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Violence in the Middle East and the UK: our statement and response
An update on our work to advocate alongside and with asylum seekers and refugees, during and beyond the UK race-riots and heightened violence in the Middle East.
Safe Homes, Not Hotels
We've launched an Open Letter, signed by 40+ refugee and asylum seeker charities across the UK, calling for the closure of initial accommodation hotels and for asylum seekers to be housed in the communities around them. Add you signature below.
Let's Spread a Message of Welcome
In response to waves of far right violence across the UK, we want to send a simple message: refugees and asylum seekers are welcome here.
Send a Message of Welcome through the link below, and we'll deliver it to refugees and asylum seekers who are experiencing far right violence, including at initial accommodation hotels.
Let's drown out the hate with love.
Join us at the Ben & Jerry's Sundaes in the Park festival on July 27th 2024!
Our partners at Ben & Jerry's have invited us to join their Social Mission Space at Sundaes in the Park, to talk about all the amazing work COB is doing, and how you can get involved.
Join us at Chiswick House & Gardens for an incredible line up of music, social action and free icecream by booking your ticket below.
Joint Letter to the new Prime Minister
We've joined 300 organisations and 500+ individuals in delivering a letter to 10 Downing St, urging the incoming Prime Minister to fix our broken asylum system and to protect, rather than punish, people seeking safety.
Read the full letter below.
Community Roots Launches in Manchester!
We've teamed up with Queer Roots Collective to launch a new LGBTQ+ support group in Manchester for forcibly displaced people. This builds on the success of our LGBTQ+ support group in Brighton, with Switchboard.
Click the link below to register!
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