Leeds City of Sanctuary | Building a culture of hospitality for people seeking sanctuary

Leeds City of Sanctuary is part of a national movement to build a culture of welcome for people seeking sanctuary in the UK.

In Leeds, we are proud to extend the welcome of our city to people who come here seeking safety. We are committed to making our city a haven for anyone who needs its protection.

With City of Sanctuary, we want to create a network of people and organisations right across the city, united in making our city more welcoming, open and fair for all.

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City of Sanctuary

About

City of Sanctuary is a movement to build a culture of hospitality for people seeking sanctuary in the UK. Our goal is to create a network of towns and cities throughout the country which are proud to be places of safety for people seeking sanctuary and helping them integrate into their local communities.

Through creating a national network of Cities of Sanctuary, we aim to demonstrate the desire of people of goodwill throughout the country for a more just and humane approach to people seeking sanctuary in this country.

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Streams

A Stream links people and organisations within a city or across cities around a particular theme or campaign. A Stream can also be a campaign on a particular issue, such as Destitution or Detention. Find out more.

Groups

Scotland

North West

North East

Yorkshire and Humberside

Ireland (including Northern Ireland)

Wales

Central England

South West

South and South East

New and emerging groups

Resources

What is City of Sanctuary?

Core Principles, Developing a Culture of Welcome, & City of Sanctuary films

Running a City of Sanctuary group

A guide to setting up a local group, support services, running groups & meetings, possible funding sources.

Raising Awareness

FAQ, resources around Awareness Raising and Destitution, and reading lists.

Useful Templates

Constitution, Resolution of Support, Logos, Fonts & Design Resources and more.