STAR is the national network of student groups working to improve the lives of refugees in the UK by:
• Promoting positive images of refugees
• Volunteering for local refugee projects
• Campaigning for refugees
Refugees and asylum seekers are a vulnerable group of people who often have a long and difficult struggle to secure their safety in another country. As people fleeing persecution, torture and prejudice they need and deserve our support. The group here in Cardiff help promote a positive image of refugees as they believe it is vital that our fellow students have a positive attitude towards refugees, asylum seekers and displaced people.
Here in Cardiff Hazel and Miriam talked about how some of their projects past and present including:
- Volunteering every Wednesday at a local drop in for asylum seekers and refugees teaching conversational English.
- Asylum monologues
- Refugee rhythms
- A sleep out as part of the still human still here campaign
Up coming events include:
- Taking part in the student power debates at the union
- 'STARs' in their eyes fundriaser with act one
- Another performance of asylum monologues by act one
- Cup cakes and cast offs the festival.
You can find out all the details about the Cardiff based group on their facebook page here and the contact email is hazel_121@hotmail.com
The drop in centre is open every Wednesday for asylum seekers and refugees at Trinity Methodist church, four elms road (just off Newport road) 5.30 - 7.30. There is a social area upstairs and an informal English conversation class downstairs. The group is always looking for new volunteers to get involved and everyone is welcome to come along. So please e-mail Hazel if you are interested: hazel_121@hotmail.com
To find out more information about STAR’s national network and their work visit their website:
http://www.star-network.org.uk/
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