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Barts and The London
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Barts and The London
- Volunteer with young refugees at DOST to support them with spoken English
Birmingham
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Birmingham
Debate: ‘Seeking asylum in Britain – an unfair process?’ Jan 2010
- Campaign for improved access to university for asylum seekers
- Volunteer with young refugees through the SMILE project
- Fundraise, e.g. ‘Rave for Refugees’ in 2008 raising over £100
Bradford
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Bradford
Bradford students, ‘Roughing it for refugees’
- Provide support at an English conversation class at the Tree House Café every week
- Assist families seeking asylum
Brighton
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Brighton
STAR members at Freshers Fair 09
- Support local refugees, e.g. vigil for Iraqi LGBT
- Collected clothing for Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group (GDWG)
- Creating an awareness-raising film for GDWG
Bristol
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Bristol
Bristol students campaigning for Let Them Work on campus.
- In-school classroom support and one-to-one at a local primary school
- Volunteer with Red Cross ‘Positive Images’ project in local schools
- Help out at Bristol Refugee Rights Drop-in Centre
- Fundraise, e.g. music nights, cake stalls, Asylum Monologues raising £500 in 2009
Cambridge
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Cambridge
- Promote awareness at university through talks and plays
- Campaign for the right to work for asylum seekers
- Looking for local projects to support in the community
Cardiff
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Cardiff
Cardiff’s poster of past events
- Volunteer at a local drop-in centre, including informal conversation sessions
- Promote refugees to students with regular film showings and speakers
- Fundraise, e.g. ‘Refugee Rhythms’ music night with a raffle, African Drumming, Capoeira performance, poetry readings and food cooked by local asylum seekers.
- Campaign for right to work for asylum seekers, e.g. demonstrating in Cardiff city centre
De Montfort
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De Montfort
De Montfort students at a training day
- Volunteer at the Centre Project, welcoming and assisting young refugees
Edinburgh
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Edinburgh
Edinburgh students sleeping out in support of destitute asylum seekers.
- Looking for local projects to support near Edinburgh
Glasgow
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Glasgow
Glasgow STAR band night
- Create and distribute a regular magazine, ‘Neighbours’, that covers refugee and asylum issues in Glasgow in addition to asylum news from around the world.
- Fundraise, e.g. Ceilidh (traditional highland dance) in cooperation with Amnesty and Red Cross, with Whisky competitions and stalls, raising over £400
- Campaign for right to work for asylum seekers with stalls on campus
Hull
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Hull
The Hull STAR group
- Volunteer with an English conversation class at ARKH
- Campaign for improved access to university for asylum seekers
- Fundraise for the 167 drop-in centre with a music night at a local club
King’s College London
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King’s College London
KCL’s photo exhibition, held on STAR’s Action Day 2009
- Volunteer at the Refugee Home School Support Project based in Battersea at the Katherine Low Settlement, which provides homework support and activities (such as arts & crafts, cooking and football) to children from a refugee background.
- Campaign for the right to work for asylum seekers, e.g. holding a photo exhibition
King’s College London STAR website
Leeds
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Leeds
Leeds with a stall supporting Let Them Work campaign.
- Volunteer at two English coversation classes each week, at the Common Place and St. George’s Crypt
- Campaign to better housing for asylum seekers in Leeds
- Promote refugees on campus, e.g. hosting ‘Asylum Monologues’
Liverpool
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Liverpool
Liverpool students sleep out for the “Still Human, Still Here” campaign
- Support refugees to learn English at Asylum Link
- Run a Women’s group
- Arrange trips to museums and galleries for new arrivals in the city
- Campaign for the right to work for asylum seekers, through stalls and debates
- Won Best Volunteering Project for 2008-09 from the Students’ Guild!
LSE
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LSE
banner painting at LSE STAR
- Campaign for the right to work for asylum seekers through stalls on campus
Manchester
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Manchester
- Volunteer at a local homeless shelter for destitute asylum seekers with BOAZ Trust
- Campaign for the right to work for asylum seekers
Newcastle
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Newcastle
Newcastle STAR poster
- Exciting weekly events, including films nights, speakers, discussions, creative campaigning and fundraising
- Campaigning for access to higher education at Newcastle University, e.g. an e-buddy scheme for refugees aiming to get to university
- Looking out for new volunteering opportunities in newcastle
Everyone is welcome to get involved!
Nottingham
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Nottingham
Campaign board for “Let Them Work”
- Volunteer at the Nottingham Refugee Forum, providing assistance to destitute asylum seekers
- Organise a social evening on Tuesdays for local refugees
- Campaign for the right to work for asylum seekers with stalls on campus
Oxford
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Oxford
Oxford had some local drummers in the city centre as part of their 2008 sleepout.
- Campaign against the detention of asylum seekers at the Campsfield Detention Centre
- Campaign for improved access to university for asylum seekers
- Volunteer to organise activities with young refugees and asylum seekers every Friday
St. George’s
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St. George’s
- After-school club for refugee and asylum seeking children
- Mentoring service to offer extra support to those children most at risk
- A variety of trips throughout the year for all the children with whom they work
Sheffield
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Sheffield
Sheffield detention cage
- Volunteer at a Conversation Club, helping refugees improve their English.
- Promote refugees on campus through films, sleepouts, speakers and a ‘Pub Quiz’
- Support local campaigns for asylum seekers in Sheffield
Southampton
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Southampton
Southampton students sleeping rough for destitution campaign
- Volunteer at the local Multicultural Project, as well as providing support to CLEAR and Southampton Winchester Visitor Group
- Campaign for improved access to university for asylum seekers, e.g. demonstrations and sleepouts on campus
Sussex
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Sussex
sweets for Action Day ’09
- Engage other students and members of the public in refugee issues in creative ways, holding exhibitions, plays and musical performances in Brighton
- Campaign for improved access to university for asylum seekers
Teesside
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Teesside
Campaign stall for Let Them Work
- Support refugee children and families in Middlesborough
Warwick
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Warwick
- Volunteer through the Coventry Refugee Centre to help refugees in their new homes
- Fundraise, e.g. sold out 150 tickets of ‘The Illegals’ play on campus in 2009
- Campaign for the right to work for asylum seekers, e.g. holding a debate in February
Essex
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Essex
Essex committee at STAR national conference 2009
- Promoting awareness with talks and debates, e.g. Human Rights panel on 10th Dec
- Working in partnership with Mossada to support refugee and asylum seeking women
London Met
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London Met
- Building awareness and support for refugees at university
Birmingham City
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Birmingham City
Tawanda Tsedura, B’ham City STAR President, at STAR Conference 2009
- Building awareness and support for refugees at university
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