Refugee Week – The Great Refugee Week Picnic on 25th June 2017 at Ormeau Park Belfast with Amnesty International and Belfast City of Sanctuary

Sophy Bryson RIP

We are very sad to announce the sudden passing of Sophy Bryson, one of the founder members of the Belfast…
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11 new Schools of Sanctuary in Belfast!
Schools of Sanctuary – Malone College

Belfast City of Sanctuary visits Malone College
Schools of Sanctuary in Belfast

Lots of training from the Education Authority to approve Schools of Sanctuary in Belfast followed by visits to schools applying to attain this status
Can We Make Belfast a City of Sanctuary? – Common Grounds Cafe – Tuesday 13th March 2018
Inaugural Annual General Meeting and Launch of the First Strategic Plan of Belfast City of Sanctuary at The Reception Hall, Belfast City Hall On Thursday 1st March 2018
Refugee Week – The Great Refugee Week Picnic on 25th June 2017 at Ormeau Park Belfast with Amnesty International and Belfast City of Sanctuary

25th June 2017
Annual Places of Sanctuary in Ireland networking conference today at Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College, Dublin – 27th January 2018

Four of us from Belfast attended this day of reviews of the work of each of our Places of Sanctuary,…
First School of Sanctuary of Sanctuary opens in Belfast

Blythefield Primary School off Sandy Row became the first Primary School of Sanctuary in Ireland. Sipho Sibanda, Joint Coordinator of Belfast City of Sanctuary spoke at the award of School of Sanctuary status to the school and presented the plaque. The new toolkit was launched geared to education in…
Seminar in Belfast

Belfast City of Sanctuary held a very successful seminar on 28th September to determine the focus and ambit of the…
Press Release: Refugees must be offered safety not ban – Somali refugee to tell vigil at US Consulate in Belfast

A refugee from Somalia, who has made his home in Northern Ireland, will tell a vigil at the US Consulate…