CRRC
@camrefugees.bsky.social
Cambridge Refugee Resettlement Campaign is part of Citizens UK campaign to help resettle refugees in the UK.
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@camrefugees.bsky.social
· Jan 10
Set up in 2015, CRRC campaigns for the UK to be a safe, welcoming country for #refugees. We work with refugees living in and near Cambridge, facilitating their resettlement. For more on CRRC, and how to volunteer, see cambridgerefugees.org/index.html
A reminder about the CHRISTMAS 2025 POTTERY EXHIBITION & SALE tomorrow and Sunday at 57 Ditton Walk, Cambridge CB5 8QD. Beautiful handmade ceramics for Christmas gifts! More details at: www.kilncambridge.com/events
November 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
A reminder about the CHRISTMAS 2025 POTTERY EXHIBITION & SALE tomorrow and Sunday at 57 Ditton Walk, Cambridge CB5 8QD. Beautiful handmade ceramics for Christmas gifts! More details at: www.kilncambridge.com/events
Do come along to this Cambridge Ukrainian Studies event on UKRAINIAN RECONSTRUCTION. It will take the form of a conversation focusing on Ukraine’s reconstruction efforts amid the ongoing war. For more details, please go to: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rebuilding...
Rebuilding Ukraine: A Conversation with Ukrainian Deputy Minister
A Conversation with Deputy Minister of Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine Alyona Shkrum, Cambridge Alumna
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Do come along to this Cambridge Ukrainian Studies event on UKRAINIAN RECONSTRUCTION. It will take the form of a conversation focusing on Ukraine’s reconstruction efforts amid the ongoing war. For more details, please go to: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rebuilding...
CHRISTMAS 2025 POTTERY EXHIBITION & SALE, 22-23 November
Discover beautiful handmade ceramics at Kiln Cambridge, 57 Ditton Walk, Cambridge CB5 8QD. Over 35 potters will be showcasing their work. Perfect for Christmas gifts! More details at: www.kilncambridge.com/events
Discover beautiful handmade ceramics at Kiln Cambridge, 57 Ditton Walk, Cambridge CB5 8QD. Over 35 potters will be showcasing their work. Perfect for Christmas gifts! More details at: www.kilncambridge.com/events
November 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
CHRISTMAS 2025 POTTERY EXHIBITION & SALE, 22-23 November
Discover beautiful handmade ceramics at Kiln Cambridge, 57 Ditton Walk, Cambridge CB5 8QD. Over 35 potters will be showcasing their work. Perfect for Christmas gifts! More details at: www.kilncambridge.com/events
Discover beautiful handmade ceramics at Kiln Cambridge, 57 Ditton Walk, Cambridge CB5 8QD. Over 35 potters will be showcasing their work. Perfect for Christmas gifts! More details at: www.kilncambridge.com/events
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Show you stand together with refugees.
From the 5-7 Dec we’re asking you to put up a poster to show you stand for hope not hostility.
Let's fill our communities with this message of unity.
Order your posters now actionnetwork.org/forms/order-...
From the 5-7 Dec we’re asking you to put up a poster to show you stand for hope not hostility.
Let's fill our communities with this message of unity.
Order your posters now actionnetwork.org/forms/order-...
November 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Show you stand together with refugees.
From the 5-7 Dec we’re asking you to put up a poster to show you stand for hope not hostility.
Let's fill our communities with this message of unity.
Order your posters now actionnetwork.org/forms/order-...
From the 5-7 Dec we’re asking you to put up a poster to show you stand for hope not hostility.
Let's fill our communities with this message of unity.
Order your posters now actionnetwork.org/forms/order-...
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History teaches us clearly: rights can be lost quickly if we don't defend them.
Act now: amn.st/633227EWl4
Act now: amn.st/633227EWl4
October 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
History teaches us clearly: rights can be lost quickly if we don't defend them.
Act now: amn.st/633227EWl4
Act now: amn.st/633227EWl4
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The European Convention on Human Rights protects every single one of us in the UK.
Some politicians want to tear up these protections to distract us from the real problems affecting our daily lives.
Some politicians want to tear up these protections to distract us from the real problems affecting our daily lives.
October 31, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The European Convention on Human Rights protects every single one of us in the UK.
Some politicians want to tear up these protections to distract us from the real problems affecting our daily lives.
Some politicians want to tear up these protections to distract us from the real problems affecting our daily lives.
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Solidarity isn’t seasonal. 💙
As crises continue around the world, millions of refugees are still searching for safety, dignity and hope.
Let’s keep standing together, because compassion should never fade. #WithRefugees
As crises continue around the world, millions of refugees are still searching for safety, dignity and hope.
Let’s keep standing together, because compassion should never fade. #WithRefugees
November 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Solidarity isn’t seasonal. 💙
As crises continue around the world, millions of refugees are still searching for safety, dignity and hope.
Let’s keep standing together, because compassion should never fade. #WithRefugees
As crises continue around the world, millions of refugees are still searching for safety, dignity and hope.
Let’s keep standing together, because compassion should never fade. #WithRefugees
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Migrants, far from being a drain on the NHS, form a huge chunk of its underpaid workforce, and put less burden on it than the rest of the country
Migrants make the NHS
Migrants, far from being a drain on the NHS, form a huge chunk of its underpaid workforce, and put less burden on it than the rest of the country, explains Tom Griffiths
Anti-migrant rhetoric is on...
www.counterfire.org
November 16, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Migrants, far from being a drain on the NHS, form a huge chunk of its underpaid workforce, and put less burden on it than the rest of the country
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There's a far more important number. It's missing because the Government refuses to record it.
How many people have died in the Channel trying to reach safety since this failed policy was launched.
1-in-1-out will never stop dangerous journeys, because it doesn't create a real, safe alternative.
How many people have died in the Channel trying to reach safety since this failed policy was launched.
1-in-1-out will never stop dangerous journeys, because it doesn't create a real, safe alternative.
The numbers that prove the one-in, one-out migrant policy isn't working
Limiting asylum seekers arriving in the UK on small boats is a key issue for the Government
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
There's a far more important number. It's missing because the Government refuses to record it.
How many people have died in the Channel trying to reach safety since this failed policy was launched.
1-in-1-out will never stop dangerous journeys, because it doesn't create a real, safe alternative.
How many people have died in the Channel trying to reach safety since this failed policy was launched.
1-in-1-out will never stop dangerous journeys, because it doesn't create a real, safe alternative.
Join CamCRAG for their annual ceilidh – an exciting evening of high energy folk dancing with The Jumping Beans at St Giles's church, Saturday 22 November from 7.30pm. For tickets, go to: www.ticketsource.co.uk/camcrag/t-xd...
November 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Join CamCRAG for their annual ceilidh – an exciting evening of high energy folk dancing with The Jumping Beans at St Giles's church, Saturday 22 November from 7.30pm. For tickets, go to: www.ticketsource.co.uk/camcrag/t-xd...
A Cambridge Junction event where Palestinian artists come together to honour their heritage and capture the spirit of a generation determined to be heard. Guiding the evening with humour will be Nadz Comedienne.Tickets at www.junction.co.uk/events/from-...
November 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
A Cambridge Junction event where Palestinian artists come together to honour their heritage and capture the spirit of a generation determined to be heard. Guiding the evening with humour will be Nadz Comedienne.Tickets at www.junction.co.uk/events/from-...
Prepare for a mouthwatering time at SustainConnect's World Food Festival this September. At this family-friendly event, you can explore tastes from across the globe, take part in art & craft sessions, & watch the high-energy Maracatu Dancers. For more, see: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-food...
August 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Prepare for a mouthwatering time at SustainConnect's World Food Festival this September. At this family-friendly event, you can explore tastes from across the globe, take part in art & craft sessions, & watch the high-energy Maracatu Dancers. For more, see: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-food...
The highlights of the Cambridge Chinese Music and Culture Festival in August include 3 concerts, a lecture by renowned guqin player Ni Shiyun and masterclasses in Chinese instruments. For more information and to book, go to: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2025-cambr...
August 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The highlights of the Cambridge Chinese Music and Culture Festival in August include 3 concerts, a lecture by renowned guqin player Ni Shiyun and masterclasses in Chinese instruments. For more information and to book, go to: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2025-cambr...
For more on Refugee Week in the region go to: refugeeweek.org.uk @refugeeweek.bsky.social
@cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social @refugeecouncil.bsky.social @iom.int @amnestyuk.bsky.social @uk.rescue.org @refugeeaction.bsky.social @starnational.bsky.social
@migranthelp.bsky.social
@cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social @refugeecouncil.bsky.social @iom.int @amnestyuk.bsky.social @uk.rescue.org @refugeeaction.bsky.social @starnational.bsky.social
@migranthelp.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
For more on Refugee Week in the region go to: refugeeweek.org.uk @refugeeweek.bsky.social
@cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social @refugeecouncil.bsky.social @iom.int @amnestyuk.bsky.social @uk.rescue.org @refugeeaction.bsky.social @starnational.bsky.social
@migranthelp.bsky.social
@cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social @refugeecouncil.bsky.social @iom.int @amnestyuk.bsky.social @uk.rescue.org @refugeeaction.bsky.social @starnational.bsky.social
@migranthelp.bsky.social
Just a week away now! The CRRC/Oblique Arts/CamCRAG REFUGEE WEEK event on Thursday 19 June at Friends Meeting House, Jesus Lane, Cambridge showcasing artwork by asylum-seeking women, + discussions + Middle Eastern food and music. Do join us! For details, see: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/finding-ho...
June 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Just a week away now! The CRRC/Oblique Arts/CamCRAG REFUGEE WEEK event on Thursday 19 June at Friends Meeting House, Jesus Lane, Cambridge showcasing artwork by asylum-seeking women, + discussions + Middle Eastern food and music. Do join us! For details, see: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/finding-ho...
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Calais: Judge dismisses request by associations for trash collection in migrant camps #Refugees
Calais: Judge dismisses request by associations for trash collection in migrant camps
www.infomigrants.net
June 12, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Calais: Judge dismisses request by associations for trash collection in migrant camps #Refugees
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ONLY 5 DAYS LEFT
🚨 The Crime and Policing Bill is in the House of Commons on Tuesday 17.06.
We have 5 days left to email MPs to act.
MPs right now have the power to protect our protest rights.
We can’t let them ignore us.
📝 Take action: www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/emai...
🚨 The Crime and Policing Bill is in the House of Commons on Tuesday 17.06.
We have 5 days left to email MPs to act.
MPs right now have the power to protect our protest rights.
We can’t let them ignore us.
📝 Take action: www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/emai...
June 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
ONLY 5 DAYS LEFT
🚨 The Crime and Policing Bill is in the House of Commons on Tuesday 17.06.
We have 5 days left to email MPs to act.
MPs right now have the power to protect our protest rights.
We can’t let them ignore us.
📝 Take action: www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/emai...
🚨 The Crime and Policing Bill is in the House of Commons on Tuesday 17.06.
We have 5 days left to email MPs to act.
MPs right now have the power to protect our protest rights.
We can’t let them ignore us.
📝 Take action: www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/emai...
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EU Member States & their partners have a shared responsibility to try & eliminate violence, exploitation & abuse experienced by #migrants, esp. those people travelling on the dangerous Western Balkans route.
See: www.fmreview.org/dangerous-journeys/lungarotti-durocher/
#Refugees #Migration #VEA
See: www.fmreview.org/dangerous-journeys/lungarotti-durocher/
#Refugees #Migration #VEA
The end game: risking everything on the Western Balkans route - Forced Migration Review
Migrants travelling the Western Balkans route are subject to a multitude of risks. The EU and their partners in the region have a shared responsibility to protect those in vulnerable situations.
www.fmreview.org
June 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM
EU Member States & their partners have a shared responsibility to try & eliminate violence, exploitation & abuse experienced by #migrants, esp. those people travelling on the dangerous Western Balkans route.
See: www.fmreview.org/dangerous-journeys/lungarotti-durocher/
#Refugees #Migration #VEA
See: www.fmreview.org/dangerous-journeys/lungarotti-durocher/
#Refugees #Migration #VEA
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On the 17th of June our staff and volunteers will be covering 10km with the London Legal Walk, raising funds for people in urgent need of legal support.
If you'd like to back our team, please donate here:
londonlegalsupporttrust.enthuse.com/pf/detention...
If you'd like to back our team, please donate here:
londonlegalsupporttrust.enthuse.com/pf/detention...
We’re back for the London Legal Walk! People in detention face incredibly complex legal systems as they fight for their freedom. Your donation can help someone access life-changing, free legal advice: londonlegalsupporttrust.enthuse.com/pf/detention...
June 6, 2025 at 10:29 AM
On the 17th of June our staff and volunteers will be covering 10km with the London Legal Walk, raising funds for people in urgent need of legal support.
If you'd like to back our team, please donate here:
londonlegalsupporttrust.enthuse.com/pf/detention...
If you'd like to back our team, please donate here:
londonlegalsupporttrust.enthuse.com/pf/detention...
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In just a few weeks the House of Lords will debate on changes to the Border Security Bill — including a vital amendment that could reunite child refugees with their families.
Email a member of the House of Lords today: act.safepassage.org.uk/tell-lords-l...
Email a member of the House of Lords today: act.safepassage.org.uk/tell-lords-l...
June 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
In just a few weeks the House of Lords will debate on changes to the Border Security Bill — including a vital amendment that could reunite child refugees with their families.
Email a member of the House of Lords today: act.safepassage.org.uk/tell-lords-l...
Email a member of the House of Lords today: act.safepassage.org.uk/tell-lords-l...
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The psychiatrist's tale: 'I try and introduce myself as a person, not as a doctor' #Refugees
The psychiatrist's tale: 'I try and introduce myself as a person, not as a doctor'
www.infomigrants.net
June 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The psychiatrist's tale: 'I try and introduce myself as a person, not as a doctor' #Refugees
CRRC, Oblique Arts & CamCRAG have organized a Refugee Week event on Thursday 19 June at Friends Meeting House, Jesus Lane, Cambridge showcasing artwork by asylum-seeking women, & including discussions & Middle Eastern food and music. Do join us! For details, see: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/finding-ho...
June 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
CRRC, Oblique Arts & CamCRAG have organized a Refugee Week event on Thursday 19 June at Friends Meeting House, Jesus Lane, Cambridge showcasing artwork by asylum-seeking women, & including discussions & Middle Eastern food and music. Do join us! For details, see: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/finding-ho...
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"Those who come to the country and build a life...might soon be prevented for more than a decade from having a relationship with the British state that is defined by anything more than fear and anxiety."
Important article by @nesrinemalik.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Important article by @nesrinemalik.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I got British citizenship via the five-year route. Labour’s new 10-year rule will cause untold pain | Nesrine Malik
Starmer claims to want integration. Yet denying people safety, belonging and the right to vote for a decade amounts to the exact opposite, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
June 2, 2025 at 10:26 AM
"Those who come to the country and build a life...might soon be prevented for more than a decade from having a relationship with the British state that is defined by anything more than fear and anxiety."
Important article by @nesrinemalik.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Important article by @nesrinemalik.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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📣 Global Migration Conference 2025: Creating Spaces of Sanctuary 🕊️
An afternoon of talks and discussion with speakers from @helenbamber.bsky.social, @hackneycouncil.bsky.social and @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social.
📅 Tues 17 June | 1–4pm
🎟 Free + open to all
#UCL #RefugeeWeek2025 #GlobalMigration
An afternoon of talks and discussion with speakers from @helenbamber.bsky.social, @hackneycouncil.bsky.social and @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social.
📅 Tues 17 June | 1–4pm
🎟 Free + open to all
#UCL #RefugeeWeek2025 #GlobalMigration
Creating Spaces of Sanctuary
Join us to explore how we can build true sanctuary through solidarity, care, and resistance alongside refugees and migrants.
tinyurl.com
June 2, 2025 at 8:36 AM
📣 Global Migration Conference 2025: Creating Spaces of Sanctuary 🕊️
An afternoon of talks and discussion with speakers from @helenbamber.bsky.social, @hackneycouncil.bsky.social and @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social.
📅 Tues 17 June | 1–4pm
🎟 Free + open to all
#UCL #RefugeeWeek2025 #GlobalMigration
An afternoon of talks and discussion with speakers from @helenbamber.bsky.social, @hackneycouncil.bsky.social and @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social.
📅 Tues 17 June | 1–4pm
🎟 Free + open to all
#UCL #RefugeeWeek2025 #GlobalMigration