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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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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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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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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5 days 21 hours 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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6 days 1 hour 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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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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1 week 1 hour 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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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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1 week 6 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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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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“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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2 weeks 6 days ago

Events in Settle

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3 weeks 4 hours 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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3 weeks 1 day 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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3 weeks 2 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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3 weeks 6 days 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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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been

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4 weeks 1 day ago

Tomorrow (staffed between 10-4pm, but open after that if you bring your own headphones and phone) is the last chance to experience the E2S exhibition

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1 month 6 hours ago

The end of our second successful art workshop today

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Tomorow!!

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1 month 5 days ago

If the Government lifted the ban on asylum seekers working (in any profession), so many of the asylum system's problems could be solved, including reducing

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1 month 5 days ago

We are planning ahead with Global Link who we have worked closely with this year on our Blue Space Project. Next year we are lucky

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1 month 6 days ago

Successful launch of the Escape to Safety exhibition at Lancaster University Library today, with our colleague describing his resettlement in the UK (previously having been

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1 month 1 week ago

We are delighted that Global Link has been awarded a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to research and celebrate the heritage of Carnforth

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1 month 1 week ago

Cooked food can be tricky to compost at home because it can attract rodents and other pests in an open garden compost. Using a wormery

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1 month 1 week ago

Lancaster, Morecambe and District Fairtrade Group AGM will be on May 6th, 2025 at 2pm in the Ashton Room, CityLab, 4-6 Dalton Square, Lancaster LA11PP.

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1 month 2 weeks ago

After a tasty fresh spinach-from-Claver Hill lunch (thanks, Shawon), we had a very interesting and useful presentation about Diet and Diabetes from dietician Roshna.

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1 month 2 weeks ago

Last week our very own Blue Influencers group started their journey of discovery by exploring the local Lancaster Canal. They discovered what we think are

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1 month 2 weeks ago

Another great dance night with the fabulous DJ Wasswa!