Scottish Faiths Action for Refugees launches local information resource: “Actions with my neighbourhood”
Scottish Faiths Action for Refugees has published new guides online for people wanting to work locally to support refugees. Actions with my... Read More
The Refugee Aid App
Developed by Shelley Taylor, the mobile phone app RefAid (http://refugeeaidapp.com/) uses GeoLocation to find the nearest asylum and refugee services. The Refugee... Read More
The “Humanitarian Corridors” Pilot Project presented to the European Parliament in Brussels
The CEC (Conference of European Churches) writes, “Respect for the sanctity and dignity of human life requires Europe to develop safe and... Read More
Christian Aid launch #ChangeTheStory
Christian Aid launches #ChangeTheStory – an initiative that seeks to share a story of welcome for refugees. Today, more than 65 million... Read More
What will Brexit mean for the work with refugees?
The Scottish Refugee Council has said: “Leaving the EU does not mean leaving behind our legal and moral responsibilities to people in... Read More
Working Together in Faith Conference
Tuesday’s Working Together in Faith Conference in Edinburgh examined how individuals and groups could grasp policy, advocacy and practical action as they... Read More
International Refugee Day 2016 – a joint statement from Scotland’s faith communities
20 June is International Refugee Day. As representatives of faith traditions and organisations assisting faith communities in the struggle against poverty we... Read More
Working Together in Faith – Day Conference
Scottish Faiths Action for Refugees Information and advocacy conference – part of the Refugee Festival Scotland 2016 Date Tuesday, 21 June 2016 Time 10.30-15:30... Read More
Addressing the needs of unaccompanied asylum seeking children and child refugees in Scotland
This week the Edinburgh Peace and Justice Centre published a paper addressing the needs of unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) and child... Read More
Hope for Refugee Children
In a week where the UK Government has been persuaded to do more to help unaccompanied refugee children in Europe, the World... Read More