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Blog articles from JRS UK
Giving a refugee friend a chance to live in dignity
14 July 2021
By opening their homes to a stranger, our volunteer hosts respond to the call for hospitality
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“A denial of dialogue and encounter, and an absence of the need to truly understand”
01 July 2021
We are facing the creation of a system so inhuman, it will not listen to people claiming asylum
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“The impact of a listening ear and a functioning bike”
23 June 2021
Miriam shares the impact of your donations to the refugee friends’ hardship fund.
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“To walk together is both our nature and our deep need.”
17 June 2021
This Refugee Week volunteer Chris reflects on the experiences of immigration detainees.
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We Cannot Walk Alone
09 June 2021
Jo invites you to connect with the creative work of refugee friends this Refugee Week
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The one-stop process in the New Plan for Immigration – a cynical attack on due process
08 June 2021
For a long time, the asylum system has been warped by a culture of disbelief, writes Sophie
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“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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