18/12/2023 by Emma Brady
Today is International Migrants Day and Cllr Nicky Brennan looks at how Â鶹ÊÓƵ continues to honour its commitments as a City of Sanctuary.
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16/10/2023 by Emma Brady
In National Hate Crime Awareness Week, Cabinet Member Cllr Nicky Brennan reflects on why Â鶹ÊÓƵ – a super-diverse city – is a place where hatred and discrimination will never be tolerated.
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16/12/2022 by Emma Brady
Ahead of International Migrants Day on 18 December, Cllr John Cotton looks at how Â鶹ÊÓƵ continues to honour its commitments as a City of Sanctuary.
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22/06/2022 by
During Refugee Week, Cllr John Cotton, Cabinet Member for Social Justice, Community Safety and Equalities, looks at why those fleeing war and persecution need more than words of welcome.
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15/12/2021 by Webteam
Ahead of International Migrants Day, Cllr John Cotton looks at how Â鶹ÊÓƵ continues to honour its commitments as a City of Sanctuary, following Cabinet’s approval of plans to resettle 220 Afghan refugees.
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18/10/2021 by Vikki Rainbow
Following the Government’s announcement of its New Plan for Immigration, Cllr John Cotton, Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, Community Safety and Equalities shares this open letter to the Home Secretary.
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15/08/2019 by
Rev David Butterworth looks back at how Â鶹ÊÓƵ helped turn his vision to help newly arrived refugees into a reality.
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14/06/2019 by Vikki Rainbow
As Refugee Week begins, Cllr John Cotton, Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, Community Safety and Equalities, looks at why welcoming refugees to Â鶹ÊÓƵ has to be more than just a greeting.
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04/07/2018 by
Cllr Tristan Chatfield, Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, Community Safety and Equalities, looks at the work being done across Â鶹ÊÓƵ to improve cohesion in our ‘super diverse’ city.
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18/06/2018 by
As Refugee Week begins, Cllr Tristan Chatfield, Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, Community Safety and Equalities, highlights how the city and its partners help refugees arriving in Â鶹ÊÓƵ to integrate with local communities.
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