Building inclusive communities Last year, Jonathan Barnes of Migrant Help UK visited Belfast Friendship Club on several occasions to find out more about how the group works. He wrote a report based on the experiences of club members and others to …

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Urban Community Chef receives Friend of Belfast Friendship Club award This year’s ‘Friend of Belfast Friendship Club’ award was presented to Urban Community Chef Mark Humphries by Norma, a long-term member of the club, at our 8th birthday celebration in …

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Find out more about our ‘Small Worlds’ Workshops. To book a workshop, contact Stephanie Mitchell: stephanie.mitchell@sbrtr.org.uk 07548 938508

Our Refugee Week WelcomeFest event at St Anne’s Cathedral was on TV! Watch it here: www.irishtv.ie/antrim-matters-84 This was a joint event by: Belfast Friendship Club, British Red Cross Northern Ireland, and Northern Ireland Community of Refugees and Asylum Seekers (NICRAS). We …

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Finance Minister presents Global Kitchen certificates On 4 August, Finance Minister Máirtín O’Muilleoir MLA presented certificates to a group of asylum seekers and refugees who successfully completed the Global Kitchen course. He congratulated them and praised their tenacity and talent: “Refugees and asylum …

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Come and join us for the Big Lunch, Sunday 7 June, 12.30pm, on the street outside City Church, 12-24 University Avenue, Belfast. There will be live music, international dishes, crafts for the kids and outdoor dining. It’s free but bring some salads, sides, desserts …

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Be the change: a guide to creating safe and inclusive space by Dr. Stephanie Mitchell Be the Change, a guide to creating safe and inclusive space, was launched on Thursday 4 December 2014 in Common Grounds Cafe, Belfast. This booklet …

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Gareth Mulvey, research fellow at the University of Glasgow, is conducting research on the integration of migrants in different parts of the UK. If you would like to participate, follow this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/J2ZBRQ5 Gareth says: “The aim of the research is …

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Listen to Belfast Friendship Club member Arnau talk on BBC Radio Ulster about his life in Belfast, the Free Spanish Lessons he organises with friends at the Sunflower, and of course what Belfast Friendship Club means to him: https://audioboo.fm/boos/2426948-our-place

The theme for this year’s refugee week is children and young people’s contribution. Northern Ireland Community of Refugees and Asylum Seekers has put together a great programme with many other organisations in Belfast and Derry. See the programme here: Refugee-Week-2014-programme Come and …

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