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…
On Saturday 21st March, the Ceilidh Collective hosted a fantastic ceilidh in Edinburgh, with RST and Reforesting Scotland as the primary beneficiaries. With over 160 people in attendance, the event was a huge success. RST volunteers were given the opportunity to inform attendees of the work of the charity, and…
An opportunity to make a difference for asylum seekers and refugees. Refugee Survival Trust (RST) informs public debate on issues affecting refugees and people seeking asylum, and provides financial and other support to prevent destitution among these groups. RST is also developing an exciting new project to provide support to…
T-Shirt Competition – Poster 2015 Back in May 2014, an RST volunteer had the idea of launching a T-shirt design competition to help raise awareness of asylum matters in Scotland. Now, with the help of the Scottish Fair Trade Forum, we have turned that idea into a reality. The objectives…
Saturday 28th March 2015 10am – 1pm Robertson House, 152 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4TB Training from Refugee Survival Trust and Glasgow Asylum Destitution Action Network (GLADAN) to include: Understanding the Asylum system What could make asylum seekers destitute How to work effectively with destitute asylum seekers Resources available to…
The fantastic Ceilidh Collective are putting on another great ceilidh in support of RST and Reforesting Scotland: On: Saturday 21st March 2015 At: Edinburgh Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Road, EH10 5BR With: Hud Yer Wheesht Tickets are on sale now and available from the Ceilidh Collective website: http://www.ceilidhcollective.org/ we look…
