𝗙𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗵𝘁𝗽𝘂𝗻𝗸𝘁𝗲.
Die RefugeeWeek Augsburg 2025 lädt zu zwei Lesungen ein. Moutasm Alyounes liest aus seinem Buch über seine Flucht aus Syrien. Der Augsburger Autor Wolfgang Kemmer stellt Aufzeichnungen Geflüchteter vor, die er in seinem Projekt »Fluchtgeschichten« mit Betroffenen stetig weiter zusammenstellt.
https://auxlitera.de/2025/06/15/heinzigartig-mann-2/
#augsburg #refugeeweek #refugees #flucht #migration #lesung #syrien
Our #refugeeweek content so far.... First up, a long read by me about the rights of refugees under the Refugee Convention. These are both weaker in many ways yet stronger in others than many realise. They represent a compromise between individual and state rights. freemovement.org.uk/what-rights-...
Briefing: What rights do refug...
In the UK, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers don't enjoy the same digital rights and privacy protections as British citizens or permanent residents.
Their data is more exposed, more monitored and more controlled, simply because of their legal status.
#RefugeeWeek #refugees #digitalrights #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #migrants #DigitalSanctuary
Tech is used to limit the autonomy of asylum seekers in the UK with the ASPEN payment card.
The Home Office can monitor spending habits and track where the card is used.
Community can't be built when people's choices over the most basic aspects of daily life are controlled.
So financial tools, such as the ASPEN card must never serve as a means of surveillance or control.
#RefugeeWeek #refugees #digitalrights #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #migrants #DigitalSanctuary
Refugees have specific needs when it comes to digital security and data protection. This #RefugeeWeek, ORG calls for #DigitalSanctuary for refugees, migrants and asylum seekers 🧡
This means having better protections and more control over their digital identity and data, so they can stay safe and protected online as well as offline.
Sign up for emails to find out more ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/sign-orgs-migrant-digital-justice-newsletter
#refugees #digitalrights #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #migrants
Refugees arriving in a new country are not only seeking physical safety, shelter and protection but also #DigitalSanctuary.
Refugees need to use tech to build community bonds in their new home and to stay connected with friends and family in their home country. It must be safe.
#RefugeeWeek #refugees #digitalrights #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #migrants
This #RefugeeWeek, ORG is asking what it really means to feel at home as a refugee?
We're imagining what it'd mean to have #DigitalSanctuary for all migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in the UK.
Where they can enjoy the same digital rights and protections as everyone else 🧡
#refugees #digitalrights #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #migrants
Refugees, migrants and asylum seekers should be able to use technology safely and securely.
This is so they can live without fear that their data will be used against them, or shared with those who might cause them harm.
Yet this crucial need is too often ignored.
#RefugeeWeek #refugees #digitalrights #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #migrants #DigitalSanctuary
Recognition for Dylan Thomas Centre’s support for refugees
The centre has achieved coveted Arts Centre of Sanctuary status from the City of Sanctuary programme that recognises and celebrates communities and organisations which go above and beyond to welcome people seeking sanctuary.
The centre has been running creative sessions for asylum seekers and refugees since the early 2000s, and joins other venues, including Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea Library Service, National Waterfront Museum and some of our schools who have also achieved sanctuary status.
And one of the judges’ panel which assessed the bid spoke of their own experience using the centre to connect with communities in Swansea, praising it’s welcoming spirit.
They said: “I have had opportunities to come to the Dylan Thomas Centre to attend some events, especially Eric Ngalle Charles’s writing workshop. I must say that all the staff I met or interacted with were welcoming, polite, and respectful, always ready to help and show you your way around.”
Elliott King, Swansea Council’s Cabinet member for Culture, Human Rights and Equalities, said: “Congratulations to the team at the Dylan Thomas Centre for their achievement.
“Swansea is proud to be Wales’ first Human Rights City and the judges’ personal endorsement of what the team is doing with support from the council is a tribute to their commitment and compassion.
“The Dylan Thomas Centre has always been a landmark for those who love the words of Wales’ most celebrated author and now it is also recognised as a haven for those fleeing war or persecution.”
Jo Furber, Literature Officer at the Dylan Thomas Centre, said: “We are very pleased to be joining a group of Swansea venues recognised for our joint commitment towards providing safe places and support for asylum seekers and their families at especially challenging periods in their lives.
“In addition to City of Sanctuary, we work with organisations such as Swansea Asylum Seekers Support, Unity in Diversity and Foothold Cymru to offer creative workshops for all ages.
“These workshops have also been recognised in the UK wide Museum Association run ‘Museums Change Lives’ awards, winning the Best Small Museum project in 2020.”
The centre is currently running a programme of creative writing workshops for people seeking sanctuary, led by Eric Ngalle Charles, who himself found refuge in Wales.
Participants in the workshops will share their work at an event at the Dylan Thomas Centre on 21 June to celebrate Refugee Week (16 – 22 June).
In 2010, Swansea became the UK’s second official City of Sanctuary. Three years ago Swansea was declared Wales’ first Human Rights City.
#asylumSeekers #CityOfSanctuary #CllrElliottKing #DylanThomasCentre #RefugeeWeek #refugees #Swansea #SwanseaCouncil
Saw this beautiful banner, one of a pair, at the Hostile film screening this afternoon. A powerful, shocking film, but with a positive and open discussion afterwards. I'm very glad I went along.
To celebrate National #RefugeeWeek, we’re proud to highlight GEM’s partnership with the Migration Museum’s Migration Network. Book now onto Engaging with Migration in Museum Learning. 📅 Wednesday, 9 July, 10am 📍 Online 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/engaging-w... #GEM #MuseumLearning #RefugeeWeek
Dw i'n mynd ma's i wylio hon yn fuan ...
I'm setting off soon to watch this ...
📽️ Ffilm / film: Hostile. Dydd Llun, 16 mis Mehefin / Monday, 16th June 3-5pm. The Collaboration Station (SA1 3LG). Am ddim / Free. Rhan o / Part of #Swansea #RefugeeWeek
https://swansea.cityofsanctuary.org/2025/06/04/swansea-refugee-week-2025
Community as a Superpower #RefugeeWeek
Refugee Week 2025 runs from 16 to 22 June. The Orkney News will be covering events and issues raised around Refugee Week. What is a refugee? Refugees are people who have fled their countries to escape conflict, violence, or persecution and have sought safety in another country. - UNHCR Many have been forced to flee with little more than the clothes on their back, leaving behind their homes, possessions, jobs and loved ones.
https://theorkneynews.scot/2025/06/16/community-as-a-superpower-refugeeweek/
🔊 Jana Favero of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) talks about the state of refugee and asylum seeker rights in Australia today
ASRC is the largest independent human rights organisation for refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia. Jana says in the podcast that the broad range of services that ASRC provides cover all the services that are not provided by the Australian government
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3z6AtU1JnrQGPmlpvPtAuI?si=RxrwQbr1QO-ZfogN2kchLA
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-state-of-refugee-and-asylum-seeker-rights/id1575793892?i=1000712711241
For Refugee Week, Amnesty International is calling on the Australian government to increase the annual humanitarian intake to 30,000 and close offshore processing centres
Amnesty is also urging the government to provide safe pathways for Palestinians fleeing Gaza
#auspol #RefugeeWeek #HumanRights #refugees #Palestine #Gaza #AmnestyInternational
I've blogged all the #Swansea events and meetups I'm going to over the coming month. From Welsh Club to #SilentBookClub and film screenings to #Euros2025 on-a-big-screen (the #Wales games anyway!).
Let me know if you're going to any of the same things 😜
https://ko-fi.com/post/Digwyddiadau-yn-y-dyfodol-Events-in-the-future-J3J31GH4ZD
📖 For Refugee Week I am reading this book about Australia's refugee policies.
"Refugee Rights and Policy Wrongs provides a wholly updated account of Australian refugee law and policy."
✍️ This week is Refugee Week. Sign the petition from Amnesty for Australia to increase its refugee and humanitarian intake numbers
https://action.amnesty.org.au/act-now/raise-refugee-and-humanitarian-intake-vision2025
#auspol #petition #RefugeeWeek #refugees #AmnestyInternational
Penwythnos #ffilm bydd e 📽️
Gwyliais The Ballad of Wallis Island ddoe a roedd e ffilm y flwyddyn i fi 😍 (ers nawr beth bynnag).
Heno dw i'n mynd i ganolfan Taliesin i wylio Dark Tales From Wales 🏴 (Mae mwy o docynnau ar gael)
https://www.taliesinartscentre.co.uk/en/all-events?id=60565
Ac ddydd Llun, dw i'n mynd i wylio Hostile - rhan o #RefugeeWeek Abertawe yn y Collaboration Station. Mae'r tocynnau hon am ddim.
https://swansea.cityofsanctuary.org/2025/06/04/swansea-refugee-week-2025
Fydda i weld chi yno?
It's #RefugeeWeek here in #Swansea next week and there's lots going on at the Collaboration Station in St David's Place.
I'm hoping to get to the screening of Hostile on Monday and to visit the art exhibitions.
https://swansea.cityofsanctuary.org/2025/06/04/swansea-refugee-week-2025
