SOLA Arts
solaarts.bsky.social
SOLA Arts
@solaarts.bsky.social
Arts & Mental Health charity -Liverpool, UK. Supporting people at point of crisis / need to independence & opportunity. Supporting children, adults & families who are displaced and / or marginalised. Pioneer of Art Therapy in Merseyside. www.solaarts.org
SOLA Winter 25 HAF and Youth Voices Girls Group creating soundscapes, podcasts and 3D imaging about identity- with FACT and Artist Nicky Bowen.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:43 PM
‘It takes a town to raise a family’: the community sponsors supporting refugees in the UK.
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‘It takes a town to raise a family’: the community sponsors supporting refugees in the UK
Groups are coming together across the country to help refugee families settle and integrate into local life
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January 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
To all our friends, supporters, funders, participants, volunteers, staff & therapy dogs.
January 1, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Foreign medics shunning NHS because of anti-migrant rhetoric, says top doctor
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Foreign medics shunning NHS because of anti-migrant rhetoric, says top doctor
Exclusive: UK now an ‘unwelcoming, racist’ country for overseas health workers, according to medical colleges leader
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December 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A great time was had by all at the SOLA Xmas Party.
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December 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The NHS would collapse within hours’: BME staff say Britain fails to appreciate their roles.
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‘The NHS would collapse within hours’: BME staff say Britain fails to appreciate their roles
Long-serving workers say they faced racism as they helped build health service – but it ‘seems things have got worse’
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December 27, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our staff, volunteers, Friends and Supporters. Good will to all people.
December 25, 2025 at 1:49 AM
They lost their homes in World War Two - now they shelter Refugees .
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How a London couple's WW2 experiences led them to help refugees
Herbert and Eva King say their past experiences influence their interest in helping refugees.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 7:51 AM
We collected a generous donation of materials from a friend of SOLA today... hundreds of sheets of A3 paper and A2 card... looking forward to the wonderful artworks our participants will make with all this; in family workshops and art group 😃🎨✏️
December 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
December 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Today in the SOLA art group we started a paper snowflake factory! Many snowflakes made as decorations for our end of year celebrations over the next week ❄️❄️☃️
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December 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A very productive day yesterday @bid_obs exploring ways to take SOLAs Festival 31 forward. Sola artists & community activists Alix, Laura, Fawaz and Adele laid bare their creative ideas for the future.
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December 17, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Asylum hotel firm hands back almost £14m in profits amid anger over service.
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Mears: Asylum seeker hotel firm hands back almost £14m in profit
Mears, which provides services in Northern Ireland, Scotland and the north of England, made more profit than its contracts allow.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
December 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The facts are stark: Europe must open the door to migrants, or face its own extinction.
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The facts are stark: Europe must open the door to migrants, or face its own extinction | George Monbiot
These are the facts: plummeting birth rates mean that without attracting immigration, many countries are sliding towards collapse, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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December 14, 2025 at 10:34 AM
The Marvelous Sola Art therapist Melanie. Delivering an educational session on 'Migrains' at our awayday at home.
#migräne #migraines #migrainawareness #migrainewarrior
December 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
SOLAs therapy dogs Cham & Peanut participating in SOLA away day. Sometimes for Cham it's a lot to take in.
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December 12, 2025 at 8:44 AM
A great day was had by all at the SOLA staff and volunteers away day. Looking at the numerous activities SOLA are involved in.
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December 11, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Bridge, Not a Burden: The True Impact of Migration. Written by SOLA Fawaz.
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A Bridge, Not a Burden: The True Impact of Migration
By FAWAZ ALMOTLAK Migration to Western countries is no longer merely the movement of individuals seeking a better life; it has b...
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December 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Refugees 'living in anxiety' amid asylum reform plans.
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Labour asylum reform plans leave refugees 'living in anxiety'
Ukrainian and Syrian refugees in the South East say they are living in uncertainty.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 3:12 AM
December 7, 2025 at 8:26 AM
December 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Thanks so much to The Landmark Trust for a wonderful stay a few weekends ago- our Youth Voices addition group has a great time exploring nature, English history and generally having fun!
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@mpacliverpool The Landmark Trust
December 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Welcome Marzieh who moved from participant to volunteer today 🤩 supporting SOLAs Threads sewing & tailoring group, and our Crafty Cards women’s social enterprise programme.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:02 AM