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Sign up for Refugee Tales Education Days
We’re excited that our two online Education Days are coming up soon on 30 May and 1 June. The idea for these events came from a new walker last year. She said she’d like to learn more about the issues and become more confident in talking to others about why Refugee...
read moreCould you be a GDWG Birthday Ambassador?
We need your help! Please be a Birthday Ambassador for GDWG and Refugee Tales this July. As you know COVID-19 has hit small charities hard and with every cancelled event we have lost fundraising opportunities. Although our July walk can no longer go ahead, we are...
read moreRead our 2019 Annual Review
In our 25th birthday year, we launch our Annual Review 'Making Connections'. Read Refugee Tales patron Ali Smith's tribute to the charity 'GDWG is now the age of a young adult, and such a fine person that young adult is, out in the world, knowing the world's cruelties...
read moreJoin Refugee Tales via Zoom on 2nd May
In addition to Refugee Tales, we usually undertake monthly walks to keep our walking community together. During lockdown this isn't possible, but next Saturday we shall still be holding an online gathering. It will be on Saturday 2nd May via Zoom. Would you like to...
read moreGDWG Trustee on Together in the UK podcast
Our Trustee, Jamie Macpherson, joins the Together In The UK podcast to discuss GDWG's work visiting, supporting people in immigration detention and Refugee Tales. Listen here: Migration: How to Connect – E3 |...
read moreBrook House Inquiry Opening Statement
Yesterday the Brook House Inquiry Chair released an Opening Statement outlining what the Inquiry will focus on. Watch it below or you can read it here. You can view our live Tweets during the Opening Statement here. The Brook House Inquiry has been set up to...
read moreGDWG Covid-19 update
The GDWG Team are currently working from home in accordance with Government guidance around Covid-19. If you are in detention, or know anyone in detention, please call our office: 01293 657070 and although we are working from home all calls are diverted to us and our...
read moreGDWG calls for urgent release of people from detention during Covid-19 pandemic
Our trustees have written a letter to the Home Office and Priti Patel, the Home Secretary calling for people in immigration detention to be released. Detention centres are utterly inappropriate places for people to be held during a pandemic. There is little prospect...
read moreThe Pruner’s Tale from Refugee Tales: Volume III published in the Boston Review
'The Pruner's Tale' from Refugee Tales: Volume III has been published in the Boston Review. It is the true story of an undocumented Mexican migrant who has lived in the United States since he was fourteen years old. He was held in detention and lives under the...
read moreOur 25th birthday online auction is now live!
This year GDWG is marking 25 years of visiting people in detention. We have lots of exciting events planned throughout 2020 and today we have launched an online silent auction on Jumblebee.co.uk! We have experience days, signed books from a range of authors, unique...
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