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Sanctuary Sunday - Sunday 24th June 2012 @ Ipswich Town Hall

Submitted by Melissa Day on Fri, 20/04/2012 - 19:09

Ipswich Town of Sanctuary is organising an event called ‘Sanctuary Sunday’ which shall be a part of Refugee Week, Sunday 24th June 2012 at Ipswich Town Hall, 15:00pm to 18:00pm. It will be a day dedicated to celebrating our history of sanctuary in the UK and within different faith groups and illustrating the importance of offering safety and welcome to people seeking sanctuary in our communities today. We hope that this will become a day celebrated every year throughout the Town. http://ipswichtownofsanctuary.eventbrite.co.uk/

Launch Event 2011

Submitted by Melissa Day on Wed, 30/11/2011 - 01:58

A highlight of the evening was a talk by Inderjit Bhogal, “There are sanctuaries in this country for donkeys and birds, so why not for people?”

Poem for Ipswich Town of Sanctuary by Elaine Coltham Chair of Fairtrade, Ipswich

Submitted by Melissa Day on Tue, 29/11/2011 - 23:33

Have You Heard Of My Journey?

(Dedicated to the work of Ipswich Town of Sanctuary)

Multicultural Festival - FREE FAMILY EVENT - Sunday 4th September 2011

Submitted by Melissa Day on Tue, 16/08/2011 - 16:42

LIVE MUSIC, BOLLYWOOD DANCERS, MARKET BAZAAR, KIDS ZONE, SPORTS, MUSIC WORKSHOP, FASHION SHOW, A FEAST OF FOOD AND MUCH MORE…

The Story of 'The St Benet’s School for Peace'

Submitted by Melissa Day on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 14:48

Over £100,000 has been raised to date to support the school which is providing a good education to poor children. This means the children will be able to help their families and eventually help rebuild their country – a priority in a country with a worse education record than Afghanistan.

Listen to our Guest from Congo speaking with Jon Wright from BBC

Submitted by Melissa Day on Fri, 29/07/2011 - 13:46

Indian Mela

Submitted by Melissa Day on Sun, 10/07/2011 - 21:39

Many people who said that they may not be able to commit to a long-term guest, would be very happy to provide a meal for an individual facing homelessness at their home – what wonderful hospitality shown by the people of Ipswich.

Ipswich Helps a Young Person Find Sanctuary

Submitted by Melissa Day on Wed, 15/06/2011 - 20:48

Both he and I felt the tremendous support of a community that have come to be his family in all he is going through – a community determined to be a place of sanctuary for people like K.

Ipswich Town of Sanctuary 5-A-Side Football Team

Submitted by Melissa Day on Wed, 18/08/2010 - 15:50

The bare scorelines of 6 defeats were not really what this team was about… It was a chance for the boys to form a team, a community, around a shared interest.

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