Welcome to Bradford City of Sanctuary
Our mission is simple: we want to build a culture of welcome and inclusion for people seeking sanctuary in our city.
We believe in a city where people seeking sanctuary are welcomed, included and recognised for the valuable contribution they make, and are able to participate fully in our community.
Bradford City of Sanctuary is proud to be part of a rapidly growing national movement of over 100 sanctuary groups in the UK. Bradford joined the network in 2010, becoming one of the first ever places in the UK to be recognised as a City of Sanctuary.
Our work is informed by our Advisory Group of people with lived experience of the refugee journey. We work through partnerships with statutory, voluntary, business and community groups to create and support communities of welcome across the city.
We are funded by a handful of trusts and a generous body of donors.
Blog
- Paths To Power: Immigration Detention and Enforcement with Right to Remain
In April, we were joined by Ally from the fantastic Right To Remain for the second workshop in our Paths to Power series, ‘Immigration Detention and Enforcement’. Our participants mainly consisted of people working or volunteering in the migrant support sector in… Read more: Paths To Power: Immigration Detention and Enforcement with Right to Remain - A Return Trip to Calais and Dunkirk
At the same time as Will, our founder and recently retired Chair, was in London with his wife Sally taking part in the “Together for Alliance” march, I returned to Calais for a short trip. I went with a Brighouse-based organisation, ‘Focus4Hope’… Read more: A Return Trip to Calais and Dunkirk - Reclaiming the Narrative: The Power of Storytelling
In February, Bradford City of Sanctuary, Race Equality Network and Bradford Storyhub collaborated to deliver a storytelling workshop for migrants and people seeking sanctuary in Bradford. We decided on the theme of ‘reclaiming the narrative’. With false and dangerous stereotypes about people… Read more: Reclaiming the Narrative: The Power of Storytelling - Christmas in Calais
Our Director Tina reflects on spending Christmas volunteering with people seeking sanctuary in Northern France. I returned to volunteer in Calais for two weeks over Christmas and New Year with Refugee Community Kitchen, spending long, busy days washing, chopping, slicing, peeling, preparing… Read more: Christmas in Calais
Resources
New to Bradford? Find the information you need to make a confident start in the city.
We are part of the Together with Refugees Coalition
This excellent video explains Bradford’s history of peace activism and the range of projects and organisations that seek to support sanctuary seekers.