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Learning from the Past Exhibition to open at last at Lancaster City Museum!
4 May 2021Learning from the Past Exhibition to open at last at Lancaster City Museum! We are excited to announce that, following... -
Global Link has embarked on a digital design process, as part of the CATALYST National Lottery Funded programme
10 March 2021This month Global Link has embarked on a digital design process, as part of the CATALYST National Lottery Funded programme,... -
Launch of Learning from the Past online exhibition!
8 March 2021Launch of Learning from the Past online exhibition! We were excited to launch our online Learning from the Past exhibition... -
Learning from the Past peace heritage exhibition
25 January 2021Learning from the Past peace heritage exhibition The ongoing Covid crisis means that our final Erasmus+ project exhibition at Lancaster... -
New Learning from the Past films
17 December 2020New Learning from the Past films LFTP partner, Mi-Gen, has created two short films about Global Link’s Erasmus+ peace heritage... -
Escape to Safety soundtrack
11 December 2020Escape to Safety soundtrack We have completed our latest Escape to Safety soundtrack which you can listen to here, without the experience of... -
Lancaster’s First Online Refugee Week Celebration
7 July 2020Lancaster’s First Online Refugee Week Celebration This year, because of the lockdown, Global Link hosted a celebration of Refugee Week... -
Refugee Week Celebration Event
12 June 2020Refugee Week Celebration Event Refugee Week is celebrated each year in the UK in the third week of June. It... -
Coronavirus (COVID-19): get support if you’re a migrant living in the UK
29 April 2020Coronavirus (COVID-19): get support if you’re a migrant living in the UK For information, the government has just posted a... -
Global Link update
22 March 2020Global Link update Because of Coronavirus most support services, including education, English, advice and information, and Lunch Drop-ins and meetings... -
Sharing Learning from the Past with Youth in Europe
30 January 2020Sharing Learning from the Past with Youth in Europe The Learning from the Past (LFTP) team is delighted to announce... -
launch the new website RefugeeHome created BY refugees, ABOUT refugees and FOR refugees
25 December 2019launch the new website RefugeeHome created BY refugees, ABOUT refugees, and FOR refugees. We are delighted to launch the new... -
UK launch of the European ‘Learning from the Past’ map
25 October 2019UK launch of the European ‘Learning from the Past’ map Global Link has officially launched our new online community map...
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“People gathered at Lancaster Town Hall today to oppose the Government’s new Nationality and Borders Bill. Campaigners say today’s demonstration is to ‘show they’re all heart’ in support of refugees … #HeartNews https://t.co/m6y0VUzrT1”
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If anyone has any good photos of today's Together with Refugees rally, particularly close ups of the musicians and speakers please email them to g.renolds@globallink.org.uk
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Today, about 100 people stood in solidarity with refugees and to call in MPs, including David Morris, to vote against the Borders and Nationalities Bill
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Busy day today with our first Barber Shop, Games, delicious Syrian food and a presentation about Black History month and Lancaster's role in the transatlantic
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The Finance & Office Manager’s role is to maintain the financial and office management of the organisation in line with the Executive Director and Trustee
We are recruiting! Global Link is seeking a permanent part-time Finance & Office Manager The starting salary for this post is £25,160 - £31,629 pro rata plus a 5% contribution towards a designated pension fund. This post is initially for 14 hours/week. A flexible working hours system is in operati...
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Thanks so much to amazing volunteers Emma, Cian, Paul, Cath and Jon for lovingly preparing the second house for an Afhan family arriving this week,
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Global Link staff member, Sophie Fosker, ran the Yorkshire 3 Peaks race this weekend and she is raising funds for our work. Congratulations Sophie! If
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Today our super fit colleague Sophie is running 24 miles over 3 peaks, and is raising money for Global Link. Please donate here if you
Yorkshire 3 Peaks Race for Global Link
I have long wanted to race the Yorkshire 3 Peaks and all donations will go directly to Global Link's work with refugees and asylum seekers
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As COP26 approaches....
"This is Loss and Damage - Who Pays" narrated by Mark Strong
How can we achieve climate justice? By making big polluters pay for the loss and damage caused by the burning of fossil fuels. Take action on climate change ...
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We are appealing again to any landlords in the Lancaster District, for 3 or 4 bedroomed houses, for Afghan families, still stuck in hotels and
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Thanks to our cooks today, including Massoud, who couldn't attend, but baked his signature cake. It was lovely to welcome new arrivals, see old friends,
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If anyone has a good quality hair dryer you don't need, the new refugee Barber Shop would appreciate one. Please drop off at the YMCA
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Thanks to Eleanor for an excellent presentation about climate change for BIG GREEN WEEK, and thanks to the cooks for stepping in at short notice
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One of our asylum seeker volunteers helping the first Afghan family decorate their house, while another refugee volunteer collects donations from the local community, with
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If people have spare irons, ironing boards, very large pots, or blenders to donate to the Afghan families, please bring these to the YMCA. Many
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Our second post lockdown Lunch Drop in, with a delicious Russian meal prepared with proudly Claver Hill-grown vegetables, followed by pool, ping pong and a
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Delighted today to host our first shared (Lebanese) lunch since March 2020, with folk from Afghanistan, Albania, Equador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kurdistan Iran, Kurdistan
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📣 How you can help us stand with Afghanistan 📣
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Does anyone have a stairgate for our first Afghan family? Thank you!
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Thank you to everyone who donated clothing and bedding for refugees, and a huge thanks to the ten volunteers today who sorted it all. Our
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Please no more donations until the first Monday in October, and then please call to check if we actually need anything!
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One of the easy things we can do to support Afghan refugees is NOT criminalise them if they make their own way here across the
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Lancaster has welcomed the first Afghan family. www.channel4.com/news/afghanistan-uk-prepares-to-rehouse-thousands-fleeing-country?fbclid=IwAR0-llj6qBYHqA1y2-UWwJYXRYiZiqFaKOlndQOnlQNgnHtckJLUcdILW4w
Afghanistan: UK prepares to rehouse thousands fleeing country
As Afghans struggle to board planes out of Kabul, the UK government promises "one of the most generous resettlement schemes in our country's history".
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Our thoughts are with all Afghans, in and outside of Afghanistan, including our colleagues and friends in Lancaster, in these terrible frightening times. If you
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Another lovely day for a gathering at Claver Hill, with food, live music (thanks to Helen and Francis) and even dancing. We are also delighted
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A big thank you to the Bentham Refugee Support Group for funding the travel and picnic and leading a walk for some of the Lancaster
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