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Fundraiser Q&A: Lindsay

Next up in our fundraiser Q&A series is Lindsay Robertson who has organised a fashion show and pop up shop for this Saturday!

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Lest We Forget: refugees remember WW1

Exploring the history of Belgian refugees in Scotland during WW1

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Fundraiser Q&A: Ross

This week’s fundraiser Q&A is with Ross, one of the organisers of The Great Cameo Bake-Off event in Edinburgh

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‘Getting tough’ on refugees creates hostile environment for us all

Challenge Poverty Week | Our housing officer Jamie highlights challenges faced by refugees and asylum seekers in Scotland

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Black History Month – What’s on in Glasgow?

Here are some highlights of some great events happening in Glasgow as part of Black History Month this October.

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You can tell the story – join our new heritage learning project

If you are a refugee, asylum seeker or a local Scot from a community which has hosted refugees, join our new heritage learning project

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Your fundraising for refugees

People all over Scotland are coming up with creative ways to fundraise to support our work with refugees. And we just had to share some

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Vigils show Scotland’s support for refugees

Across Scotland people came out in their thousands to show solidarity and support for people forced to flee their homes

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Meeting refugees in Kos

“I went to Kos to ask myself this: how do we care, when we think we cannot?” writes C L Bell in this guest blog post

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Your help makes all the difference

Scottish Refugee Council would like to thank our supporters for their generosity and kindness in response to the refugee crisis

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Refugee crisis: How you can help

In recent days, particularly in response to tragic scenes from the Med, so many of you are coming forward with offers of help

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Calais needs responsible actions not provocative words

The solution to the humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean that ends up in Calais lies in calm leadership not provocative words

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Refugee Festival Scotland 2015

A HUGE thank you to everyone who got involved in Refugee Festival Scotland. We’d love you to tell us your highlights from festival.

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Insights into Integration

New report highlights integration challenges faced by refugees rebuilding their lives in Scotland

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Newspeak and doublethink from James Brokenshire

Immigration minister’s deeply damaging ‘estimates’

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UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

Torture is one of the main reasons why so many people flee their country of origin to seek safety elsewhere.

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