Recordings from ‘Supporting Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Hotels’
(scroll down for resources mentioned in session)
On 31 January 2023, over 70 people from around and beyond the Thames Valley gathered together to reflect on how we could best serve asylum seekers and refugees in hotels. Click below to hear recordings of the different sessions:
Experiences of local churches and groups
Speakers: West Berkshire Action for Refugees, Thatcham Baptist Church, Benefice of Witney
Advice from local agencies with experience of supporting refugees in hotels
Speakers: Asylum Welcome, Refugee Support Group, and Care4Calais Banbury and Buckingham
Overview of Legal Questions
Speaker: Sarah Wahby, Turpin & Miller LLP
Resources for Churches
Speakers: Welcome Churches, Christian Concern for One World, Diocese of Oxford
Reflection on self-care and closing prayer
Speakers: Care4Calais, Didcot Churches Refugees Welcome
Resources mentioned during the session
Resources for language learning
- The English Hub for Refugees (classes, downloadable learning materials at a variety of l
- Language Learning Links (online courses in English)
Resources for Farsi
- Email Greyfriars Bookshop: bookshop@greyfriars.org.uk
- Preston Lee’s ‘Beginner English for Persian Speakers‘ and English for Everyone Course Book and Practice Book Self-study programme
- Elam Europe Training
Campaigning Organisations (see our newsletters for more)
Networks and Resources for Churches
- Local network – Thames Valley
- National network – Welcome Churches (also Welcome Churches Boxes and Welcome Homes)
- Tips for welcoming refugees and asylum seekers in hotels (Diocese of Oxford)
Bible Study and Faith Resources
More resources
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