Manchester City of Sanctuary
@ManchesterCoS
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People who seek sanctuary, fleeing war & persecution, are looking for mercy, safety & a place to contribute. Manchester can be that place - a city of sanctuary.
Manchester, England
Joined June 2012
📢🎉 MANCHESTER COMMITS TO BECOMING A CITY OF SANCTUARY! 📢🎉. This morning, @ManCityCouncil gave UNANIMOUS support to becoming a recognised city of sanctuary! 🧡. We're thrilled to see our work paying off. A massive thanks to @JoMidge for bringing the motion forward! 🙌
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RT @lpoolcouncil: Liverpool is a city of welcome. There’s no place for hate here. We treat everyone with kindness, dignity and respect — a….
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At a time of unprecedented hate towards people seeking sanctuary, this stanza rings truer than ever. We can all be refugees. And whoever we are, wherever we come from, we all have the right to feel safe. We won’t stop standing up for compassion. Who’s with us? 🧡
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RT @LouCalvey: ‘Refugee charities install safe rooms and relocate amid rise in far-right threats’. Show your local Refugee charity some sup….
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Exclusive: One NGO placed on an online hitlist had to temporarily close its office owing to harassing phone calls
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RT @AsylumMatters: However you arrived, whatever your reason for coming: welcome. Today the Home Office publishes its latest migration st….
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🚨 Vital conversations about violence against women and girls are being hijacked by an anti-migrant agenda. We've joined 200 organisations to urge the Government to address this dangerous weaponisation of VAWG. It is #NotInOurName.
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RT @AsylumMatters: The vital issue of violence against women is being hijacked by those seeking to use women & girls' pain for political ga….
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We won't stop championing the rights of people seeking sanctuary. Not now. Not ever. And certainly not in the face of abuse or hate. #RefugeesWelcome 🧡
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RT @LouCalvey: For those who haven’t seen it City of Sanctuary, a charity established to create welcome & celebrate our country as a place….
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RT @NorthWestFOE: Solidarity with the wonderful @CityofSanctuary @SchsofSanctuary movement and a huge thank you to @ManchesterCoS and other….
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RT @LouCalvey: Some facts about the wonderful City of Sanctuary movement & their schools of sanctuary programme. A tiny charity doing amazi….
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RT @AsylumMatters: Let's take a moment to celebrate the incredible @CityofSanctuary movement. While a hateful minority spends their time wh….
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Today we join over 200 orgs to call on Party Leaders to end the divisive politics, racist rhetoric and demonising language of the past. Only then will they bring unity instead of division and cohesion rather than hate. #TogetherWithRefugees
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RT @AsylumMatters: @ManchesterCoS Thank you for the work you do every day to promote welcome, kindness and decency. While few bitter keyboa….
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RT @LouCalvey: Thanks to all the City of Sanctuary groups. Largely volunteer based, they’ve been relentlessly targeted by the Far Right. No….
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This summer, we're showing what welcome looks like. 🧡. We're proud to join the @RefugeeTogether #WelcomeWeekend (7–10 Aug) – a nationwide show of solidarity with refugees. Sign up to hear about upcoming events or ways to take action in your area:
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RT @AsylumMatters: Another plan that punishes people for trying to seek safety. Another missed opportunity to save lives and create safe ro….
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📢 Our statement on the UK's 'one-in-one-out' deal with France 👇
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