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		<title>World Food Night 2013 &#8211; You cooked, you shared, you made a difference</title>
		<link>http://blog.refugee-action.org/2013/02/1776/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eleanor Dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you take part in World Food Night last week?  Hundreds of you did &#8211; and by doing so, you helped make a big difference to refugees and asylum seekers in the UK.  Want to find out how it went or who your donations will help?  Here&#8217;s a blog from Fundraising Manager Alison to tell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s World Food Night!  Here&#8217;s some words on food &amp; culture from musician Usifu Jalloh</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.refugee-action.org/2013/02/its-world-food-night-heres-some-words-on-food-culture-from-musician-usifu-jalloh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eleanor Dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Born in Kamakwie, Sierra Leone, Usifu Jalloh is a storytelling performer and musician living in the UK. He plays the Djembe drum and Kongoma thumb piano, and leads drumming and dance workshops across the country. Recently, Jalloh made two short films about refugees, including the award-winning Journeyman and Reel Lives Sierra Leone; an educational DVD [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Refugee Action&#8217;s World Food Night: Mirriam&#8217;s food memories</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eleanor Dean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[destitution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[World Food Night is nearly here!  If you&#8217;re prepping your menu or planning your event (or even if you&#8217;re yet to sign up) get inspired by this post from Mirriam, a resident of Refugee Action&#8217;s Fresh Start house.  Mirriam has faced hardship and destitution, but having a safe place to stay has really changed her life.  Here&#8217;s a blog [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Urgent Appeal: How your donations of warm clothes are helping people</title>
		<link>http://blog.refugee-action.org/2013/01/urgent-appeal-how-your-donations-of-warm-clothes-are-helping-people/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.refugee-action.org/2013/01/urgent-appeal-how-your-donations-of-warm-clothes-are-helping-people/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eleanor Dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week we put out an urgent appeal for warm clothing donations in Manchester.  And the people of Manchester did us proud!  More than 130 of you shared the appeal on Twitter; others asked their colleagues to help; and as a result, we’ve been receiving donations all week.  Thank you everyone! This week we’ve asked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>URGENT APPEAL for warm winter clothes at Refugee Action Greater Manchester</title>
		<link>http://blog.refugee-action.org/2013/01/urgent-appeal-for-warm-winter-clothes-at-refugee-action-greater-manchester/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.refugee-action.org/2013/01/urgent-appeal-for-warm-winter-clothes-at-refugee-action-greater-manchester/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eleanor Dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Refugee Action&#8217;s Greater Manchester team urgently need donations of warm coats, gloves, scarves and hats for asylum seekers who are destitute this winter.  Can you help?  Here&#8217;s a blog post from Deborah, a social work student on placement with our Asylum Advice team, explaining why these donations are needed: &#8220;The Greater Manchester team run an asylum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making a difference:  volunteering at Refugee Action</title>
		<link>http://blog.refugee-action.org/2012/12/making-a-difference-volunteering-at-refugee-action/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.refugee-action.org/2012/12/making-a-difference-volunteering-at-refugee-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 11:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eleanor Dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new year is a great time to try new things.  If you&#8217;re passionate about human rights, want to make a difference and care about the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers, why not try volunteering with Refugee Action?  Here&#8217;s Miriam&#8217;s story.  She helped out at our head office this summer.  What could you do in 2013? I&#8217;d heard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Volunteering Success!  Helping asylum seekers help their communities</title>
		<link>http://blog.refugee-action.org/2012/12/a-volunteering-success-helping-asylum-seekers-help-their-communities/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.refugee-action.org/2012/12/a-volunteering-success-helping-asylum-seekers-help-their-communities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eleanor Dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Do you think asylum seekers and refugees should be able to volunteer and give back to their communities?  We certainly do.  Here&#8217;s a post from Emma, our National Volunteer Coordinator, about how we&#8217;re helping asylum seekers to make a difference. Many volunteers at Refugee Action are asylum seekers and refugees.  Earlier this year, when one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Human Rights Day special &#8211; Film director Bruce Goodison blogs for Refugee Action</title>
		<link>http://blog.refugee-action.org/2012/12/human-rights-day-special-film-director-bruce-goodison-blogs-for-refugee-action/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.refugee-action.org/2012/12/human-rights-day-special-film-director-bruce-goodison-blogs-for-refugee-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eleanor Dean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Awareness raising]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[leave to remain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teenagers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UASCs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unaccompanied]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.refugee-action.org/?p=1667</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This film will take you into an unreported world…without adults…three young castaways…go on an unforgettable journey… To mark Human Rights Day 2012, film director Bruce Goodison blogs for us about his upcoming film Leave2Remain, a provocative and gripping coming-of-age drama about young people cut loose from UK society – because they’re seeking asylum.  Today marks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No woman should be missed out</title>
		<link>http://blog.refugee-action.org/2012/10/no-woman-should-be-missed-out/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.refugee-action.org/2012/10/no-woman-should-be-missed-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eleanor Dean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In depth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[asylum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[campaign]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gender]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lobbying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[violence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Missed Out was launched at the end of August, the newest campaign under the auspices of the Charter of Rights of Women Seeking Asylum. The Charter has the backing of well over 300 organisations, including Refugee Action and ranging from national charities to grass-root groups. It’s being led by Asylum Aid, and here their Public [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Party Conference Report 2012</title>
		<link>http://blog.refugee-action.org/2012/10/party-conference-report-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.refugee-action.org/2012/10/party-conference-report-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 09:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eleanor Dean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In depth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After a very windy and rainy party conference season, our Public Affairs &#38; Communications Manager Carys has returned from Liberal Democrat and Labour conferences with a quick round up.  In recent years, party conferences have been increasingly criticised by the media and the public. While the Liberal Democrats use their conference to vote on policy, [...]]]></description>
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