Friday, September 26, 2008
Film Review: Grow Your Own
Summer 2007 saw the release of a landmark film following the stories of three asylum seeker families given allotments in North-West England. Leeds STAR Chair Kathryn Bird went along to check it out…
Posted by Russell Brooks on 26/09/2008 at 08:15 AM
Monday, September 22, 2008
Keep up to date on Let Them Work news
Here you can find out about the latest developments in the campaign, how it is viewed in the media and what the government is doing.
Posted by STAR team on 22/09/2008 at 12:08 PM
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
Issue 39: Autumn 2008
Read all about the STAR volunteers fundraising at festivals over the summer, new staff at national support office and more
Posted by Russell Brooks on 09/09/2008 at 03:29 PM
New Statesman campaign to end child detention
Earlier this month, the current affairs journal New Statesman launched its new campaign, ‘No Place for Children’. The campaign calls for an end to the detention of children in immigration centres.
Posted by STAR team on 09/09/2008 at 01:57 PM
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Still Human Still Here: one year on
After a year of awesome campaigning by the STAR network, let us take a moment to look back on the brilliant achievments of students before we march towards another great year as a leader of the Let Them Work campaign.
Posted by STAR team on 02/09/2008 at 12:31 PM
Thursday, August 14, 2008
STAR signs the Women’s Asylum Charter
STAR has signed up to a charter for the rights of women seeking asylum in the UK. Signatories including STAR, Refugee Council, Liberty and Amnesty International UK are calling upon the UK Border Agency (UKBA) to treat women seeking asylum with fairness, dignity and respect.
Posted by STAR team on 14/08/2008 at 08:05 AM
Thursday, August 07, 2008
STAR prepares to launch Refugee Children’s Programme
In the autumn STAR will be launching a new Refugee Children’s Programme offering a range of exciting opportunities for STAR Groups to develop exciting, effective and safe projects benefiting young refugees. To kick things off, we are holding a residential training event for student volunteers about how to organise activities for refugee children – and there are still a few places up for grabs!
Posted by Russell Brooks on 07/08/2008 at 12:22 PM
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Making it work in schools for refugee and asylum-seeking children
In May 2008, the Refugee Council published a report about refugee and asylum-seeking children in secondary schools, in which STAR collaborated.
Posted by STAR team on 29/07/2008 at 01:09 PM
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Rally for Zimbabwean asylum seekers: the march for justice
On Friday 11 July, a rally for the unjust treatment of asylum seekers from Zimbabwe, took place in the streets of Westminster.
Posted by STAR team on 22/07/2008 at 08:43 AM
Monday, July 21, 2008
Issue 38: STAR Review of the Year
It’s been a bumper year for the STAR student network. Our 10th national conference saw a record turn out and STAR groups delivering an unprecedented number of activities. Here we have compiled a selection of the highlights from across the STAR network in 2007/8.
Posted by STAR team on 21/07/2008 at 10:28 AM
