Margaret Fingerhut write up by Amanda Hart!
The Margaret Fingerhut concert - 'Far From The Home I Love' - was a huge success! We've got a lovely…
Posts Categorized: Arts
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Stories of Welcome – an enormous success
In an exciting turn of events, Leicester City of Sanctuary has won both first and third place in the national…
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Launch of Birds without Sky – Poems from Exile
On 21st February, more than 70 people gathered in Leicester Central Library for the Leicester Writers Showcase event in partnership with…
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Peoples’ Project Update No. 1
Thanks to the lottery funding we received after winning the most votes in the East Midlands region for the People’s…
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The Crossing
Mark your calendar! On 26 August at 7:30 pm, there's an event at Leicester Cathedral that you don't want to miss. More in coming but for now please visit this link for ticket and event info. It's a play for adults and 12+ children.
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Journeys Festival is back – bigger and better than ever – now International
We are pleased to work with ArtReach on their fourth Journeys Festival in Leicester which has gone international. Don't miss…
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Leicester to fly space blankets as symbols of welcome for refugees – Refugee Week
On 18 June 2016, Leicester is will be holding a Refugee Week celebration at the Town Hall Square. The event…
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Celebrating Refugee Arts: Journeys Festival and Coffee Shop Conversations end of August
We are excited by the plans for the next Journeys Festival in Leicester, organised by ArtReach.
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Refugee poet discovered at City of Sanctuary fundraising event.
Leicester City of Sanctuary held a successful evening of jazz poetry and song to raise funds for the hardship fund…
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Poem – by a volunteer “Blue Folder”
A volunteer wrote this poem after accompanying an asylum seeker to theUKBA East Midlands Reporting Centre. We think it says so much we wanted to share it with you.