Come along to the Ceilidh Collective‘s Cosmic Ceilidh on Saturday 19 November 2016 in the Wash House in Portobello! Proceeds from the ceilidh will be split between the Edinburgh Sick Kids and the Refugee Survival Trust. Buy your tickets now!
We’re participating in the #growyourtenner campaign, which means that until funding runs out, all donations given via our Local Giving page will be match funded! Even better, all direct debits will be match funded for 3 months! Please donate what you can and spread the word, so that we can lever…
There to Here Thursday 10 November 7.30pm to 9pm Lauriston Hall, 28 Lauriston St, Edinburgh, EH3 9DJ We have a great selection of poets, musicians and singers joining us for our There to Here event on Thursday 10th November in Lauriston Hall, Edinburgh! Come along and enjoy a varied programme thanks to…
We are delighted to announce that the Refugee Survival Trust is once again welcoming applications to our Access to Education and Employment (A to EE) grants programme. A to EE grants are made to refugees and asylum seekers who need a small amount of money in order to attend college…
RST members and supporters will be joining other organisations to stand in solidarity with refugees this Saturday in Edinburgh – come along if you’re free! Saturday 17th September 2pm – 5pm, Scottish Parliament, Holyrood To coincide with the London “Solidarity with Refugees” event, Amnesty Scotland, Re:Act – Refugee Action Scotland,…
An opportunity to make a difference for asylum seekers and refugees. Refugee Survival Trust is currently recruiting for the roles of Trustees and Chair of the Board of Trustees. If you would like to find out more about these roles and are interested in contributing to the work of RST,…
This is a guest post by Katharine T. Weatherhead The opening night of Edinburgh’s Festival of Politics on 18 August 2016 saw prominent politicians and organisations come together at the Scottish Parliament to discuss ‘Scottish Solutions to the Refugee Crisis’. The public event, held in partnership with The Royal Society…
One of RST’s volunteers, Sarah, reports from a meeting with Senior Campaign Advisor Kate Dentieth discussing ways of promoting Unicef’s new Children’s Champions network to campaign for refugee children. Unicef Children’s Champions network The aim is to lobby the government to allow unaccompanied children in Calais to rejoin relatives in the…
