Yet more evidence that the Rwanda plan is not just unprincipled, but entirely unworkable in practice. Tens of thousands will be in a permanent state of limbo, likely to fall out of contact with authorities & services and face exploitation & abuse. via Financial Times ft.com/content/317b2a…

URGENT RWANDA NOTICE 🚨 We have received reports that the Home Office are calling people to offer ‘voluntary departure’ to Rwanda. You DO NOT have to say yes. DO NOT respond until you have legal advice If you get a call, we recommend to 👇🏾

⚠️Time to scrap the Rwanda scheme Senior civil servants are now threatening legal action over fears of breaching international law if they implement the Rwanda bill. Instead of pushing this cruel policy to the bitter end, this Government must offer safety & welcome to refugees

Speak by letter, not by number. 60 lives born into the beauty and the hope of Earth. 60 lives washed up on foreign sand 60 lives lost 60 lives and so many more soaked into the Six O’Clock, 60 dinghy deaths, as if we should mourn the boat, not the human - numbered, not named.

Last week we sent out our latest newsletter, with lots of exciting updates including introducing not one but two new members of our team! You can read it and sign up to receive the next one straight to your inbox, here: bradford.cityofsanctuary.org/resources/news… @Bradford_SoS

Looking forward to these events tonight and tomorrow with Race Equality Network

Today is the last chance to register to vote in #ukgeneralelection Make sure your voice is heard! #FairBeginsHere

This #WorldRefugeeDay we're calling for a fair new plan for refugees - and you can too. With a General Election around the corner, now is the time to come together to reject hostility & division & stand for something better #FairBeginsHere Get involved: togetherwithrefugees.org.uk

"For 18 years I had no home & no hope, now I have found my home in Bradford." Powerful words from The Bradford African Community at last night's screening of @tomharmer's moving film The Sanctuary Seekers of Bradford. Thanks Race Equality Network for inviting us #RefugeeWeek #OurHome

Thanks Bradford City of Sanctuary 🧡 Bradford RefugeeWeek supporting us on the #LiftTheBan performance yesterday at your #RefugeeWeek2024 celebration 🥳 Bradford is our 3rd place to share this campaign. Please in touch with us at [email protected] for more info on our #LiftTheBan tours.

We celebrate the scrapping of the Rwanda scheme by UK Prime Minister and are proud to join Asylum Matters and many other organisations in calling for a fair new asylum system.

Great to have a new MP who is proud of Bradford's commitment to being a City of Sanctuary! Looking forward to working with you Anna Dixon MP for Shipley And thanks to Bevan Community Benefit Society for all your vital work in this area Bradford Schools and Colleges of Sanctuary City of Sanctuary UK 🧡

50% of the public support the creation of new legal routes for those coming to seek sanctuary in the UK. Lets keep calling for a fair and compassionate plan theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

Solidarity, love and strength to everyone affected by this weekend's appalling violence. Thank you to the tens of thousands of people, many in Cities of Sanctuary, who have stood up for their neighbours & cleaned up after these mobs. There are far more of us than of them.

Having seen the violence across the UK this weekend, we are proud of Bradford, the peace on our streets and the daily acts of compassion that make this a welcoming place for those seeking sanctuary. No hate, no fear, refugees are welcome here! @cityofsanctuaryuk #bradford

Community Action Bradford & District is proud to have its roots in the diverse and brilliant multicultural city of Bradford, a City of Sanctuary. We condemn any acts of hatred, violence and Islamophobia. Read our full statement... cabad.org.uk/we-stand-toget…

We just sent out our quarterly email newsletter to hundreds of supporters. Read it here: mailchi.mp/7f291b03bf14/n… #bradford #cityofsanctuary City of Sanctuary UK 🧡 @Bradford_SoS

“You are an inspiration, you have truly helped me understand what refugees go through and made me want to help.” Hear how Bradford City of Sanctuary 🧡 used their The Bradford Fund Microgrant to deliver workshops in schools in our interview 👇 buff.ly/4dqGzcp