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Blog articles from JRS UK
“To volunteer is to act out of love”
01 June 2021
Sarah Teather, Director of JRS UK, shares a message of thanks for Volunteers' Week
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“Determining the worthiness of those seeking sanctuary on the basis of how they got to the UK is inhumane, destructive, and dishonest”
19 May 2021
The New Plan for Immigration wilfully ignores the realities of forced migration writes Sophie
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Baby Bundles that bring joy & wellbeing to refugee families
13 May 2021
"One of my favourite tasks is to compile a baby bundle for friends" writes Jasmine
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Hope of a secure home turned to horror for those held at Napier barracks
12 May 2021
Sophie shares the experiences of those seeking asylum, this Mental Health Awareness week
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“If I work I go to prison”
29 April 2021
On the feast of St Joseph the Worker this weekend, refugees reflect on the ban on working
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A common humanity and human need.
21 April 2021
Take action with JRS to oppose new government proposals which would deny refugees safe haven
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“Small encounters that leave me changed by the end of the day”
09 April 2021
Mikhael & Sam reflect on encountering refugees, and the joy of humble tasks at JRS
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“Dying and rising with Jesus”
01 April 2021
Sr Vianney reflects on how refugee friends reflect the suffering of Jesus this Easter Triduum
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Women’s World Day of Prayer
04 March 2021
Our friends from the Refugee Women's Prayer Group share their hopes & prayers for their sisters
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“What happens to my neighbour matters to me, it is my job to care for my neighbour”
16 February 2021
Cruelty is seen as a legitimate & effective means of immigration control in 2021, writes Sophie
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