City of Sanctuary Cork hosted a network gathering on March 29th in Cork City Council, before launching its Strategic Plan of Actions later in the evening. Over 40 delegates from across the island, as far as Belfast came to the gathering before the launch, and had inspiring exchange about how the welcome can happen on […]
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New Sanctuary in Politics course over June weekends in Galway Read More »
The University of Limerick (UL) held its first Sanctuary Week from March 20th to 23rd. This was undertaken as part of the ongoing University of Sanctuary programme, and it main aim was to serve as a platform to raise awareness on issues facing refugees and asylum seekers. Day 1 focused on the right to understanding,
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April saw the graduation ceremony for over thirty refugee and migrant students from all over Ireland at Ireland’s fifth Sanctuary in Politics course. Sabir Zazai, CEO of Scottish Refugee Council and Chair of City of Sanctuary UK was the inspirational keynote speaker, and students were inspired by his testimony of arriving in Coventry from war torn
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On Saturday 27th January the second All Ireland networking conference for local city of sanctuary groups and streams took place in Dublin. Hosted by the Irish School of Ecumenics, Ireland’s first Honorary Place of Sanctuary, the conference was a wonderful success, with representatives from at least fifteen cities, towns and counties up and down the
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Dr Liam Thornton, UCD : Weâre only paying lip service to asylum seekersâ right to work All change for asylum seekers? Sorcha Pollak, Irish Times: Job options for asylum seekers under new scheme âexceptionally limitedâ
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The inaugural meeting of the UoSI Steering Committee took place on Thursday 7th December in DCU on the Glasnevin campus. Its aim is threefold: to validate applications from HEIs in Ireland applying for University of Sanctuary status; to develop a UoSI network to conduct research and share best practice; and to establish a new advocacy role
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Monaghan is working towards becoming a Town and County of sanctuary. On 13th December they are launching the programme alongside a Celebration of Culture with story telling from a group of trained women. There is a strong sense of partnership and commitment in this group. Read here for more detail. Monaghan, in spite of its distance
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Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) has been designated as a College of Sanctuary in recognition of a range of initiatives demonstrating a commitment to welcoming asylum seekers and refugees into the college community and fostering a culture of inclusion for all. The award was marked at a celebratory event held on campus which was attended
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