There is no such thing as an illegal ‘asylum seeker’? When we talk about people, language matters.
There has been an increasing amount of rhetoric surrounding refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants in the news over the last few days with the British Government taking steps to ensure people cannot cross the channel from France to the UK. Whatever your political affiliation, it is important that we recognise and understand what the use … Continued
Windrush Day 22nd June 2020
Today is Windrush Day. 72 years ago the Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury docks. Approximately 500 people from the Caribbean disembarked and made the UK their home. In the decades that followed nearly half a million people from former British colonies in the Caribbean arrived to live and work in the UK. Today we honour … Continued
Impact of Covid-19 on Mental Health and Wellbeing: Survey Results
In May 2020, Sheffield Flourish conducted an anonymous survey asking how people were coping in lockdown and whether the Covid-19 pandemic had been having a negative or difficult impact on their mental health and wellbeing. We received 66 responses, all anonymous and completed online. From those who responded there are four main points that stick … Continued
Black Lives Matter
A response from Sheffield Flourish In solidarity, grief and rage with our Black siblings in the UK and USA we have collated a list of resources from Sheffield and beyond aimed at supporting the Black Lives Matter movement and encouraging white folk to educate themselves in anti-racism work. Here at Sheffield Flourish, we are a … Continued