RST Spring/Summer 2022 Newsletter
Category: News
RST Cash Assistance Appeal – please donate!
Displaced people who are seeking international protection in the UK are at risk of becoming homeless and destitute at various points in their asylum journey. We are in the right place at the right time to help people at their most vulnerable. Please help RST to continue to provide this…
RSTea!
As part of the Great Charity Pot and Print Fair, Michelle Lowe, a longstanding supporter of RST is kindly offering a piece of her work – a beautiful hawthorn berry teapot, to be won in a charity prize draw to help raise money for RST. Michelle has set up a…
10 Shows Not to Miss at the Edinburgh Fringe (2021)
After a long period of darkness for live events, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has returned to Scotland, with a programme packed with a mixture of in-person and online events. We’ve shortlisted the top ten shows to see for those of us interested in themes of migration, refuge, global community and…
RST Response to the UK Government’s New Plan for Immigration
Foreword Refugee Survival Trust (RST) has been supporting some of the most vulnerable people in society for 24 years. RST was created in response to the need to protect fundamental human rights aligned to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) 1950 and the 1951 Convention guaranteeing…
Women of Courage
Women of Courage Two women share their experiences of asylum and migration with our Trustee, Monojit Chatterji. Sima is a mother of two living in Glasgow. This is her story. She was born and educated in one of Pakistan’s large cities. She is a graduate from a leading Pakistani University….
AGM 2021
The Refugee Survival Trust will be hosting our Annual General Meeting on the Wednesday 27th January. Due to the current circumstances, it will be taking place online and we hope to see as many people as possible there. Information about the agenda and how to join will available shortly.
Supporting vulnerable people seeking asylum during Coronavirus
Find out how we are adapting how we work in response to Coronavirus. Now more than ever, our emergency grants for asylum seekers and refugees facing destitution and homelessness are needed. So despite office closures, our Destitution Grants Program is still running, providing critical help at a time when many other support networks are not able to operate.
