Less than one month to go until the deadline for RST’s t-shirt design competition. Get your entries in now! Free to enter, and prizes to be won! for further details see the RST T-Shirt Design website
Being a Sofa Surfing Man by Theirry Lukeni Thursday 18th June. 7pm – 9pm Christ our King Church, 39 Dalmarnock Road, Glasgow, G40 4LA A specially commissioned drama on asylum destitution in Glasgow., With music by Patient Watupa and team and comedy from Nico of the Kasengele brothers. Free event….
Sunday 7th June 12:30pm – 3pm Arthur’s Seat/Holyrood Park. Meet at Holyrood Palace Car Park. Queen’s Drive, Edinburgh, EH8 8HG Come and meet RST’s volunteers and supporters and enjoy a summer picnic in beautiful surroundings on a relaxing Sunday afternoon. Bring international snacks to share. Please let us know if…
Refugee Survival Trust (RST) with Strathclyde Law Clinic & Scottish Refugee Council present: Destitution and Dignity an information and discussion event. Friday 5 June, 10.00am – 1.00pm Lodging House Mission, 35 East Campbell Street, Glasgow G1 5DT What is the Refugee Convention? What does ‘asylum’ mean? What is destitution and why does…
It was a real pleasure for RST volunteer Sarah Tolley to co-host a poetry evening at Lauriston Hall with Jennifer Williams, Events coordinator at the Scottish Poetry Library. Makar Bill Herbert arrived in plenty of time to welcome the 20 or so poetry lovers who came to hear him read his…
One of our fantastic volunteers, Fiona, is running the Edinburgh half marathon on 31st May, and is raising funds for RST. Please support her – whether with a donation via her Justgiving site: https://www.justgiving.com/FIONA-RENNIE3 or cheer her on on the day! Good luck Fiona!
Edinburgh Churches for Sanctuary is a network of churches seeking to develop Edinburgh as a welcoming city for refugees and asylum seekers. They support improving the welcome of refugees and asylum seekers across the UK. They are currently working with Edinburgh City Council towards the resettlement of refugees from Syria…
Thursday 9th April 6:30-8pm. Lauriston Hall, Lauriston St, Lauriston, Edinburgh, EH3 9DJ This Poetry Reading is a shared event, involving RST and The Scottish Poetry Library The topic is: Journeys – reflecting the refugee experience. The session will be opened by W.N.Herbert who will read poems and then invite others…
