ABOUT GLOBAL LINK

We are a Development Education Centre (DEC) based in Lancaster, UK.We run workshops, exhibitions, training and other events in schools, colleges and the wider community on global citizenship issues such as diversity, human rights, migration, fairtrade, climate change and sustainable development.We also provide a range of support services and integration activities for refugees and asylum seekers.

“CREATIVE LEARNING AND ACTION FOR A JUST AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD”

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Colleagues ran myth busting workshops at Cardinal Newman College today, with Ahmad sharing his story of being an Officer in the British Army in Afghanistan

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1 day 19 hours ago

Thank you to our volunteers for another great (although really wet!) session. We watered the polytunnel, weeded the beds, planted more pumpkins and peas and

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2 days 20 hours ago

Our busiest Refugee Week ended yesterday with an assembly at Cathedral Primary School and the launch of the exhibition of paintings produced in Somayeh and

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3 days 18 hours ago

We’ve had a great final day on our Migration Stories Carnforth project, working with children from Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School. We met

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4 days 15 hours ago

A good day for Escape to Safety at Lancaster Town Hall for Refugee Week with about 70 visitors followed by a public event in the

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5 days 17 hours ago

We’ve had a fantastic first workshop on our Carnforth Library heritage project. What a great group of volunteers, all buzzing with ideas for our research!

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5 days 20 hours ago

Tomorrow!

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6 days 18 hours ago

🧡🧡🧡 Celebrated our asylum seeker and refugee volunteers today at a special Refugee Week lunch made with beans, cabbage, onions and herbs grown at Claver

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1 week 22 hours ago

🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡 Lots of events in Lancaster this Refugee Week #RefugeeWeek

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1 week 1 day ago

Thank you to everyone for joining yesterday, we got out tomatoes plants watered and pruned (that are getting huge!), sowed some more seeds, cleared the

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1 week 3 days ago

A wonderful Refugee Week party and last Global Dance Party for a while. Games, laughter, music, dancing and food from Afghanistan, India, Iran, Pakistan, Syria

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1 week 3 days ago

We’ve had an amazing week working with Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School in Carnforth on our Migration Stories Carnforth project, funded by the

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1 week 5 days ago

Great to be promoting Global Link’s heritage projects as part of today’s Lancaster Day events. Come and see us in the Education Room at the

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1 week 6 days ago

A particularly busy lunch today with over 50 people, some new arrivals, many interested to learn about the role of the monarchy in the UK.

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2 weeks 1 day ago

Delighted that our brilliant refugee support worker, Ahmad, could meet the King today. Ahmad is himself a refugee from Afghanistan where he was an officer

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2 weeks 2 days ago

A new community heritage project is looking for volunteers interested in researching and celebrating the heritage of Carnforth Library as it reaches its 90th anniversary

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2 weeks 3 days ago

Last chance today to see this very powerful exhibition 'Expats' (next to the cafe) about migrants and refugees in Tunisia, a country we hear less

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2 weeks 3 days ago

Each year, about 25 - 30 asylum seekers and refugees volunteer for Global Link as cooks, gardeners, barbers, building decorators, SMART technology engineers, Escape to

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2 weeks 4 days ago

Great to see the Migration Stories NW pop-up exhibition in Carnforth Library to mark this year’s Refugee Week. Check it out if you’re in the

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2 weeks 6 days ago

Another busy day with a pre-entry English class, 11 haircuts (thank you Rekar), a tasty Syrian meal (thank you Diia), a Maths class taught by

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3 weeks 3 days ago

Newcastle United has officially been presented with the Football Club of Sanctuary award! This is in recognition of Newcastle United's commitment and dedication to support

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4 weeks 17 hours ago

A great day out in Silverdale with our Blue Influencers youth group (and parents), with a windy but dry walk along the coast gathering beautiful

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4 weeks 18 hours ago

“Dear Mr Starmer…” This brilliant letter was written by a kid at a School of Sanctuary in Wales. Our Schools of Sanctuary programme supports schools

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1 month 19 hours ago

Events in Settle

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1 month 1 day ago

Great day with the environmental youth group at Claver Hill, learning about drought, and impact of lack of water on food growing. Also learnt about

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1 month 3 days ago

Our clothing stocks are depleting, so we would very much welcome donations of MEN only clothing and shoes, particularly for young men. Please drop them

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1 month 4 days ago

A busy day with Rekar cutting hair for almost 6 hours, a fabulous Rohinga lunch, a lively presentation on sexual consent, then an art workshop

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1 month 1 week ago

"This is my heaven – my second home". Meet Aya. After Leaving Lebanon, she now works as a nurse in the NHS. “Everything about it

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