Asylum Welcome to host alternative Oxford tour for community leaders during Refugee Week 2021

Joshua Low and Yan Chen report on a new tour set up by the charity Asylum Welcome for Cherwell.

Asylum Welcome, an Oxford-based charity for refugees and asylum seekers, is planning to take local councillors and community leaders on an alternative walking tour of Oxford on Friday 18^th June. The tour is one of a series of events in Oxford marking Refugee Week, a UK-wide celebration of the contributions, creativity, and resilience of refugees, held from 14^th June until 2021 World Refugee Day on 20^th June.

Volunteers at Asylum Welcome with refugee status will lead the guided walk, giving community and local political leaders a glimpse into ‘their Oxford’ by describing the contemporary experience and challenges of a refugee arriving in Oxford. They will also share about organisations and locations that are vital for people building new lives in Oxfordshire…

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