to unprecedented circumstances. When we hear about the terrible conditions people …
28th October 2022 |
Welsh Refugee Council’s Vladyslava Zhmuro honoured in Liverpool
On 26 October our very own Vladyslava Zhmuro was honoured with a spectacular projection of her portrait at Royal Albert Dock Liverpool, unveiled by broadcaster and TV personality, Chris Tarrant, OBE. To celebrate the work of amazing individuals tackling the refugee crisis, the National Lottery have unveiled a showstopping projection of a portrait of …
28th October 2022 |
Mark Drakeford Calls for Work That Works for Everyone
“Every Single Person that comes to Wales brings things that enriches our community.” Mark Drakeford On Wednesday 12th October Mark Drakeford opened an event promoting sustainable employment through partnership between businesses and refugees. The “Work that Works for Everyone” event was hosted by Cardiff Business School, with support from the Welsh Refugee Council and …