Materials
STAR has loads of materials to help promote refugees and your STAR group.
STAR groups and students wanting to get more involved can request these from the STAR national team.
Have a look and let us know what you fancy!
STAR Materials
NEW! Postcards 5 Things You Should Know About Refugees
STAR leaflets
A quick guide to what STAR is about and how to get involved!
STAR stickers and badges
STAR banner
Use STAR banners at your meeting and events to get the message across! White PVC banner approx. 1mx0.8m
STAR Annual Review 08-09
2008/09 was a huge success for STAR. Learn about it in more detail by reading the STAR Annual Review which also opens up to an A2 size map of all the STAR groups in Britain!
Buy STAR t-shirts
Order your STAR t-shirt for £10!
STAR balloons and beer mats
DVDs
DVDs Available on request:
Documentaries
Amnesty International
Still Human Still Here (12 minutes)Still Human Still Here is a concise and informative documentary that explores the destitution of failed asylum seekers. It explores how the lack of legal resources can put asylum seekers at a disadvantage and how the inadequacies of the asylum process can force failed asylum seekers into destitution. Also see the Still Human Still Here Campaign
Brighter Futures
Welcome to My World (12 minutes)Brighter Futures was established to help young asylum seekers get into work or progress to higher education. In this documentary young asylum seekers discuss their hopes and dreams and their concerns over the legal complications they face once they turn 18. The documentary provides valuable insight into the experiences of young asylum seekers, the stigma they face and the impact that being unable to work as had on them.
BBC Wales
Week In/Week Out: Stuck in the System (30 minutes)BBC documentary focuses on asylum process in the UK with profiles on asylum seekers and their experiences of the asylum process in Wales some of whom who have been forced into destitution. The documentary also investigates the flaws in the asylum process and the impact this has asylum applicants. It explores their compelling and touching stories, from the reasons behind leaving their country of origin to their experiences in the UK.
Camcorder Guerillas
Welcome? Asylum Compilation 2006 (20 minutes)Tells the stories of three homeless refugees, as they try to survive destitution in Glasgow. Includes the documentaries ‘Welcome’, ‘Voice-Seekers’ and ‘Visit Dungavel’.
Refugee Action
‘Forced to Flee’ Compilation (Varying lengths from 4 minutes to 13 minutes)Six short films featuring powerful interviews with refugees and people seeking asylum. Includes ‘The Desitution Trap’, ‘Living in Limbo’ and ‘Rebuilding Lives’. An excellent tool for awareness raising.
Films
In This World (89 minutes)
Directed by Michael Winterbottom (2002)
‘A stark, intelligent, and utterly essential contribution to the asylum debate.’
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Dirty Pretty Things (93 minutes)
Directed by Stephen Frears (2002)
‘Dirty Pretty Things is a timely release, in tune with recent news stories about the flood of immigrants to this country. While some sections of the national media seem intent on kindling public opposition, Frears’ film offers a sympathetic portrait of life on the other side of the cultural divide.‘
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Grow your Own (96 minutes)
Directed by Richard Laxton (2007)
‘Grow Your Own’s small-scale charms celebrate both British film … and modern Britain itself. A gentle, astute, life affirming British comedy. Dig in.’_
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Last Resort (91 minutes)
Directed by Pawel Pawlikowsk i(2001)
Film about a young Russian woman’s experience of the asylum process after she leaves Moscow to meet her fiancé who fails to show up.
‘Last Resort carries a lot of weight with the personalized story of a few little people caught in the system.’
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