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Verified account@scotrefcouncil Scotland's national refugee charity. Celebrating diversity & raising awareness about issues faced by refugees. Tweets by Policy & Comms team.
Verified account@refugeecouncil We stand up for the rights of refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK. We also support and empower people to live safe, dignified and fulfilling lives.
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This
#WorldRefugeeDay, let's remind ourselves that we all have stories behind our names! We are more than just labels. Every#refugee has an individual story. See the person, not the label, because#MyNameIsNotRefugee!pic.twitter.com/NveAZ0qZB0Show this thread -
Who’s in for a LIVE coffee chat to discuss
#refugee on Thursday afternoon? Respond on this thread and we’ll figure out a time.#ELLChat_BkClubShow this thread -
Fardowsa, a Somali
#refugee, arrived in#Uganda in 2001. With her#digitalidentity, she has been able to open a bank account, register her SIM card, and go to university.#communitiesandrefugees#worldrefugeeday#id4d#financialinclusionpic.twitter.com/Ua46383A7nShow this thread -
Ashfield PS recognises Refugee Week with an amazing art installation.
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Educational support for
#refugee children is needed, not only for their personal dev’t, but for the future of their home countries. What’s the best way to provide education for host#communitiesandrefugees?#worldrefugeedaypic.twitter.com/JMHfZH2EPb -
2. I’m ashamed to say that I can’t bear to read this entire article because I cannot contain my tears. My experience was a long time ago and different in many ways,but the pain of being separated from my parents has never left me. I am and will always be a
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Now more than ever we need to open our hearts, our doors and our borders for our
#refugee brothers and sisters and treat each other as humans.#KeepFamiliesTogetherpic.twitter.com/Ig8O4XB8NEShow this thread -
1A4: One great thing that I've seen is having students create a "welcome basket" or brochure for newcomers, including immigrant & refugee students! They can include a school map, tips to survive school, snacks, or welcome messages from new classmates.
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I don't understand. If you present at a border checkpoint and request
#refugee status, why can't these people get a temp Visa & a hearing date within 90-120 days to present evidence & have a weekly check-in or ankle bracelet to keep track of them. WHY detain them at all? https://twitter.com/PaulaChertok/status/1010245953201188864 … -
I am introducing a motion to have the
#TOCouncil request the federal govt to suspend the "Safe Third Country Agreement" w/ the US, in light of all their regressive immigration &#refugee policies. Let's send a strong message from Toronto.#topoli#cdnpoli#StopSeparatingFamilies -
When I took this photo of the current
@FLOTUS & a young#Barron#Trump all those years ago, I asked myself: “Who the f holds their young child like that”? Looking back now, the warning signs were there all along.#IDontCareDoU#impeach#potus#embarrassment#Melania#refugee pic.twitter.com/d4TjWItOXX -
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#Ellchat_BkClub 12.0 is here!#Refugee This blog post contains everything you need to know and I will update it weekly by adding a link to a new google doc with that week's ?s https://ellchatbkclub.blogspot.com/2018/06/refugee.html …pic.twitter.com/4dtCeKH1y1 -
This is the story of Hamoud from
#Syria. We met him in a#refugee camp close to the border with Turkey where he told us about the last 7 years of his life...#SyriaNotSafe#worldrefugeeday#refugeeday#wrd2018#withrefugees#withsyriapic.twitter.com/Kcr0ebl1oE -
Retweet to show some love for all refugees today on
#WorldRefugeeDay- remembering those#LGBTQ refugees fleeing violence and persecution for being who they are and/or loving who they love. NOBODY CHOOSES TO BE A#REFUGEE. -
1A2) All 3 characters demonstrate awareness, maturity & responsibility far beyond their years.They are constant observers.I see these same qualities in Ss who come to us from foster care, moves after hurricanes, & other tough situations.They have grit.
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Gerald is more than just a
#refugee.#HarryPotter star@jasonsfolly finds how he got his big break as an actor - and why he has even bigger dreams for the future.#WorldRefugeeDaypic.twitter.com/O7eK7LIdCaMeet the refugee who is set to become a stage star in Italy -
These are camps for
#orphans. They have lost their father or mother during the war. They are suffering and displaced. They are living in#refugee camps without water or electricity. They need your help don't forgot them pic.twitter.com/4PR224QDxrShow this thread -
Some of the Peace Building activities in
#Kakuma#Refugee camp is football. The game is used to preach peace, cohesion and integration. This is an initiative of Empowering Children as Peace builders ECaP@WorldVisionKE#ItTakesUsAllKE to integrate#WithRefugees#WorldRefugeeDaypic.twitter.com/68I7ZZ7qON -
"A country should be grateful for the wealth of knowledge, experience, strength, resilience, endurance and courage of those individuals with the label
#Refugee." Beautiful evening at@QuakerCentre celebrating#RefugeeWeek2018 with author Cynthia Cockburn & Raised Voices ChoirShow this thread
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