Find A STAR Group
The simplest way to get involved with STAR is to join a group at your university. Not sure if there’s a group in your area? Click on a star below to find out about the group nearest to you.
Don’t worry if there’s not a group on your campus. You can start your own. Visit the ‘Start a STAR group’ section of the website or contact the STAR National office for more information.
Barts and The London
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Barts and The London
Barts Freshers Fair 2010
- Volunteer at a homework club for young refugees in partnership with Dost
- Part of the Big London Sleepout to end destitution, Feb 2011
Birmingham
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Birmingham
The Birmingham Sleepout, March 2011
- Volunteer with refugee children in a playscheme and storytelling session at an accommodation centre for refugees
- Held Sleepout to End Destitution as part of national Action Week
Bradford
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Bradford
Bradford students, ‘Roughing it for refugees’
- Volunteer at an evening social group for refugees and asylum seekers
- Volunteer with local refugee organisations including Bradford Action for Refugees, Mckenzie Friends and CHAT
- Cultural Day exploring refugees and community building
Bristol
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Bristol
Bristol students campaigning for Let Them Work on campus.
- Volunteer as educational mentors at Bristol Brunel Academy local and help refugee children with reading in Millpond Primary School.
- Volunteer at Bristol Refugee Rights Drop-in Centre
- Campaigning for Equal Access higher education and produced NEW video
- Raise awareness through guest speakers including Red Cross
Cambridge
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Cambridge
- Provide awareness raising sessions about refugees for local schools
- Held Sleepout to End Destitution as part of national Action Week
- Campaigning for Equal Access to higher education
Cardiff
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Cardiff
Cardiff’s poster of past events
- Help run a weekly drop-in centre for refugees and asylum seekers.
- At the drop in Cardiff STAR run English conversation sessions
- Promote awareness amongst students with regular film showings and speakers
- Fundraise, e.g. ‘Refugee Rhythms’ reggae night
- Held Sleepout to End Destitution as part of national Action Week
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
Glasgow
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Glasgow
Demonstration against removal of families from their accommodation
- Volunteer at the World Food Café providing hot food for destitute asylum seekers
- Volunteer with Scottish Detainee Visitors Group and Unity drop in
- Organise socials for young refugees
- Fundraise, e.g. Celidh night and Theresa May Masquerade Ball!
- Held Sleepouts to fundraise and campaign for an end to destitution
Hull
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Hull
The Hull STAR group
- Campaign for Equal Access to higher education for asylum seekers
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
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
- Run a bike recycle project
- Campaign for Equal Access to higher education and with Leeds City of Sanctuary
- Held Sleepout to End Destitution as part of national Action Week
Liverpool
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Liverpool
Liverpool arts fundraising
- Organise English conversation classes at Asylum Link
- Volunteer with the running of a Women’s group with Healthy Inclusion
- Fundraise for STAR with music and film nights
LSE
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LSE
banner painting at LSE STAR
- Conference on Indefinite Detention with over 100 London students
- Held Sleepout to End Destitution as part of national Action Week
- Organised art workshops for young people with LSE Visual Arts society and Centrepoint (youth homelessness charity)
- Volunteer with local refugee organisations including Salusbury World
Manchester
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Manchester
- Volunteer at a local homeless shelter for destitute asylum seekers with BOAZ Trust
- Run an English conversation class for refugees in partnership with Refugee Action
- Held Sleepout to End Destitution as part of national Action Week
Newcastle
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Newcastle
Banner
- Raising awareness and fundraising through talks and music nights
- Held Sleepout to End Destitution as part of national Action Week
Nottingham
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Nottingham
Campaign board for “Let Them Work”
- Organise a social evening on Tuesdays for local refugees, including workshops on capoeira
Oxford
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Oxford
Oxford had some local drummers in the city centre as part of their 2008 sleepout.
- Volunteer project: weekly sports activities with young refugees and migrants
- Campaign for Equal Access to higher education for asylum seekers
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
Still Human Still Here campaign
- Volunteer at an English Conversation Club, help Sheffield ASSIST with fundraising events and collections
- Support local campaigns for asylum seekers in Sheffield
- Held Sleepout to End Destitution as part of national Action Week
Southampton
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Southampton
- Volunteer with CLEAR at a drop in for refugees and asylum seekers
- Volunteer at a homework club in a local secondary school, Upper Shirley High
- Held Sleepout to End Destitution as part of national Action Week
Teesside
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Teesside
Campaign stall for Let Them Work
- Raise awareness about refugees in Middlesbrough
Warwick
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Warwick
- Volunteer with Coventry Refugee Centre and at a night shelter run by Coventry Peace House
- Volunteer at a homework club in a local school
- Campaign for Equal Access and the right to work for asylum seekers
- Hold awareness raising, fundraising and social events with local refugees on campus
Essex
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Essex
Essex committee at STAR national conference 2009
- Volunteer at the drop-in centre of the Suffolk Refugee Support Forum
- Held Sleepout to End Destitution as part of national Action Week
London Met
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London Met
- Campaigning for Equal Access to higher education for asylum seekers
- Starting project providing English language support at secondary school
- Building awareness and support for refugees at university
Durham
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Durham
Action Week march for Equal Access campaign!
- Campaigning for Equal Access to university for asylum seekers
- Raise awareness with theatre performance of Asylum Monologues
- Awarded Best New Society in 2010
Newport
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Newport
Chair of Newport STAR, Robert Muza, at National Conference 2010
- Building support and raising awareness among students about refugees
Royal Holloway
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Royal Holloway
- Building support and raising awareness among students about refugees
UWE Bristol
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UWE Bristol
- Supported Bristol City of Sanctuary
- Campaign for the right to work for asylum seekers
- Volunteer at the Bristol Migrant Rights Centre advice drop in
Goldsmiths
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Goldsmiths
Goldsmiths
York
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York
York
Swansea
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Swansea
Swansea
Kingston
Queen Mary’s
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Queen Mary’s
- Brand new for 2011!
- Volunteering at PRAXIS Conversation Club
- Still Human Still Here campaign
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Full List: November 2011
Barts, Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, De Montfort, Durham, Essex, Glasgow, Hull, King's College London, Leeds, Liverpool, London Met, LSE, Manchester, Newcastle, Newport, Nottingham, Oxford, St George's, Sheffield, Southampton, UWE Bristol, Warwick, Royal Holloway, York, Goldsmiths, Queen Mary's, Kingston
