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ASSIST Sheffield 🧡 @assistsheffield.bsky.social · 8d

Full details and booking links 🔗
tinyurl.com/yhenk84u

📣 From Sheffield? @symaag.bsky.social is running coaches. Book your place 👇🏽
Email: [email protected]

People seeking sanctuary deserve dignity, not detention! 🧡

#TheseWallsMustFall #EndDetention #NoOneIsIllegal

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ASSIST Sheffield 🧡 @assistsheffield.bsky.social · 8d

📣 National Day of Solidarity to End Immigration Detention: Saturday 18 Oct

Join @right-to-remain.bsky.social, @thesewallsmustfall.bsky.social, No To Hassockfield Campaign, and countless activists at Derwentside (Hassockfield) detention centre to demand an end to indefinite detention!

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ASSIST Sheffield 🧡 @assistsheffield.bsky.social · 14d

👉 Donate today: www.justgiving.com/page/jol-mis...
🙌 And if you’re in Sheffield on Sunday, show your support for #TeamASSIST and all Sheffield 10K runners!

#RunForAll #ASSISTSheffield #RefugeesWelcome #SolidarityInAction #SolidarityNotHostility

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ASSIST Sheffield 🧡 @assistsheffield.bsky.social · 14d

This Sunday, Team ASSIST are taking on the #Sheffield10K, and they need your support! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Cheer them on and help raise vital funds for people seeking asylum. Every step and donation sends a powerful message: despite rising hostility, we are a proud city of welcome for those seeking sanctuary. 🧡

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ASSIST Sheffield 🧡 @assistsheffield.bsky.social · 15d

Wishing a joyful and happy Rosh Hashanah to all who celebrate. 🍎🍯

From all of us at ASSIST, Shana Tova!

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ASSIST Sheffield 🧡 @assistsheffield.bsky.social · 16d

#RightToSafety #Solidarity #EndHostility #StopTheHate #SafetyForAll #RefugeesWelcome #ASSISTSheffield

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ASSIST Sheffield 🧡 @assistsheffield.bsky.social · 16d

We stand with 150+ groups and individuals against rising hostility. ✊🏽
Partners face threats & attacks just for helping people seek sanctuary. We won’t be silenced. The media must report with integrity, not fuel dangerous racism and division.
Read the statement 👇🏽
tinyurl.com/2k398vkn

More than 150 lawyers and refugee NGOs report being ‘pressured into silence’ by far-right protesters

At least two groups supporting UK asylum seekers have closed their offices after credible threats to their safety

tinyurl.com

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ASSIST Sheffield 🧡 @assistsheffield.bsky.social · Sep 2

As hostility rises nationally, solidarity and compassion matter more than ever. To every volunteer, past and present, thank you. You are the heart of ASSIST, and we simply wouldn’t exist without you.
📸 AVD Photography | Workshop by @frit_tam #ASSISTSheffield #SolidarityinAction #Volunteers

ASSIST Sheffield 🧡 @assistsheffield.bsky.social · Sep 2

Summer Highlights at ASSIST ☀️
In June, volunteers came together for Volunteers’ Week and Refugee Week to pause and reconnect. They created powerful collages reflecting what inspires them and their memories with ASSIST. Their artwork now brightens our office, a reminder of the community we build. 🧡

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ASSIST Sheffield 🧡 @assistsheffield.bsky.social · Aug 20

#RunForAll #Sheffield #ASSISTSheffield #RunForASSIST #SolidarityInAction #SolidarityNotHostility #RefugeesWelcome

ASSIST Sheffield 🧡 @assistsheffield.bsky.social · Aug 20

Just over 5 weeks to go! Join ASSIST's #Sheffield10K team on Sunday 28th September. Run, jog or walk, everyone is welcome. 🏃🏿‍♀🏃🏿

✅ Sign up: www.runforall.com/events/10k/s...
✅ Contact us to fundraise

Amidst rising hostility, let’s fill Sheffield's streets with solidarity and welcome! 🧡

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ASSIST Sheffield 🧡 @assistsheffield.bsky.social · Aug 13

#JusticeAndEquality #InMemory #ASSISTSheffield #Solidarity

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ASSIST Sheffield 🧡 @assistsheffield.bsky.social · Aug 12

#SheffieldJobs #Hiring #HiringNow #JobOpportunity #ASSISTSheffield #JoinOurTeam #NonProfitJobs #CharityJobs

ASSIST Sheffield 🧡 @assistsheffield.bsky.social · Aug 12

⏳ 5 days remaining to apply!
We’re #hiring an Office and Projects Assistant 🖥
Do you have excellent people skills? Are you approachable, friendly, and committed to creating a welcoming and safe environment for everyone, including those seeking asylum?
Click the link below 👇🏽
tinyurl.com/4jsey5b

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ASSIST Sheffield 🧡 @assistsheffield.bsky.social · Aug 7

From 7–10 August, communities across the UK are coming together for the @refugeestogether.bsky.social #WelcomeWeekend — a nationwide stand in solidarity with people seeking sanctuary. 🙌🏽

This weekend, join us and send a powerful message of solidarity and compassion. 🧡

More info in the post below ⬇

Together With Refugees @refugeestogether.bsky.social · Aug 7

Show solidarity this Welcome Weekend.

Crowds of protesters and organised far-right activists are rallying outside of hotels to stoke violence and intimidate refugees.

They want to force a narrative that pits refugees and our communities against each other.

We can never let that happen.
🧵

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ASSIST Sheffield 🧡 @assistsheffield.bsky.social · Aug 4

‼️ The deadline to apply is 10am on Thursday 7th August. Don't miss this chance to be a vital part of our diverse team!

#VolunteerOpportunity #JoinOurTeam

ASSIST Sheffield 🧡 @assistsheffield.bsky.social · Aug 4

We're recruiting for new volunteers! 📣
Your skills and experience can make a huge difference in the lives of people seeking asylum. Join us in challenging destitution and hostile immigration policies.
Apply here ➡️ www.assistsheffield.org.uk/content/volunteer-us

#Volunteering #SheffieldVolunteering

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ASSIST Sheffield 🧡 @assistsheffield.bsky.social · Jul 31

Thanks to everyone who applied for the Casework Coordinator role! It's now closed, we're grateful for the overwhelming interest. 🧡
Our Office and Projects Assistant role is still open! You have over two weeks to apply, with the deadline on Monday 18 August.
👉🏽 tinyurl.com/yc6u9pr4
#hiring #sheffield

ASSIST Sheffield 🧡 @assistsheffield.bsky.social · Jul 30

Subscribe to the ASSIST #Newsletter! ✉
Get the latest news on our work supporting people seeking asylum, inspiring stories, upcoming events, and ways you can get involved.

Join today, just in time for our Summer update! 👇🏽
www.assistsheffield.org.uk/content/join...

#ASSISTSheffield #Subscribe

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ASSIST Sheffield 🧡 @assistsheffield.bsky.social · Jul 29

As hostility towards people seeking sanctuary escalates, marked by far-right attacks like in Epping, one individual's courageous words stand out
"I hope you can be a voice for fairness and show the world that every refugee has a story."

👉🏽 Please read and share: tinyurl.com/3cwb54cj
#RefugeesWelcome

‘Every human being deserves dignity’: asylum seeker in Essex hotel calls for understanding

Man housed at hotel targeted in protests writes letter urging people not to resort to harmful stereotypes

www.theguardian.com

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ASSIST Sheffield 🧡 @assistsheffield.bsky.social · Jul 24

Together, we shared food (thanks Bevan & Lyds!), celebrated resistance in the face of hostility, and showcased the strength of people seeking sanctuary in Sheffield. 💪🏽
Huge thanks to all who came, our team, City of Sanctuary Sheffield, Lift The Ban Coalition, and Victoria Hall.
Photos by Jade 📸

ASSIST Sheffield 🧡 @assistsheffield.bsky.social · Jul 24

Community Power in Action at our AGM ✊🏽
We brought together people seeking asylum, volunteers, staff (past and present), trustees, partners & supporters to reflect on the past year and look ahead. It was an evening rooted in solidarity & community. 🧡
#CommunityPower #SolidarityinAction
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ASSIST Sheffield 🧡 @assistsheffield.bsky.social · Jul 23

@4refugeewomen.bsky.social led an open letter calling on the Government to include women seeking asylum in its commitments to end violence against all women and girls.
Violence doesn’t stop at borders, so neither should our support.
✉ Please read and share the letter below #WelcomeEveryWoman

Women for Refugee Women @4refugeewomen.bsky.social · Jul 20

🚨🗣️ 52 influential women unite to urge the Government: do not abandon asylum-seeking survivors.

Violence does not stop at the border, and neither should our compassion and support for survivors.

Read more: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

#WelcomeEveryWoman

Influential women urge Labour to include asylum seekers in plan to tackle violence

Exclusive: Letter warns of ‘two-tier’ system if asylum seekers are excluded from promise to halve violence against women and girls

www.theguardian.com

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ASSIST Sheffield 🧡 @assistsheffield.bsky.social · Jul 14

Want to join our ASSIST team? We have two exciting roles open! Find out more and apply below 👇🏾
✅ Casework Coordinator: tinyurl.com/2s49867p
✅ Office and Projects Assistant: tinyurl.com/yc6u9pr4

#JobOpportunity #Hiring #HiringNow #CharityJobs #SheffieldJobs #RefugeeWork

ASSIST Sheffield 🧡 @assistsheffield.bsky.social · Jul 14

We're saying farewell to two incredible team members. Samya is stepping back after 3 years, thankfully it's not a permanent goodbye. Gaby is off to a new frontline role. 🧡
Now, we're looking for driven individuals to join ASSIST and make a difference for people seeking asylum in Sheffield. ⏬

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