Blog: Advocacy
Blog articles from JRS UK
“We owe it to those silenced to use our voice well”
13 November 2019
By voting, we have a duty to consider those refused asylum, writes Sophie our Policy Officer.
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Too afraid to go to the doctor?
22 October 2019
Sophie discusses the barriers many women refused asylum experience in accessing maternity care
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“We’re leading each other out of our prisons, unlocking our hearts”
11 October 2019
For Prisons Week 2019, Eamonn reflects on what visiting detainees has taught him about freedom
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There is a longing for a system that is for welfare, not for harm
11 July 2019
Sophie, JRS UK's Policy Officer, reflects on our latest report and the context of love at JRS.
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New Legal Advice Project: An Interview
29 May 2019
We chat to the Legal Advice Project team about setting up a legal advice service from scratch.
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Exploring Accompaniment
14 May 2019
Sophie shares her reflections on our ongoing project to explore our mission of accompaniment
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Globalisation and Refugees
19 March 2019
Sarah Teather's reflection from evensong at Selwyn College Cambridge on 3rd March
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International Women’s Day 2019
08 March 2019
Staff, volunteers and friends of JRS share their reflections this International Women's Day
[READ]‘Trapped in a tightening web’
08 March 2019
Sophie Cartwright writes on the realities for those trapped by the hostile environment agenda
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Say yes to welcome and encounter
28 January 2019
Following Sunday's World Youth Day mass, Nick reflects on our recent youth outreach events
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