10K 4 T4K
One of our volunteers, Karen, is running the BM10km on Sunday morning which takes place earlier than the Brighton marathon. Karen says: I did it last year, but it will …
Daneal’s Journey: a story of family reunion
The family: Rasoul = the dad, mid-thirties Daneal = the son, 9 years old Nasrin = the mum, mid-thirties Rozha = the daughter, 10 years old Malihereza = paternal grandma, …
Mobilising The Community
Thousand 4 1000 has been running for three years now. It is a definite success. We have housed over 25 refugees and other forced migrants in that period. We’ve had …
A Valentine evening with ‘refugees’
Whilst most people celebrated a romantic Valentines Day with their partners, around a hundred people gathered at the event ‘Refugee Valentine’ in the evening of this February 14th in Brighton, …
Housing Crisis
Today in the Jollof Cafe two households of newly arrived asylum seekers came looking for housing. All told there were 6 adults (4 women, 2 men), 3 children and 1 …
Season of Mists — T4K September Update
The autumn has arrived, so happy New Year to all Jews, Muslims and Copts. I know that Keats liked the autumn, but I prefer the summer. I prefer it so …
The Sun is Out
The sun is out. People are dressed up in white and propelling hard spheres of red leather at each other’s heads and legs. Children are parading through the streets. Artists …
A victim of domestic violence is no longer a prisoner in her own home
She met a man. He promised her a new life. She followed him half way round the world to Europe. They had children and the violence started. She knew he …
Luqman wins the right to live
Dear Luqman Onikosi is the driving force behind the Solidarity supper and many other extraordinary events. After eight years of trying, he has finally won the right to appeal against …
Ali comes home
It’s a journey that started 11 years ago with him swimming from Iran to Turkey; a journey which has now, with the community’s support, reached its terminus. Ali, who needed …
