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.

We are always looking for contributors for our blogs, particularly if you have experience as a refugee or of the asylum system. Contact our Digital Communications Officer if you’d like to get involved.

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 May 2016 Behind the scenes of Refugee Festival Scotland with Glendale Women’s Café Blog by Alison Gilchrist, media assistant at Scottish Refugee Council The Glendale Women’s Café is no ordinary café. Our media assistant Alison took a trip there to find out more. (0 Comments)
• 11 May 2016 Immigration Detention: A Tale of Two Reviews Blog by Dr Monish Bhatia and Victoria Canning Two recent reviews of immigration detention offer a contrast in their approach to the fundamental injustice of immigration detention (0 Comments)
• 27 April 2016 Behind the scenes of Refugee Festival Scotland with Lest We Forget Blog by Alison Gilchrist, media assistant at Scottish Refugee Council Lest We Forget project's refugee participants share their personal experiences of the project so far and what impact it's had on them (0 Comments)
• 15 April 2016 Behind the scenes of Refugee Festival Scotland with Glasgow Afghan United Blog post by Alison Gilchrist, Media and Communications Assistant at Scottish Refugee Council Football is not always about winning. Football can unite instead of divide (0 Comments)
• 5 April 2016 They are us: The vital importance of refugee stories Blog post by Rachel Hamada, media officer at Scottish Refugee Council As journalists the stories we tell about refugees are amongst our most important. Even better are the stories refugees tell themselves. (0 Comments)
• 24 March 2016 Raising refugee women’s voices Blog by Nina Murray, Women's Policy Development Officer at Scottish Refugee Council As we celebrate the impact of a decade of work with the Refugee Women’s Strategy Group, we also highlight some new challenges (0 Comments)
• 15 March 2016 Previous Media Awards winner says good reporting needed ‘more than ever’ Blog by journalist Calum McKay Journalist and Media Award winner Calum McKay explains why fair and accurate reporting of refugee and asylum issues is so important (0 Comments)
• 8 March 2016 International Women's Day 2016 Blog by the Refugee Women's Strategy Group The Refugee Women’s Strategy Group takes this day to celebrate unsung heroines: refugee and asylum seeking women (0 Comments)
• 3 March 2016 How to welcome refugees in your community Blog by Elaine Connelly from Scottish Refugee Council and Ahlam Souidi from Uniting Nations in Scotland Here are some suggestions on how you can welcome refugees to your community. (0 Comments)
• 1 March 2016 Climbing fundraiser in Glasgow Blog by Sorcha Meredith, media assistant at Scottish Refugee Council Climbing enthusiast Guy Robertson has teamed up with Scottish Refugee Council to create a unique fundraiser (0 Comments)