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2009

From Asylum...to Sanctuary

6 June 2009, Holy Apostles Hall, Cumberland Street, Pimlico SW1V 4LY.

Organised by the Churches Refugee Network with the Migrants Resource Centre.

CRN Conference 2009 - Information and booking (PDF)

New Ideas

• State and Faith On Asylum: a Dialogue of the Deaf , or Thinking Together?
  The Church's response to asylum in the UK: Revd. Canon Ruth Worsley, General Synod.
• Tools for communicative action: Understanding the legislative process and policy, setting community priorities.
  Frank Cranmer;Constitutional lawyer,ex Parliamentary Clerk of Bills, civil lobbyist.
• Legal present, legal future: parliamentary and policy perspectives.
  Steve Symmonds; Legal officer, ILPA Immigration Law Practitioners' Association.

New Good Practice

• Regional reports on Advice, Housing and Support work in Nottingham and Swansea.
• National report: Citizens for Sanctuary: ‘Strangers into Citizens'(‘earned citizenship').

New Contacts - Workshops

• Asylum seekers' mental and physical health care; with HIV /mental health expert input.
• Strategic action skills for policy and media work; MRC and ‘Citizens for Sanctuary'.
• Asylum destitution; NASS and welfare, Section 4, S.95 ; ASAP legal expertise and judicial input S.Verity Smith IJ.

Music and worship

The Acholi Choir will perform Ugandan music at the start of the afternoon programme.
The Revd. Maggie Hindley will lead final reflections and prayers.

Photo exhibition - Isabelle Merminod

Refugee journeys to social integration.

Lunch

Free: prepared and served by MRC volunteers. Contributions welcomed.

2008

Walking With Strangers...Towards the Healing of Nations

Sat 17 May, Birmingham

CRN Conference Report 2008

CRN conference flyer 2008 (PDF)

2007

Down but not out: the needs of strangers

the 2007 conference took place on Sat 19^th May.

Topics included:

• Strangers into Citizens.

• The Needs of Strangers.

• The Health of Asylum Seekers.

2006

Place of danger, place of safety