Actions to slow the spread of coronavirus are changing just about every aspect of what we have come to think of think of as normal life, the things we take for granted – and the virus itself is understandably causing great concerns for the well-being of loved ones. It’s almost impossible for the awful situation […]
Every Friday during term time between about six and ten Sixth Form students, along with teachers Kerstin and Alison stay behind when lessons finish at 4pm at The Sixth Form College, North Hill. They do so to provide one to one help with homework for school age young people in the refugee community. The club […]
We are very pleased to announce that Refugee Action – Colchester has received a grant from Colchester Council to enable to us to run our popular Forest Schools for the next three years. The money will enable us to purchase our own equipment and pay for sessions to be run with targeted groups within our […]
FGM – What is it and how many does it affect? Female Genital Mutilation, also known as ‘cutting’ or ‘sunnah’ is an abuse suffered by 2 million woman and girls globally, and thought to affect over 130,000 woman here in the UK. It is, put simply by the World Health Organisation (WHO)… “All procedures involving […]
It’s impossible not to be moved by the continuing plight of innocent people caught up in the horror of the Syrian war and the politics being played with peoples’ lives at Europe’s borders. The UK can and must do more to help – and letting our MPs know that we want the UK to do […]
As the monthly Community Meetings have gone from strength to strength we are also attracting more volunteers who want to get actively involved in Refugee Action – Colchester. This is just as well as the calls for help from sanctuary-seekers from many countries, are increasing all the time, as people realise the precariousness of the […]
The Mercury Theatre is presenting the award winning Borders by Henry Naylor as part of its pop up season whilst the theatre is closed for refurbishment. “We built walls. We built borders. Around our hearts. Around our minds.” Homs, Syria – a desperate artist expresses her rage at the Assad regime by spraying the walls […]
We’ve had some very intensive cases recently with one client in hospital for four months and becoming homeless on her release. We’ve worked alongside Colchester Borough Homes and Essex Social Care to correct a wrongful discharge and get her the care she needs. Another mum of two is currently having a baby while also unwell […]
The jazz singer Georgia Mancio is singing at ‘Jazz at The Fleece’ at the Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Keepers Lane, Leavenheath, CO6 4PZ, on Friday, February 21st. Georgia will sing a song she wrote with Kate Williams (daughter of John Williams) about child refugees and she and one of our RA-C members will say a […]
Hi, my name’s Gianantonio (Toni for short!) and I have been hosting a delightful brother and sister, Amanuel and Minas, two Eritreans who lived in the Sudan. I must say that I am so pleased to have made the decision to host and have been so very fortunate to have had these two lovely people […]
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