Posts Tagged ‘refugees’
‘We are all one’: Dalston Curve Garden features in London-wide exhibition inspired by refugees
Artist Kate Daudy has teamed up with the UN Refugee Agency to plant felt flowers across the capital
Read MorePoliticians back move for Hackney to formally become a borough of sanctuary for refugees
Council hopes to officially join network of places in the UK that welcome asylum seekers and refugees
Read MoreHackney brewery joins forces with refugee women to condemn government’s illegal migration bill
Five Points and Women for Refugee Women release craft beer to inspire opposition to Whitehall’s plans
Read More‘It means something to them’: Local arts project for refugees appeals for donations to save it from closure
Creative Art Space, run by Akwaaba, helps its participants ‘feel safe and not isolated’
Read MoreNewington Green Meeting House to host fundraiser for refugees
‘From Calais to Kiev’ will feature talks, art, and live music from Jelly Cleaver
Read MoreFind out how you can help Ukrainian refugees at online community event next week
Hackney Council hopes meeting will connect residents who have spare rooms with community groups and fundraisers
Read MoreHackney Stand Up To Racism event raises almost £1,000 for refugee charity
The local group held its annual community fundraiser last week in aid of Care4Calais
Read More‘Strength in community’: Hackney prepares for the arrival of five Afghan families
Council, health and community leaders plan how best to support the borough’s new residents
Read MoreHackney vows to rehome five refugee families from Afghanistan
Borough leader Philip Glanville says council is doing ‘everything in its power to support the national effort’
Read MoreHackney Council ‘deeply distressed’ by Afghanistan situation and vows to support refugees
Mayor Philip Glanville says the borough is ‘ready to step up again’
Read MoreLocal campaign for arriving Hongkongers wins backing of London Assembly Member
Sem Moema calls for ‘significant gaps’ in Whitehall’s new visa scheme to be plugged
Read MorePhotographs by young refugees light up Shoreditch for month-long exhibition
Autograph gallery repurposes electronic billboard on Old Street for illuminating #HackneyIsHome project
Read MoreElli Free: Will we ever learn?
The director of Room to Heal, a local charity supporting refugees and asylum seekers, on Windrush, immigration detention, and opportunities for ‘fundamental change’ post-lockdown
Read MoreClosure-threatened migrant centre in Hackney launches funding plea
Volunteer-run Akwaaba, which supports refugees and asylum seekers, may have just six months left
Read MoreRichard Mosse, Incoming at Barbican Curve: a shattering view of humanity and the inhumane
In the wake of the current migrant crisis, Richard Mosse’s new exhibition at the Barbican Curve gallery shares a new look at refugees, ‘through the eye of a missile’
Read More30-Second London – book review: ‘a quick reminder of our capital’s allure’
30-Second London is a swift and simple guide to the capital, filled with fascinating bites of architectural knowledge
Read MoreHackney Council abandons pledge to house seven Syrian refugee families by Christmas
Home Office delays blamed as Town Hall confirms only three families will receive sanctuary in the borough by end of year
Read MoreHackney MP Diane Abbott clarifies: ‘I am proud to be British’
MP’s statement comes following Daily Mail’s claims that she said she was ‘ashamed’ of her nationality because of attitude towards refugees
Read MoreMore Syrian refugees arrive – but Hackney is only East London borough to take any
Josh Loeb reports on how the Syrian Resettlement Programme works and concerns over funding
Read MoreHackney’s new mayor Philip Glanville speaks out on Momentum, refugees and his husband’s tweets
In first major interview since being sworn in as Mayor of Hackney, the man at the helm in the Town Hall insists Labour locally will be united
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