News August 2023
26 August 2023
Family-owned business makes 10k donation to pioneering project sheltering refugees
Positive Action in Housing - whose pioneering project Room for Refugees rehomes displaced people - is being given )10,000 by one of the city's leading employers!
14 August 2023
More Channel drownings, incompetence, and bare-faced racism
THE latest tragedy in the English Channel underlines the need to urgently establish a system of viable, safe routes for refugees from countries like Syria, Iran, and Afghanistan. The tactics adopted by the Home Office are not stopping "the boats". A different approach is needed.
12 August 2023
Six refugees dead after boat capsizes crossing from France to UK
Six people died after a boat carrying refugees and asylum seekers heading to Britain sank in the English Channel, French maritime officials said, as a search continued to find those still missing.
12 August 2023
Calls for Braverman to resign following Legionella outbreak on the ageing Bibby Stockholm
The Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, is facing heavy criticism and pressure to resign after the Bibby Stockholm was found to be contaminated with Legionella.
5 August 2023
Remembering Karen Abrams
Karen and her husband, Revd Len Abrams, volunteered with and supported the work of Positive Action in Housing since 2015 when the Syrian refugee crisis began. The couple were ambassadors for our Room for Refugees programme.
5 August 2023
Government condemned for ‘shameful’ eviction of thousands of Afghan refugees from hotels
The government has begun a “shameful” campaign of evicting thousands of Afghan refugees from hotels across Britain. All of the Afghans facing homelessness were evacuated by Britain during the fall of Kabul – many due to their heroic work with British forces during the 20-year conflict.