On 17 November, Southampton City Art Gallery hosted the launch of a new book and walking tour guide by Professor Tony Kushner, of the Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations and History Department at the University of Southampton, detailing the rich history of Southampton’s migrant past.
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Several trustees of Southampton & Winchester Visitors Group (SWVG) met with the Muslim Council of Southampton executive today at the Medina Mosque to discuss how we might collaborate in caring for refugees and asylum seekers in our community. We stand together with refugees. We were also invited to view their food bank supporting the poorest in Southampton irrespective of religious affiliation.
Yesterday we held a rally in the centre of Southampton to show solidarity with refugees and people seeking asylum. Lots of people stopped and wanted to show their solidarity. Representatives of Southampton and Winchester Visitors Group (SWVG), CLEAR (City Life Education and Action for Refugees), Southampton Stand up to Racism (SUTP), Amnesty International and Greenpeace were among organisations participating, working together for a kinder, fairer asylum system.
Ahmed Uddin is the Vaccination Outreach Manager for the Red Cross in the UK. In this short interview he shares some of the challenges of encouraging ethnic minorities, refugees and asylum seekers to get vaccinated. Support the work of the Red Cross
Vaccine Voices
Read the real stories of people discussing their opinion about the Covid-19 vaccines or their experiences of having one and explore how to develop skills for managing worries and making decisions. Vaccine Voices.
Southampton and Winchester Visitors Group (SWVG) have just launched a weekly cultural event for clients and visitors in conjunction with Southampton Central Library. Today the librarian introduced us to the resources and facilities available in the library. The plaque by the entrance to the library commemorating the arrival of 4,000 children from Spain on the Habana in 1937 reminds us that Southampton has a long history of welcoming refugees and asylum seekers.
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Members of Southampton & Winchester Visitors Group (SWVG) were pleased to be invited to participate in Skate Southampton‘s big meet today called Slamma 4 in Guildhall Square in Southampton. Hundreds of young people and families attended and many were happy to sign an orange heart as part of the ‘Together with Refugees‘ initiaitive.
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Professor Chris Stephens, Chair of Southampton and Winchester Visitors Group (SWVG), met with the Bishop of Southampton, the Rt Revd Debbie Sellin today, to discuss ways to support people seeking asylum and refugees in Southampton. David Retter and Revd Dr Stephen Sizer, trustees of SWVG, also attended.
David Retter is a trustee of Southampton and Winchester Visitors Group (SWVG). In this short video he explains why he is working with asylum seekers in Southampton.
To find out more about how you can get involved, please visit SWVG
As a trustee of Southampton and Winchester Visitors Group (SWVG), I am delighted to share this short introductory video about our work, befriending and supporting asylum seekers and refugees in the Southampton area. We are also continuing to lobby the government for a more compassionate approach toward asylum seekers.
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