Travel Choices Report
Through the Travel Choices report, we aim to add further evidence and the voice of refugees to public debates about the use of free bus travel.
Tag: Glasgow
The UK’s Responsibility to Refugees – a letter from our CEO
The situation in Afghanistan is heart breaking to witness. We also know that many people here in Scotland are living with fear and uncertainty for their loved ones who are still in Afghanistan. Scotland is a generous and welcoming place, and we have been heartened to see and receive many generous offers of help from Scottish people. Whilst we welcome the UK Government’s announcement to re-settle 5,000 Afghans…
Help us provide emergency grants to asylum seekers in Glasgow facing homelessness on the streets this winter
With the coldest winter in 30 years predicted in the UK this Christmas, we are deeply concerned for vulnerable women and men faced with impending lock-change evictions and homelessness on the streets of Glasgow this winter. Cath McGee, manager of our Destitute Asylum Seeker Service explains more in this short film.
Press release: Lock change evictions ruled lawful
A humanitarian catastrophe created by the UK Home Office and Serco, its former housing contractor, will force hundreds of vulnerable asylum seekers onto the streets of Glasgow, warns the Refugee Survival Trust.
Could you provide a Wee Welcome?
Are you proud to live in a welcoming, multicultural Glasgow? We are recruiting 2 volunteers to help our Volunteer Engagement Officer to lead our Wee Welcome parent-toddler group.
“A group of schoolchildren showed me that Scotland is my home”
by Alireza Mogharrabi, RST intern It was about 5 months ago that I arrived in the UK, where I did not know anybody. I have to say I received a warm welcome from staff at the airport but the only thing they were in charge of was putting a start…
“I want to study health and social care so I can help people”
I am Marzieh, 30 years old, from Iran. I have been living in Glasgow for one year and 10 months. I am very pleased to live in this green, remarkable and wonderful Scottish city. Communicating with Glaswegians and people of other nationalities helps me experience new opportunities and lets me…
“Glasgow has spectacular architecture, but the weather…!”
My name is Amirhosein. I am from Iran and I am 28 years old. I have been living in Scotland for 4 months. Glasgow has attractive sights. I am an architect and Glasgow is very spectacular with its historical buildings Everything is good here except the weather! I have been…
