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Asylum Welcome
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Supporting asylum seekers, refugees, and vulnerable migrants in Oxfordshire.
🤝 We provide information, advice, practical support, and solidarity.
❤️ Powered by your compassion: https://www.asylum-welcome.org/donate
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Huge thanks to @adobe.com & Revivn for donating 50 laptops to Asylum Welcome’s Digital Inclusion project! 💻

These lightweight devices will help refugees and asylum seekers access education, jobs and connection.

You’ve given technology a second life — and helped people rebuild theirs.

#ThankYou 💛
Two smiling Asylum Welcome team members stand beside a long table covered in laptops, each holding one up to the camera to celebrate a donation from Adobe and Revivn. An Asylum Welcome staff member sits at a round table with rows of donated laptops laid out in front of her, ready to be set up for people new to Oxfordshire as part of the Digital Inclusion project.
November 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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One week to go until the Oxford Half Marathon! 🏃 🧡

Our Asylum Welcome runners are over halfway to their target — every mile they run helps fund help, advice and hope for people starting again in safety.

Please support them if you can:
justgiving.com/campaign/asy...

Thank you!
October 5, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Last week, our AGM & Supporters’ Meeting brought together voices from across Asylum Welcome — and marked 10 years of Sanctuary Hosting.

More than 40,000 nights of shelter, 300 guests supported, and a new exhibition unveiled to celebrate this milestone.

Read more: www.asylum-welcome.org/agm-2025/
he Sanctuary Hosting panel at Asylum Welcome’s AGM. Six panellists sit at the front of the room, including Tania Baldwin-Pask speaking into a microphone on the far right. An Asylum Welcome banner is displayed on the left, while the audience listens attentively. Display panels from the Sanctuary Hosting exhibition, unveiled at Asylum Welcome’s AGM. The boards include information about the service since 2015, testimonies from hosts and guests under the heading “Voices of Sanctuary,” and a section on challenges and hopes for the next 10 years. Hari, Joint CEO of Asylum Welcome, stands on the left speaking into a microphone and gesturing with her hand. Sarah, Joint CEO, stands on the right smiling and holding notes. Both are addressing the AGM audience, with heads of attendees visible in the foreground. At Asylum Welcome’s AGM, compere Ghani stands on the left holding a microphone for Michael, a former client, who is reading from his notes. An Asylum Welcome banner and a projected presentation slide are visible behind them, while the audience watches from the foreground.
September 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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👪 We're live at the Old Schoolhouse Community Day (Hertford Street, off Magdalen Road).

👋 Drop by our stall to say hello, pick up a copy of our latest Annual Review, and see if you can beat our fiendishly metaphorical Hostile Environment Challenge...
September 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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This Sept, we're celebrating 10 years of Sanctuary Hosting!
www.asylum-welcome.org/services/san...

300 guests helped, 40,000 nights of safe sleep & countless acts of kindness - thanks to our wonderful hosts 💙

🎧 Listen to the story on our podcast #Welcomecast:
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
The logo for Sanctuary Hosting at Asylum Welcome. It shows a tree growing from a blue doorway shape. Inside the doorway is a white key design that forms the shape of a heart. The text reads “Sanctuary Hosting” in blue and pink, with “at Asylum Welcome” underneath in smaller light blue letters. Three women sit at a table with food and drinks, talking during a community event with bunting in the background. An older woman and a younger woman wearing a headscarf sit together at a kitchen table, with books and papers spread out in front of them. Four women smiling at a Sanctuary Hosting event, with musicians performing in the background.
September 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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🏃‍♂️ Every step counts. Every gift helps.

Sultan and the @asylumwelcome.bsky.social team are running 13.1 miles at the #OxfordHalf to support refugees in Oxfordshire as they rebuild their lives.

If you can, please back them today with a donation:
tinyurl.com/oxford-half-marathon

Thank you. 🧡
September 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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"We sat in stunned silence… wondering: what will this mean for the people we support now & those who will need us in future?" — Dr Hari Reed, our Co-CEO.

For many refugees, reunion is the only hope they have left. Suspending that right puts women & children at risk, @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social.
September 2, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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🧡 Asylum Welcome's Oxford Half Marathon team is running in memory of our brilliant volunteer, James Throup.

Here, Tania — our Sanctuary Hosting Manager — shares a tribute to James, remembered for his kindness, gentleness & commitment to others.

Support in his honour: justgiving.com/campaign/asy...
August 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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A year ago, you chose welcome - and showed up for Oxford’s asylum seekers. 🧡

Today, the challenges are greater than ever.

Read our latest newsletter to learn the facts, and stand with us again.

www.asylum-welcome.org/one-year-on/
Handwritten message in black ink on white paper reading, "Please believe that people do care." Hand-drawn message on white paper with colourful crayoned bubble letters outlined in black, reading "You are welcome here," placed on a yellow background. Heart-shaped sign with an orange border and white centre, hanging on a brick wall. The handwritten green text reads, "We love our community and everyone who is part of it xxx" with small heart doodles. A chalk heart drawn on a tarmac pavement next to a parked bicycle, with a red brick wall and a bright blue door in the background.
August 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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This #WorldRefugeeDay, we’re celebrating the strength it takes to start again – and the power of community to make it possible.

Your support helps refugees & asylum seekers in Oxfordshire find safety, dignity and a new beginning.

Please support our appeal today: tinyurl.com/RWBluesky25

Thank you.
Illustration with the words "Community as a Superpower – Can you join us?" surrounded by comic-style yellow starbursts. Below are five smiling cartoon-style people of different ages, genders, and ethnic backgrounds, representing a diverse and welcoming community.
June 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Drop by our stall at the Sanctuary Fair and say hello! 💙

We’re here all afternoon at Oxford Town Hall sharing information about our work with refugees and asylum seekers in Oxfordshire.

#RefugeeWeek #CommunityAsSuperpower

#OxfordRefugeeWeek
June 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Stand with us this #RefugeeWeek

Your donation today can help.

With your support, we can offer essentials like food, safe housing, and expert advice when it’s urgently needed.

Please give what you can to stand in solidarity with sanctuary seekers in our community.

👉 tinyurl.com/refugeeweeka...
June 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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By including Asylum Welcome in your Will, you can ensure that refugees and asylum seekers have the chance to live in dignity.

If Asylum Welcome has been part of your story—or the values you hold dear—please consider leaving a legacy of welcome

👉 www.asylum-welcome.org/legacy
June 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Just 1 week to go until the Oxford Sanctuary Fair 2025!

*Book your free place (or just drop in):*
tinyurl.com/sanctuaryfair2025

*Part of Refugee Week*
Organised by Asylum Welcome, University of Oxford, Oxford Brookes, IWAW, Oxford City Council & more.
June 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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💥 Coming soon - #refugeeweek2025: Community as a Superpower

🗓 16–22 June

*🧡 Planning an event?
We’d love to include it in the Oxford Refugee Week brochure.
Submit by 12 noon on Friday 6th June:
👉https://tinyurl.com/RW2025programme

📧 emma@asylum-welcome.org
🌐 oxfordrefugeeweek.info
June 2, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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June 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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May 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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The Asylum Welcome family said a huge thank you and a fond farewell to our outgoing Director, Mark. Mark's has guided AW through times of change and growth. Thanks to Mark we're stronger and better prepared for whatever the future holds. We'd also like to welcome our new Joint CEOs, Hari and Sarah!
May 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Please donate and help more people like Hira rebuild their lives!

"Art gives us the ability to meet people halfway."

Please give what you can today to ensure we can continue this vital work.

www.asylum-welcome.org/spring-appea...
April 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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In a difficult economic landscape and with the government trying hard to reduce its spending, Asylum Welcome is struggling to raise funds to support those stuck in the asylum system.

Click the link below to donate and to read more about Mohamed!

www.asylum-welcome.org/spring-appea...
April 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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🏃‍♀️ Running the Town and Gown? Let’s do it together this May 11th! 🏃‍♂️

Whether you’re a seasoned runner or tackling your first 10K, every step can help refugees and asylum seekers rebuild their lives.
Sign up to fundraise for Asylum Welcome today:
🔗 www.asylum-welcome.org/fundraise/
March 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM