City of Sanctuary (UK)

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City of Sanctuary
Founded2005
FoundersCraig Barnett and Inderjit Bhogal
TypeNon-profit
Key people
Sian Summers-Rees (CEO), Sabir Zazai (Hon. President) [1]
Website https://cityofsanctuary.org/

City of Sanctuary is a British charitable organisation whose purpose is to build a culture of "hospitality and inclusiveness", predominantly for asylum seekers and refugees, by coordinating and supporting networks of community groups across the UK and Ireland. [2] [3] It claims to be a grassroots movement. [3]

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City of Sanctuary began in 2005 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, founded by Craig Barnett and Inderjit Bhogal. In 2007, Sheffield became the UK’s first ‘City of Sanctuary’ – "a city that takes pride in the welcome it offers to people in need of safety." [4] [3] Subsequently, cities such as Leeds, Hull, [5] York, [6] and Swansea started their own community groups to work towards the same purpose, and City of Sanctuary became a registered charity with the purpose of supporting and connecting these groups.

Activity

City of Sanctuary is involved in coordinating and supporting various multi-sector community groups, with connections to other related organisations in the UK such as the Refugee Council, British Red Cross, and Refugee Action [ citation needed ]. They also participated in the Sanctuary Summit in 2014, and were selected in 2015 for the Guardian Christmas Appeal, amid the response to the 2015 European migrant crisis. [7] [8] [9] [10]

From 2014 to 2018, City of Sanctuary hosted an event in parliament alongside the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees, which invited refugees and asylum seekers from across the UK to meet and share stories with MPs. City of Sanctuary additionally designates "Streams of Sanctuary", based around a particular theme, which are implemented across various sectors including education, [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] local authorities, [17] faith groups [18] and the arts. [19] [20] [21]

Sanctuary Awards

City of Sanctuary offers awards to community groups, private organisations, public sector services or other bodies that contribute towards the vision of the charity, as follows:

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  2. ↑ "From lost and lonely to safe and busy: the refugees helped by City of Sanctuary". The Guardian. 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
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  6. ↑ "York City of Sanctuary: its achievements and the seismic shift necessary". 7 September 2021.
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  10. ↑ "Cheshire West to become borough of sanctuary for refugees". Northwich Guardian. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  11. ↑ "City of Sanctuary: how Paddington Bear is helping pupils welcome refugees". The Guardian. 2015-12-06. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  12. ↑ "North Belfast primary school celebrating diversity as School of Sanctuary". ITV News. 2021-11-26. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  13. ↑ "College of Sanctuary honour for Gower College Swansea". FE News. 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
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