Blogs

Personal insights from behind the scenes

Our blogs are written by staff members at Scottish Refugee Council, as well as people from a variety of backgrounds who are keen to discuss the issues that refugees and people seeking asylum face.

The opinions expressed in our blogs are the views and opinions of the writer.  Scottish Refugee Council cannot be held responsible for others' opinions. 

• 13 October 2017 Syrian family in Greenock facing racist abuse and threats of violence Thoughts on media coverage of Syrian refugee released without charge in connection with London attack (0 Comments)
• 10 October 2017 Family matters to everyone - we must improve the family reunion system in the UK Sabir Zazai explains why the SNP's family reunion bill is so important to so many people (0 Comments)
• 27 September 2017 Share My Table group prepares for public performances and exhibition at Tramway in Glasgow Our participatory arts project encourages people to look behind the headlines about refugees and migration (0 Comments)
• 21 September 2017 Mark Bartlett and the 600km triathlon Community fundraiser Mark Bartlett took on a 600km triathlon in aid of Scottish Refugee Council. (0 Comments)
• 20 September 2017 Cup of Tea with a Refugee week in October Are you a café owner or a church group, a bunch of neighbours or colleagues, these events are a great way to bring people together (0 Comments)
• 13 September 2017 Reflections on week one at Scottish Refugee Council Well, it’s the end of my first week as CEO at Scottish Refugee Council and I would like to share a couple of thoughts. (0 Comments)
• 8 August 2017 12 shows not to miss in Edinburgh this festival Edinburgh is buzzing with thousands of shows and performers (0 Comments)
• 19 July 2017 Sharing Lives, Sharing Languages Reflections on a peer education project supporting social and language integration in Scotland (0 Comments)
• 4 July 2017 Refugee Festival Scotland 2017. We did it! From the highlands to the borders, the east coast to the west, this year’s Refugee Festival Scotland has been a true celebration. (0 Comments)
• 3 July 2017 Bridging the Gap celebrates RFS17 with International Come Dine With Us event in the Gorbals Bridging the Gap gives people a sense of belonging, a sense of contribution, a sense of purpose and meaning in their lives (0 Comments)