Refugee Week
This Refugee Week (15–21 June 2026), join JRS UK in celebrating the courage and contributions of refugees - and take meaningful action to stand alongside people seeking sanctuary.
Join us for our Refugee Week performance of Faith and Hope, a new play by the JRS UK Drama Group
Monday 22nd June, 7pm, St George-in-the-East Church
Faith and Hope is a devised reworking of Odon von Horvath’s play Faith, Hope and Charity. Written and set in Germany in 1932, against the backdrop of economic hardship and political instability, Horvath’s play was based on a real young woman who got into trouble with the authorities for working without a sales permit.
With the action relocated to present day UK, Faith and Hope follows the struggles of a young woman without status and explores the question ‘Is humanity always a victim in times of crisis?’
The performance was created by refugee friends through a series of improvisational workshops where elements of the plot, characters and theme of Horvath’s text were used to create a new story for today.
Book your tickets for our Refugee Week performance
Courage
Other ways you can mark Refugee Week with JRS UK
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Advocate
“the communities that welcome [migrants and refugees] can…be a living witness to hope, one that is understood as the promise of a present and a future where the dignity of all as children of God is recognised” – Pope Leo XIV, Message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2025
Defending the right to asylum is part of our call to recognise Christ in people forced to flee — and to build a society where dignity, justice, and welcome are real. Join us in our campaign to defend asylum.
Donate & leave a legacy
Your gifts can help to provide refugee friends with vital food, clothes, and toiletries, essential legal advice and casework, and safe and stable nights of accommodation, as well as a community of accompaniment.
Learn more
Four times a year, we send a postal newsletter with updates about our work, sharing experiences of the refugee friends we serve, and offering opportunities to attend events to support our advocacy. This year’s summer newsletter – also available online at the link below – takes a deep dive into the meaning of refugee protection and how Catholic Social Teaching calls us to respond.
We also send out emails fortnightly with commentary on the asylum system and invitations to events.
