From Asylum ... to Sanctuary
Conference of the Churches' Refugee Network with Migrants' Resource Centre.
| When |
Jun 06, 2009
from 11:06 PM to 11:06 PM |
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| Where | Holy Apostles Hall, Cumberland Street, Pimlico, London SW1V 4LY |
| Contact Name | Wendy Cooper |
| Contact Phone | 020 7916 8632 |
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New ideas
- 'State and Faith on Asylum: a Dialogue of the Deaf, or Thinking Together?' The Church’s response to asylum in the UK
Revd Canon Ruth Worsley, General Synod - Tools for communicative action: Understanding the legislative process and policy, setting community priorities
Frank Cranmer, Constitutional lawyer, ex Parliamentary Clerk of Bills, civil lobbyist - Legal present, legal future: parliamentary and policy perspectives
Steve Symmonds, Legal officer, ILPA - Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association
New Good Practice
- Regional reports on Advice, Housing and Support work in Nottingham and Swansea
- National report: Citizens for Sanctuary - ‘Strangers into Citizens’ (‘earned citizenship’)
New Contacts - Workshops
- Asylum seekers’ mental and physical health care, with HIV/mental health expert input;
- Strategic action skills for policy and media work;
- MRC and ‘Citizens for Sanctuary’;
- Asylum destitution;
- NASS and welfare, Section 4, S.95;
- ASAP legal expertise and judicial input, S Verity Smith IJ
Music and worship
The Acholi Choir will perform Ugandan music at the start of the afternoon programme. The Revd Maggie Hindley will lead final reflections and prayers.
Photo exhibition
- Isabelle Merminod, 'Refugee journeys to social integration'
Lunch is free: prepared and served by MRC volunteers.
Cost: £15; concessions £10; free to refugees and asylum-seekers.
