Phil Davis

You make me sick Some people have a lot of hate to share over the weekend

Over the weekend I got tangled up with some right wing Facebook groups. It wasn't a lot of fun. I blogged about it here
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As part of #BlackHistoryMonth, Loraine shares her poem, I Raise My Fist, reflecting on courage, identity, and strength.

Loraine is a Sanctuary Ambassador - she uses her own experiences of seeking sanctuary to campaign for a fairer and more compassionate asylum system.

The Army at The Ritz in Manchester. Memory lane...

James Anderson set to sign Lancashire contract extension England great James Anderson is set to extend his career past his 44th birthday by signing a new deal to with Lancashire for 2026.

Syd Barnes held down a professional contract until the age of 67. You're closing in, Jimmy...

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This is literally ridiculous. Extending the period to 56 days was the bare minimum and still a tight turnaround. To go back on this is a complete waste of time. Increasing the number of refugees who are made street homeless is an absolute safeguarding risk in this political climate.

Charities warn of rise in rough sleeping among refugees this winter in UK Ministers urged to rethink plan to halve period asylum seekers given to find housing after decision on their case

Government plans to halve the ‘move on period’ for Refugees, reducing it to 28 days.

28 days to find a job, get a deposit, and find somewhere to live. Thousands of street homeless refugees by the time winter hits.

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UK's immigration system is designed to dehumanise gay asylum seekers like me A gay asylum seekers describes their experience dealing with the immigration system, claiming it is designed to 'dehumanise' migrants.

Pride Month is a time of celebration, but it should be a time for protest too. When gay people seeking sanctuary are facing discrimination and dehumanisation, it's clear there's still a huge amount of injustice facing LGBTQIA+ people here in the UK.

Venn diagram with Bono in the left circle, an oboe in the right, and a bonobo in the centre.

Venn diagram

A lot of chocolate… Alice Erickson led a very full working life. Family counselling, refugee resettlement, then ordination. New England to Nashville and back again.  Then she retired. Then it started to get reall…

A final post from America. Its worth reading.
#america #immigration #refugees #asylum #politics

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A pope who won't be taken down by some small fraction of a man.

Just horrible… Refugee support in Alexandria, Virginia in the time of Trump 2

More from America
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Right question. Wrong answer. While pottering around the very lovely campus at VTS where we’re based for a month while Sarah is Deans Scholar, I came upon a sign for a scheme where students leaving college at the end of their f…

More Americana

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Resistance Jen Gutierrez is executive director of Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE), an organisation set up by Rev James Lawson in midst of a campaign to pass an living wage ordinance in Los…

Some more on #America and #immigration.

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Special Sauce I’m in Virginia and Kristen is in Washington. So we should be able to chat face to face not by google meet, but it turns out Kristen is in Washington State, not DC and that puts close to 3000 miles…

Some more thoughts from #America. #immigration #refugees #media

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There is power in a union… (I’m starting off with a disclaimer. These are not fully formed peices of lapidiary prose, just summaries of meetings with interesting people and some half formed thoughts as I go along. They…

More thoughts from #America

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#Unions #immigration #education

“Diversity is a superpower” I’ve got two aims while I’m in America; to reflect on the centering of people with lived experience and to meet people who can help me understand and learn from the experience of the American refug…

"Diversity is a superpower". More from #America.
#migration #diversity #refugees #skills

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A dream for some. A nightmare for others...

Without let or hindrance. Misadventures and reflections on coming to #America. #immigration #passports #sanctuary
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When ICE comes to church There is a tradition in America, as there is in the UK, of churches offering sanctuary in certain circumstances. It has its roots as far back as the Hebrew Bible concept of ‘Cities of Refuge’, flow…

I'm just arrived in America on Sabbatical, but just as a starter, a few thoughts following an extraordinary online meeting of churches concerned about the ending of sanctuary that I was part of before I left.

A sobering prelude to an american sabbatical
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The ability to resume a way of life A different sort of post this time. Not so much about the asylum system as about a refugee charity trying to live out its values. Incidentally, I’m sure Pat Bracken has no idea who I am. I sa…

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Trustee with Lived Experience of the Asylum System This Trustee/Governor vacancy is based in Birmingham, West Midlands. Skills required: Fundraising events, Fundraising research / Bid writing, Legal. Hope Projects is committed to becoming a charity le...

Hope combines legal advice with housing for people in the West Midlands made homeless by the asylum system. We are looking for a trustee with lived experience of the asylum system.
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