Meet old friends, make new friends, hear about Restore's impact.... All welcome #RefugeesWelcome @birmctogether.bsky.social @ctbi.bsky.social @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social @bvscbirmingham.bsky.social
Making orange friendship bracelets at the Restore stand at the Refugee Week Festival at Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) last Saturday #RefugeesWelcome #RefugeeWeek @birmctogether.bsky.social @bvscbirmingham.bsky.social @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social
Today is World Refugee Day. Nobody chooses to be a refugee. Nobody chooses to leave their home, their community, or the life they know behind. We are a coalition of over 600 organisations, working towards a fair asylum system. Find out more, link in our bio
Celebrating World Refugee Day with a Refugees Welcome March. REFUGEES ARE WELCOME HERE! #RefugeeWeek #RefugeesWelcome @asylummatters.bsky.social @birmctogether.bsky.social @storiesofhome.bsky.social @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social
Could you help banish isolation & loneliness by befriending a refugee or asylum seeker? Last call for Saturday's training day for new volunteers. Sign up via the link in the bio #RefugeesWelcome @birmctogether.bsky.social @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social @ctbi.bsky.social @bvscbirmingham.bsky.social
We love it when refugees tell us the impact of Restore group social activities. To join us or refer someone else please see the link to the referral form in the bio. #RefugeesWelcome #AMillionActsofHope @birmctogether.bsky.social @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social @bvscbirmingham.bsky.social
A jam-packed fun day at Beaudesert Activity Centre for our first summer activity! We are so grateful to the Iona West Midlands Family Group for hosting and offering this wonderful family activity to our families at Restore for over 25 years! Thank you for the hope you offer 😁 #millionactsofhope
In Kherson, a clearly marked UN vehicle delivering aid to civilians was hit by two drone strikes. Earlier this week, another UN aid truck was struck in the Dnipro region. Humanitarians risk their lives to reach people in need. Civilians and aid workers must be protected. They are #NotATarget.
Every time a befriendee and their befriender meet together to share a laugh or a story, hope blooms 🧡 We, with many others, are celebrating the acts of hope happening every day in the refugee sector over the next week 🥳 #amillionactsofhope #togetherwithrefugees🧡
Lots of giggles, joy & singing at the Barber Baby session yesterday with 6 of our mums & their babies 😁🧡 #RefugeesWelcome @birmctogether.bsky.social @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social
End Deportations Belfast are one of around 150 groups across the UK to sign this Asylum Matters letter to the PM covered in today’s Daily Mirror. The handcuffing of children is just one element of cruelty. This is the weaponisation of children to inflict border violence.
Plan to handcuff migrant kids is 'sustained attack on children', Starmer warned
In a scathing letter, nearly 150 charities and organisations that support children have called on the Government to change course on its controversial migration shake-up
mirror.co.uk
Caring about children’s rights means caring about every child 🧡 New rules could put thousands of migrant and refugee children in the UK at risk of poverty, homelessness and trauma. 📣 Our Legal Director says: “What goal is punishing children achieving… How does that achieve integration?”
Asylum Matters@asylummatters.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe Government wants to cut child poverty & educational inequality. But at the same time it's baking poverty and trauma for children into its migration policy. We're proud to join children's charities, social workers & lawyers in saying: every child's rights matter. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
TAKE ACTION NOW TO STOP INHUMANE AND RACIST DEPORTATIONS. These 5 airline companies are facilitating these deportations. The people being deported on these flights came to this country seeking safety - from war, persecution, poverty & climate breakdown. jcwi.org.uk/updates/take...
Take action to stop cruel and racist ‘one in one out’ deportations
These five airline companies are facilitating inhumane deportations. Contact them now and tell them to stop using our simple tool below.
jcwi.org.uk
Caring about children's rights means caring about the rights of every child That's why we're speaking out, with @asylummatters.bsky.social & others, against new rules that put thousands of migrant & refugee children in UK at risk of poverty, homelessness & trauma www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Plan to handcuff migrant kids is 'sustained attack on children', Starmer warned
In a scathing letter, nearly 150 charities and organisations that support children have called on the Government to change course on its controversial migration shake-up
mirror.co.uk
Alongside +140 other orgs, we're sounding the alarm over the Government's "sustained attack on children's rights" in their migration plans - from handcuffing children to keeping 90,000 children trapped in poverty. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Plan to handcuff migrant kids is 'sustained attack on children', Starmer warned
In a scathing letter, nearly 150 charities and organisations that support children have called on the Government to change course on its controversial migration shake-up
mirror.co.uk
Today is a dark day for anyone who believes in sanctuary in the UK. People who've fled war and torture should be able to rebuild their lives in peace and security - not live under a constant threat of removal. We must not stop fighting these appalling anti-refugee laws.
Refugee status to be temporary as Shabana Mahmood rips up rules on UK asylum
Home secretary announces 30-month protection limit, with refugees required to leave if their home countries are later judged safe
theguardian.com
The Government wants to cut child poverty & educational inequality. But at the same time it's baking poverty and trauma for children into its migration policy. We're proud to join children's charities, social workers & lawyers in saying: every child's rights matter. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Caring about children's rights means caring about the rights of every child. That's why we're speaking out against new rules that put thousands of migrant and refugee children in the UK at risk of poverty, homelessness and trauma. #RefugeesWelcome asylummatters.org/2026/04/27/a...
Yesterday, the House of Lords debated changes to the asylum system that will make more people destitute. These changes are part of a wider government plan to further weaponise destitution as a means of immigration control. This is grotesque.
A snapshot from our Befrienders Get Together 🙌 Meeting together is so helpful for us to hear about befrienders experiences, get feedback on our processes & to glean information to feed into the process of writing a strategic plan for 2027-2029🥳🧡 #refugeestogether
This is very good news and a vindication for the @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social movement and for all Schools of Sanctuary seeking to offer welcome to all.
City of Sanctuary UK@cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe Charity Commission has confirmed we were subjected to a misinformation campaign - and cleared us of all allegations. Read the CC statement: www.gov.uk/government/n... Read our statement: cityofsanctuary.org/2026/04/07/c...
The Presidents of Churches Together in England have issued this joint prayer for Easter. They invite you to #PrayTogether 🙏🏾 🙏 🙏🏽 cte.org.uk/easter-pr... We wish our Orthodox sisters and brothers a blessed Pascha on 12 April
Happy Easter to our friends celebrating the resurrection of Jesus! Today we celebrate the moment where death became life, fear turned to hope and love overcame hate. Have a wonderful celebration 🥳🧡🙏 #RefugeesWelcome
To those who are honouring Good Friday today, we at Restore join you in remembering Jesus' crucifixion & the cost of sacrificial love for the sake of the world 🧡 We seek to express this love in our welcome to refugees and asylum seekers in Birmingham. #refugeestogether @birmctogether.bsky.social
So delighted for our one of service users who had her work featured in a MAC exhibition! #refugeestogether
