Thursday, March 11, 2010

Working with Refugee Children Awareness Sessions: A Great Success!

Refugee children are amongst the most vulnerable groups in our society. They have often experienced violence, loss and separation and this can impact on the wellbeing of children. Difficult experiences can result in depression, post-traumatic stress, substance abuse or worse.

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Posted by Communications on 11/03/2010 at 03:16 PM
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Monday, March 01, 2010

STAR Volunteer Training 2010- Another Success!

STAR held a volunteering training day at the national office on Saturday 20 February 2010. STAR groups were invited to learn more about running volunteering projects and recruiting volunteers.

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Posted by Communications on 01/03/2010 at 04:27 PM
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Friday, February 19, 2010

POWER2010 – CREATE A NEW POLITICS!

STAR will be working with POWER2010 to help give you the chance to speak out for the rights of refugees and asylum seekers in the UK in the upcoming general election.

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Posted by Communications on 19/02/2010 at 11:45 AM
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Thursday, January 28, 2010

Many refugees come to the UK out of chance, not by choice

A new report report published by the Refugee Council shows that the assumption that refugees come to UK seeking benefits is a dangerous myth. In reality they may have little choice over where they seek asylum.

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Posted by Communications on 28/01/2010 at 04:15 PM
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

TAKE ACTION to raise asylum support rates!

People seeking protection should not be forced to live on £5 a day. We need you to take action to help raise asylum support rates!

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Posted by James Fisher on 20/01/2010 at 12:16 PM
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Free Volunteer Training day on 20th Feb

Do you organise a STAR volunteering project supporting refugees? Are you an active volunteer in your STAR group?

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Posted by James Fisher on 19/01/2010 at 06:35 PM
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Monday, January 18, 2010

Here comes Action for Refugees Week!

The STAR network’s national Action for Refugees Week, 22nd – 26th Feb has arrived! Check here for what’s happening…

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Posted by James Fisher on 18/01/2010 at 06:55 PM
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Friday, December 04, 2009

“The only way forward for me was education”

Guinah Houssein, 23 years old, tells his story of coming to the UK for protection and explains why education means everything to him.

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Posted by James Fisher on 04/12/2009 at 01:38 PM
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Jonatane’s experience of being a refugee student

“While most of my friends from school started their degrees I had to wait…”
Jonatane Bidiaka Budiaki (LLB, LLM, University of Kent) describes the obstacles faced by asylum-seeking students when accessing higher education and the importance of finally being able to study at university.

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Posted by James Fisher on 11/11/2009 at 11:19 AM
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Thursday, October 15, 2009

Students work with refugees in Egypt

Students at the American University in Cairo are doing fantastic work similar to STAR members in the UK. Find out about the situation in Cairo and what students are doing to help.

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Posted by James Fisher on 15/10/2009 at 05:03 PM
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