Find out how the COVID-19 crisis is impacting the lives of refugees and people seeking asylum in Britain and Ireland.

This one-hour webinar, originally streamed live on 1 July 2020, featured speakers from across Scotland, Wales, Ireland and England:

• Emma Wilson – advice worker at St Rollox Church of Scotland Community Outreach Project.
• Erica Williams – Wales Strategic Migration Partnership.
• Sarah Teather – Director, Jesuit Refugee Service.
• David Moriarty – Assistant Director, Jesuit Refugee Service in Ireland.

This webinar was hosted by CTBI’s Churches’ Refugee Network (CRN), Chaired by Bishop of Bradwell and Moderated by Peredur Griffith, Cytûn: Churches Together in Wales.

Partners

Thank you to our partners for their support in this CRN webinar:

• Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe
• Churches in Ireland
• Cytûn (Churches Together in Wales)
• Scottish Faiths Action for Refugees
• Scottish Christian Forum

How did the issues of immigration and racism affect the British decision to leave the EU in 2016? Join us, as we explore how Brexit, one of the most important decisions taken by the British electorate in over 40 years, was underpinned by privilege and prejudice.

This conversation featured Prof. Anthony Reddie, author of Theologising Brexit, and the Archdeacon of Croydon, the Venerable Dr Rosemarie Mallett.

The original webinar was hosted by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) and the Baptist Union of Great Britain.

This webinar, recorded on 17 June 2020, explored how the COVID-19 crisis is impacting refugees and asylum seekers across Europe. It was hosted by the Churches’ Refugee Network (CRN), a programme of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI).

The conversation was chaired by the Rt Revd Dr John Perumbalath, Bishop of Bradwell, the Chair of CRN, with speakers who are experts on the ground in Brussels, France and Italy. It featured Fiona Kendall, European and Legal Affairs Advisor, Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy, Mediterranean Hope – Migrant and Refugee Programme; Dr. Torsten Moritz, General Secretary, Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe; and Revd Kirrilee Reid, Chaplain and Refugee Projects Officer in Pas-de-Calais. 

This webinar discussed how Church communities can play their part in shaping and campaigning for a ‘Green Recovery’ to address Climate Change.

It was hosted by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) and moderated by James Anthony, Project Coordinator for Climate Sunday, CTBI.

It features Caroline Pomeroy, Director, Climate Stewards, and James Buchanan, Bright Now Campaign Manager, Operation Noah.

This is a recording of the webinar that was live streamed on 26 May 2020, from the Standing Together coalition. It explored how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities in Britain.

It featured the Ascension Trust’s Les Isaac OBE; General Practitioner and Ascension Trust Chair, Dr Chinyere (Chi-Chi) Ekhator; and Dr Joan Myers OBE, Board Member of the Royal College of Nurses and Director of the Florence Nightingale Foundation, who discussed the Standing Together Community Appeal which is addressing the COVID-19 crisis.

The conversation was moderated by Richard Reddie, CTBI’s Director of Justice and Inclusion and fellow Standing Together member.

Attendees heard about Standing Together’s work to:

• Raise money to buy PPE for vulnerable frontline workers.
• Provide counselling and prayer support for those traumatised by events.
• Campaign and advocate to ensure BAME medical staff and care workers get the support they need.