Another wonderful fundraiser for Swansea Asylum Seekers Support kindly organised by Pete, our resident DJ.
Venue – The Garage Music Venue. 47 Uplands crescent. Swansea SA2 0NP
Date/Time: 24th January 2020 – 9:30pm till 3am
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Music from Everywhere, for Everyone! SASS Fundraiser
Friday 25th October – 9:30pm till late
A wonderful event planned by local supporters to raise much-needed funds for Swansea Asylum Seekers Support. A fantastic opportunity to dance the night away to funk, soul dub and reggae from around the world. Entry is £5 on the door (free to asylum seekers)
SASS is a community of Swansea people, including refugees and asylum seekers. They are “Newcomers and Locals United”.
- Think of any country in the news because of war, persecution, and chaos. Survivors are here in Swansea. We welcome them.
- For nearly 20 years, SASS has helped uprooted people find sanctuary, peace, and start a new life in Swansea. The need keeps growing.
- They have 100 volunteers help out at their friendly drop-ins or give destitute asylum seekers temporary homes.
- They link with all the different projects which also welcome asylum seekers in and around Swansea.
Please support SASS – Keep Swansea welcoming!
Let’s Dance! Fundraising event for SASS
Remember the 70s/80s?
Join us Saturday 12th October
Let’s Dance
7.30pm – til late
Swansea Dockers Club, St Thomas, SA1 8BT
Tickets £10 – asylum seekers free.
All proceeds go to Swansea Asylum Seekers Support Group
For tickets email sandra.richards@assembly.wales or ring on 01792 460836
or use Eventbrite – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-dance-tickets-69983611867
SWANSEA ASYLUM SEEKERS SUPPORT
- SASS is a community of Swansea people, including refugees and asylum seekers. They are “Newcomers and Locals United”.
- Think of any country in the news because of war, persecution, and chaos. Survivors are here in Swansea. We welcome them.
- For nearly 20 years, SASS has helped uprooted people find sanctuary, peace, and start a new life in Swansea. The need keeps growing.
- They have 100 volunteers help out at their friendly drop-ins or give destitute asylum seekers temporary homes.
- They link with all the different projects which also welcome asylum seekers in and around Swansea.
- Please support SASS – Keep Swansea welcoming!
If you can’t make the fundraising event but would like to donate to SASS instead I have attached the details on how you can donate.
Thank you for your support!
Julie
Julie James AM for Swansea West
Sandra.richards@assembly.wales
Telephone number: 01792 460836
Cardiff Bay: 0300 200 7137
1st Floor
11 Wind Street
SWANSEA
SA1 1DP
Writing Workshop for Asylum Seekers and Refugees with acclaimed poet, Eric Ngalle Charles
Please see message below from Charlotte Rogers, Outreach Officer for Swansea Council / Dylan Thomas Centre:
“Hello all,
There are still places available for our fantastic and FREE writing workshop with Eric Ngalle Charles on Wednesday at the Dylan Thomas Centre. We are happy to accommodate last-minute drop-ins but if any groups are planning on attending we would encourage you to let us know numbers so that we can adequately prepare the room.
Swansea bus tickets will be reimbursed after completion of the workshop.
We look forward to seeing you!”
Writing Workshop for Asylum Seekers and Refugees with acclaimed poet, Eric Ngalle Charles
FREE EVENT with reimbursed travel*
October 4th 2017, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Children welcome
We are very excited to offer a FREE writing workshop for asylum seekers and refugees with the published poet, dramatist and novelist, Eric Ngalle Charles. Having come to the UK in 1999, Eric now runs writing workshops that specifically consider the trauma of the refugee experience.
Eric is an experienced tutor with an impressive dedication to the arts. In collaboration with Hafan books, he has co-edited and published several poetry anthologies by refugees, migrants and indigenous artists. His memoirs are due to be published by Parthian books in 2018. He is also the founder of Black Entertainment Wales, an organisation that showcases the work of BME artists.
To book your place please call 01792463980 or visit www.ticketsource.co.uk/dylanthomas
The Dylan Thomas Centre, Somerset Place, SA1 1RR
* Bus tickets will be reimbursed at reception after the completion of the workshop. Taxis and other modes of transport will not be refunded. Swansea area only.
Gweithdy Ysgrifennu ar gyfer Ceiswyr Lloches a Ffoaduriaid gyda’r bardd clodwiw Eric Ngalle Charles
DIGWYDDIAD AM DDIM gyda chostau teithio’n cael eu had-dalu*
4 Hydref 2017, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Croeso i blant
Rydym yn gyffrous iawn i gynnig gweithdy ysgrifennu AM DDIM i geiswyr lloches a ffoaduriaid gyda Eric Ngalle Charles, sydd wedi cyhoeddi gwaith fel bardd, dramodydd a nofelydd. Ar ôl dod i’r DU ym 1999, mae Eric bellach yn cynnal gweithdai ysgrifennu sy’n ystyried yn benodol drawma’r profiad o fod yn ffoadur.
Mae Eric yn diwtor profiadol y mae ei ymrwymiad i’r celfyddydau’n drawiadol. Ar y cyd â Llyfrau Hafan, mae wedi cyd-olygu a chyhoeddi sawl blodeugerdd gan ffoaduriaid, mewnfudwyr ac artistiaid brodorol. Caiff ei hunangofiant ei gyhoeddi gan Parthian Books yn 2018. Ef yw sylfaenydd Black Entertainment Wales, sefydliad sy’n tynnu sylw at waith artistiaid o leiafrifoedd ethnig a du.
Er mwyn cadw lle, ffoniwch 01792463980 neu ewch i www.ticketsource.co.uk/dylanthomas
Canolfan Dylan Thomas, Somerset Place SA1 1RR
* Caiff costau tocynnau bws eu had-dalu yn y dderbynfa ar ôl cwblhau’r gweithdy. Ni chaiff costau tacsis a dulliau cludiant eraill eu had-dalu. Ardal Abertawe’n unig.
Charlotte Rogers
Swyddog Allgymorth
Outreach Officer
The Dylan Thomas Centre
Refugee Week Dinner: Friday 30 June 2017 6.30pm
Celebrate Refugee Week with us
Friday 30 June 2017 6.30pm
City United Reformed Church, Windsor Place, Cardiff
2 Course Dinner and a Movie – £12.50
Bring your Own Wine
Kenyan Inspired Menu with food cooked with help from local Cardiff refugees.
The movie “Warehoused” gives an intimate look at the plight long-term refugees face worldwide, by exploring life in Dadaab, Kenya, one of the largest refugee camps in the world. We see the camp’s inner workings through one man’s journey to do everything in his power to provide for his family.
Tickets and info here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/asylum-justice-dinner-and-movie-tickets-35105447338
FAQs
What are my transport/parking options for getting to and from the event?
The closest local train station is Queen Street Station and is 5 minute walk away. Limited car parking is available behind the church. Lots of pay and display car parking is available in the surrounding streets, and in nearby parking garages.
What can I bring into the event?
Bring your own wine, and pay a 50p cost per glass
How can I contact the organiser with any questions?
Email questions to a.mcqueen@asylumjustice.org.uk
Twitter: @asylumjustice
Asylum Justice is a registered charity (Reg No 1112026) regulated by the
Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (Reg No N200800025)
Report on refugees and asylum seekers in Wales – Welsh Government response
Written Response by the Welsh Government to the report of the
Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee entitled “I
used to be someone”: Refugees and asylum seekers in Wales
Learn English Through Stories (LETS) using Mobile Media at Swansea University Singleton Campus
Learn English Through Stories (LETS) using Mobile Media – see video at Cherish-De’s Learning Through Stories page
Guest Lecture – Monday 27th February 2017 – 16:00-17:00
Wallace Lecture Theatre, Wallace Building – Singleton Campus SA2 8PP
Prof. Alka Hingorani & Sanket Pethkar (IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India) will talk about their Learn English Through Stories (LETS) project
Design Workshop – Tuesday 28th February 2017 – 10:00-16:00
Venue To Be Decided soon (on Singleton campus)
Brainstorming collaborations, prototypes, and ideas for extending the Learn English Through Stories project.
All welcome. Refreshments provided.
For more information please contact Thomas Reitmaier – Thomas.Reitmaier@Swansea.ac.uk
Swansea Charity Fundraiser Concert for Unity in Diversity – 26th March at 8pm
Charity fundraiser concert for Unity in Diversity
Saturday March 26th: 8pm @ the Garage, Uplands, Swansea SA2 0NP
A truly epic line up!!
-> The Sporadics
-> Junior Bill
-> The Chalk Outlines
-> The Low Blows
-> DJ Neil
Tickets £5 in advance or £7.50 on the door
Tickets available from Derrick’s Records Online or from the Garage itself.
FREE FOR UID COMMUNITY MEMBERS 🙂
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Swansea City of Sanctuary Event on Friday 9th October
Volunteering alongside asylum seekers and refugees in Swansea
Information Morning Friday 9th October
10.30 – 12.15
Swansea YMCA
1 Kingsway
SA1 5JQ
(Plus, Special workshop 12.15 – 2.00 for people interested in supporting or offering voluntary hosting)
A chance to find out what you can do in Swansea.
Come and meet organisations working with asylum seekers and refugees. Find out what they do and why!
Welcome! Campaign! Support! Fund raise! Befriend! Drive! Shop!
Help with English! Organise! Sign post! Host!
And much more…….
Drop in at any time 10.30 – 12. 15
Short talks 10.30 – 11. Then stalls, with information about volunteering and fund raising
12.15 – 2.00 Share Tawe Voluntary Hosting Workshop
Come and find more about offering a spare room in your house to destitute asylum seekers/refugees.
Swansea Rally for Refugees Helps to Raise Valuable Money for Share Tawe Hosting Scheme
Hundreds of people turned up to the “Refugees are Welcome Here” rally in Castle Square, Swansea on Saturday 12th September. There were lots of home-made banners and a wonderful feeling in the crowd. Clearly people feel that we should be ready to respond to the desperate need of people seeking safety – both those in Europe and those in the refugee camps and there were lots of stirring speeches.
We were delighted to be offered the chance to collect money for destitute asylum seekers and refugees in Swansea. Marilyn Thomas from SBASSG spoke in particular about our work with Share Tawe, one of our partner groups.
Marilyn made an appeal for money and volunteers for the volunteer hosting scheme run by Share Tawe, and explained how many refused asylum seekers find themselves without money or a bed to sleep in – and are not allowed to work. Share Tawe helps people in this situation by matching people in need of a bed with people who have a spare room. We were overwhelmed by the support of the crowd and we collected more than £900! This will help Share Tawe to support hosts and guests with small amounts of money for food and bus fare. (This year we have provided 1080 bednights through Share TAWE, and each night costs £4 in voluntary donations. We think this is great value for keeping people off the streets).
Marilyn also warned people of the government’s current proposals for even making families with children destitute if they are refused. She asked people to join campaigns to stop this.
Share Tawe also has a useful information booklet available online to find out more.
