Coventry News
-
Coventry says goodbye to Sabir Zazai – Chair of City of Sanctuary
130 people gathered at the end of August at St Peters Centre in Coventry to honour and pay tribute to…
-
Canada learns about Coventry City of Sanctuary
City of Sanctuary Trustee Sabir Zazai was recently interviewed by Canadian newspaper The Star about the role Coventry is playing in…
-
Coventry Council welcomes Syrian Refugees
Council leader Ann Lucas says Coventry will always fulfill its role as a “City of Sanctuary” We welcome this story from…
-
Bishop welcomes Syrian Refugees to Coventry
An article about this event has been posted on the website of Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre
-
How migrants enrich our communities
The following article was written by Sabir Zazai for Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre and with his permission we reproduce it in in…
-
Trustees at Coventry Refugee & Migrant Centre
The National Trustees of City of Sanctuary held their recent meeting at Coventry’s Refugee Migrant and Centre and expressed their thanks for the welcome that refugees and asylum seekers receive in Coventry through the the work of CRMC. For the full article see CRMC’s website
-
Refugee Week 2015
Would your school, place of worship or community group like to hold an event to celebrate Refugee Week?
-
Carriers of Hope
One of the groups in our City of Sanctuary network are the wonderful Carriers of Hope.
-
ESOL classes
Through the initiative of the City of Sanctuary Action Group, four new ESOL classes started at Coventry Refugee & Migrant Centre in 2010. The classes are run purely by volunteers, with a qualified ESOL teacher in each class. Five years on, both the students and teachers are very enthusiastic about…
-
Coventy Asylum and Refugee Action Group – Welcoming Stories Event
CARAG is Coventry Asylum and Refugee Action Group, it is a group mainly made up of those who have been or are Asylum Seekers and meets every Wednesday afternoon at the Peace House.
-
Working with Sanctuary
Earlier in the year we wrote to everyone who had pledged support to Coventry City of Sanctuary asking a number…
-
WELCOME IN PRACTICE
A City of Sanctuary is one where neighbourhoods and work places are friendly and services are accessible and welcoming.
-
77 ORGANISATIONS in COVENTRY PLEDGE their support for CITY of SANCTUARY
So far 77 organisations have signed up in support of Coventry being a City of Sanctuary and pledged to…
-
FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER
The Coventry group has just published its most recent newsletter with stories about: Coventry Peace Festival Celebrating our first year of activities Health…
