Monday, April 21, 2008
Issue 37: Spring 2008
This issue includes all about Action Day 2008 – sleep-outs, Asylum Monologues, raves and more! Find out about the Refugee Children’s Project and STAR Committee Training, plus all the updates on asylum and refugee issues.
Posted by STAR team on 21/04/2008 at 03:32 PM
Friday, April 18, 2008
Still Human Still Here: Mini Lobby of Parliament - Wednesday 14th May 2008
After a fantastic year of campaigning to end the destitution of refused asylum seekers a ‘mini lobby’ of Parliament by STAR and Amnesty members from across the UK will take place on Wednesday the 14th of May.
Posted by STAR team on 18/04/2008 at 12:17 PM
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
New Judgment Rules Denial of Healthcare Unlawful
Rules banning refused asylum seekers from accessing free NHS care have been deemed unlawful by the High Court.
Posted by STAR team on 15/04/2008 at 01:54 PM
Monday, April 14, 2008
People power puts citizenship on the mayoral agenda
Wednesday 9th April saw 2,500 Londoners from across the capital fill the Methodist Central Hall in Westminster in a unique event to hold the London Mayoral candidates to account.
Posted by STAR team on 14/04/2008 at 12:26 PM
Friday, April 04, 2008
An asylum system that “falls seriously below the standards of a humane and civilised society”.
An independent and impartial review of the UK’s asylum system has concluded that two years on from the then Home Secretary John Reid’s infamous speech, the UK’s asylum system is still ‘not fit for purpose’.
Posted by STAR team on 04/04/2008 at 04:19 PM
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
125+ sleep on the streets of Oxford for Action Day 2008.
Jenny Allsop from Oxford STAR details her experiences of a memorable Action Day 2008.
Posted by Russell Brooks on 12/03/2008 at 03:47 PM
Friday, March 07, 2008
Action Day 2008 - The Final Report!
Thanks to all your incredible efforts Action Day 2008 was quite simply, the best yet!
Posted by STAR team on 07/03/2008 at 12:15 PM
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Action Day is today!
Today is the highly anticipated Action Day 2008 and looks like being our best Action Day ever! Find out more about what individual groups across the country have got planned for today….
Posted by STAR team on 06/03/2008 at 12:13 PM
Monday, March 03, 2008
RefugeeMap launched
STARs new interactive online resource for young people is starting to pick up speed. RefugeeMap – which was laucnhed earlier this spring – provides easily accessible information about refugees and volunteering for young people, but best of all, it is built by volunteers, for volunteers.
Posted by Russell Brooks on 03/03/2008 at 01:34 PM
Monday, February 18, 2008
Why are we campaigning about the destitution of refused asylum seekers?
With so many campaign actions by the STAR network at the moment, particularly with Action Day just round the corner, here is a reminder of why are we campaigning in support of the Still Human Still Here campaign.
Posted by STAR team on 18/02/2008 at 12:10 PM
