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These boots were made for walking!

14/6/2019

Our walkers last year raised £1,000 and made some new friends on the way!

As part of Refugee Week we are joining the annual London Legal Support Trust walk sponsored walk this Monday 17 June. This is a 10k walk around central London- thousands of people walk to help make legal advice open to all.

Staff, volunteers and clients of Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers and our friends at Southwark Law Centre are walking to raise funds to provide legal advice and support for disadvantaged migrants and refugees. Together we aim to fight the hostile environment and promote Southwark as a Borough of Sanctuary.

If you would like to join our team walk of walkers you'd be very welcome. Please e-mail office@sdcas.org.uk.

If you can’t walk with us please sponsor the walkers at London Legal Walk 2019. We're aiming to beat the £1,000 record we set last year!

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Crossing Borders at the Horniman Museum

6/3/2019

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We took part in the Horniman Museum’s Crossing Borders event on Saturday March 2nd, the museum’s annual celebration of refugees and the diversity of its neighbourhood.

SDCAS volunteer Viviane organises the charity’s contribution to the event each year, and says that as well as celebrating diversity, the event helps the day centre’s clients realise that the museum is open, free and available for them to use all year.

She says: “It is a good opportunity to make contacts and new friends, exchange ideas for possible future collaborations (with other organisations and the Horniman) and a great day out. This year we had a very high turnout of clients attending which means the event is working!

“The idea is for refugees to come and enjoy the day and mingle with the wider community. Our centre members can always come here and go to the aquarium, or go to the see the exhibits or relax in the garden. Sometimes they have a fear of going to museums and this is a way of saying it is open and you can come any time.”

SDCAS activities included art workshops run by volunteers Christa and Runa, a ceramics exhibition produced by our clients and curated by our garden and creative arts volunteer Robert, a storytelling session with volunteer Maurice, and Kenyan dancing led by Godfrey. Paintings and drawings by residents of Barry House, a hostel for asylum seekers run by the Home Office, were also on show in an exhibition called Here and Now. The art was produced during therapeutic art sessions, which provide an opportunity for adults and children who have been victims of political violence and displacement to express themselves.

Viviane says some clients also find volunteering opportunities via the museum, giving them a route to learn new skills and to future employment.

The Horniman Museum’s Crossing Borders event takes place every year on the first Saturday of March - we will see you there in 2020.

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Come along to a discussion about our research on well-being among asylum seekers

24/4/2018

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How do asylum seekers understand and evalulate their well-being? What does well-being mean for those caught up in the UK's "hostile environment" for those who seek refuge in the UK? What can we learn from their understandings and experiences?

Come along to a discussion about our research report: "Beneath the surface: how asylum seekers understand and evaluate their well-being" presented by our team of researchers, Alessia Cogo, Sally Inman, Pip McCormack and Maggie Rogers.

When? - Wednesday 2nd May at 4.30 pm
Where? - London South Bank University, Room V202, K2 Building, Keyworth Street, London SE1 6NG (see MAP)

You can read the full text of the report on our Publications page.

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Come along to our Meet Our Neighbours evening and find out about our work

7/10/2016

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Would you like to know more about our work at Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers?

Come along and meet our staff and volunteers at our evening of Fun, Food and Fundraising!

- Activitity workshops
- Food from around the world
- Raffle
- Bookstall
- Films
- Presentations
- Swap shop: bring and buy jewellery and accessories

Where: St Barnabas Church, 40 Calton Avenue, London SE21 7DG (see map)

When: Wednesday, 12th October 2016 from 8 to 9.30 pm

£10 entry includes food and drink

Please come along and bring your family and friends!

Sign up on our Facebook page

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Please come along to a concert on 17th September to raise funds for our day centres

13/9/2016

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We will be holding a concert of chamber music and song to raise funds for the running of our day centres. Please come along!

Where: Copleston Centre, Copleston Road, London SE15 4AN (see map below).

When: Saturday 17th September at 7.30 pm.

Tickets: £6 on the door…

And tell your friends!

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These boots were made for walking!

Crossing Borders at the Horniman Museum

Come along to a discussion about our research on well-being among asylum seekers

Come along to our Meet Our Neighbours evening and find out about our work

Please come along to a concert on 17th September to raise funds for our day centres

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These boots were made for walking!

Crossing Borders at the Horniman Museum

Come along to a discussion about our research on well-being among asylum seekers

Come along to our Meet Our Neighbours evening and find out about our work﻿

Please come along to a concert on 17th September to raise funds for our day centres

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© Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers 2016 (London image by Aurelien Guichard)​Registered charity no: 1143912 Company no: 07519992

Come along to our Meet Our Neighbours evening and find out about our work

© Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers 2016 (London image by Aurelien Guichard)

Registered charity no: 1143912 Company no: 07519992