Eirian Jane Prosser reports on how volunteers who work with asylum seekers and MPs are calling on the government to house more refugees from Afghanistan in the coming months. On Tuesday the first rescue flight carrying evacuees from Afghanistan landed in Oxfordshire at RAF Brize Norton, near Carterton. It
Joshua Low reports on Asylum Welcome’s exhibition in Oxford. Asylum Welcome, a local Oxford charity supporting refugees and asylum-seekers, has launched a mini-exhibition at the Old Fire Station called “Have Heart, Take Heart” to display messages of solidarity for refugees and asylum seekers in Oxfordshire. The exhibition will be open until 21st August, and these messages are also
Joshua Low and Yan Chen report from Asylum Welcome's alternative tour of Oxford for Cherwell. On the drizzly Friday afternoon of 18th June, six local Oxford residents who are also refugees or asylum seekers doubled as tour guides and took local community and political leaders around organisations and locations that were vital to them
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 18th June. The tour is one of a series
Yan Chen describes the actions taken by Oxford Charity Asylum Welcome to combat the Home Office’s proposed New Plan for Immigration for Cherwell. To challenge the Home Office’s proposed New Plan for Immigration, Oxford-based charity Asylum Welcome is providing Zoom consultation sessions, encouraging people to write to MPs, and soliciting ideas for collaborative action against the
In the interests of human rights and the health and safety of the population, the Hostile Environment in the NHS must end. Temporary offers of safety are not enough to undo the decades of harm caused by policies that have embedded immigration controls into public services. We signed this call to the Department of Health
Oxford’s EU citizens are urged to apply for the EU Settlement Scheme before the deadline of 30 June 2021, and to contact the Europa Welcome service if they need help with their application. Those who have not applied by the deadline will lose their legal rights to live, work and access benefits in
Asylum Welcome has recently signed two important letters addressed to national and local authorities urging them to commit to providing ongoing shelter and support to all those experiencing or at risk of homelessness during and after the Covid-19 pandemic, and to do so regardless of immigration status. We are also publicly calling on the
Great editorial in the Oxford Times (30 April 2020) on how Asylum Welcome is supporting asylum seekers and refugees in Oxford during the pandemic and the appointment of Mark Goldring as Asylum Welcome’s new Director. An article on the front page also recognises the importance of
We are delighted to welcome Mark Goldring as the new Director of Asylum Welcome. Mark brings a wealth of NGO management experience to strengthen and develop our work. Joining Asylum Welcome Mark has come full circle from his first work with refugees from Bhutan in the 1980s, back now to work with refugees in
