Recent updates

The latest news from our projects

  • Happy New Year from the Bristol Refugee Rights team!

    An update for Bristol Refugee Rights Advice Service

    Jan 7 2019

    Happy New Year from the Bristol Refugee Rights team! 

    Many thanks to you for sharing, pledging and supporting our advent campaign which ended with nearly £20,000 raised.

    In 2018 we worked in solidarity with, offered safety for, and created action for change, for over a thousand asylum seekers and refugees in Bristol. Formal partnerships were formed with human rights champions in other parts of England! Networks in Bristol were strengthened!

    Marvin Rees put Bristol on the world map as a city of light, “Having an international population in the city brings you phenomenal connectivity."

    May we shine brighter in 2019!

     

    Bristol Refugee Rights Advice Service Campaign

    We are still short by just over £9000 to hit our £29,000 target for the Advice Service so we are running the Fundsurfer campaign on an open-ended basis for January so we can continue to receive donations and promote the project. 

    Your efforts have been essential to the success of the campaign so far, you are all brilliant!

    If you are interested in getting involved further:

    BRR Advice team needs committed volunteers: https://www.bristolrefugeerights.org/volunteers/

    Support partners: BHN need hosts: https://www.bhn.org.uk/community

    Campaigns: https://bristol.cityofsanctuary.org/dignity-not-destitution

     

    And as always please do keep sharing this project, when you can with your social media networks and via email. Spreading the word is vital. 

    We will post further updates on the advice service soon to keep everyone informed as our work and as other campaigns roll out in 2019.  

     

  • New year; new shoot

    An update for Debut Short, 'Real Thirsty', starring Bryan Cranston, Joely Richardson, John Douglas Thompson and Jack Dee

    Jan 5 2019

    Hello lovely backers and Happy New Year, 

    Well, its been a while since we chatted and so much has happened! We've had some excellent feedback from the committee at Sundance and other festivals, done a few test showings and are relieved to find out the things we wanted to tinker with are the same things other people mentioned. 

    The winter break has slowed things down a little but we are back up and running. We are very close to having those small extra shooting bits approved and we'll be forging ahead! 

    Your pledges were instrumental in getting us to this point and we remain incredible thankful for your support and excited to share the finished product with you when it's done. We will keep you updated as things progress. 

    Stay Thirsty, 

    Rob and the team. 

     

  • Keeping You posted!

    An update for Taste MAKOSSA Chilli Sauces...

    Dec 31 2018

     

    Hi everyone,

    Just to say thank you once again for all your support and let you know what's happening.

    Even though we still have a long way to go, we're so fortunate that some people have chosen to make a direct donation or buy materials for the business so with all your help we have been able to get up and running. Thank you so much.

    We are currently selling the sample jars £2 (Makossa Original) and keeping the main jars and other flavours exclusive to the campaign. We'll be fully operational hopefully by the end of February by which time we would like to close the campaign. We will then be offering the full range of the sauce to the public and businesses. 

    We are planning an exclusive gathering soon and we will keep you posted.

    Fundsurfer have been very supportive and will soon be processing all your pledges - this will be at the end of the project and will be sending us your contact and pledge info - we will then be able to fully give you your reward. In the mean time, please do contact me if you want or need more information about the reclaiming your rewards.

    Thank you again very much.

    Grace

     

  • One day left to go!

    An update for Bristol Refugee Rights Advice Service

    Dec 24 2018

    Hi everyone, we have just one day left for our Advent Campaign, we are still short of our target so one last push from our side! 

    Huge thanks to everyone that has pledged so far, we currently have £17,691 pledged of our £29,000 goal from 273 supporters which is 61% raised of the total.

    We are working on every angle we can to secure additional funding for 2019 and beyond. 

    Elinor Harris who manages the team of staff and volunteers at BRR explains about our Advice Service:

    “People who have experienced war, persecution and trafficking have nowhere else to go to get advice on these issues. It is essential for Bristol that we are able to keep open. If we can’t raise more money we will see an increase in homelessness, poverty and destitution, including for many families with young children.”

    We really appreciate the support, shares and donations, especially over the busy Xmas period, it means a lot to the team. Keep sharing with friends & family and we will see where we can get to by end of the campaign.  

    https://bit.ly/BRRAdventAppeal

     

  • We have gone past £10,000!

    An update for Bristol Refugee Rights Advice Service

    Dec 20 2018

    We have now gone past the £10K mark, thank you all of sharing and pledging, we are standing at £10,598 pledged of our £29,000 goal from 119 supporters which is 37% of our target for our advice service.

    Fantastic effort everyone, please keep sharing! 

    Our advice service is desperately in need of funding to prevent migrants in Bristol from destitution and homelessness

    Can you help? Please watch, like & share our video & appeal. Every pledge helps!

    https://bit.ly/BRRAdventAppeal

    Video: https://youtu.be/EOm_0ddZFhE

     

  • Book a three course Italian feast, 31st Jan 2019.

    An update for 91 Ways; help us to continue our work

    Dec 18 2018

    Our next supper club is on Thursday 31st January 7pm at The Station, Silver Street, Bristol BS1 2AG.

    Our first event in 2019 will feature three-course Italian feast cooked by Claudia.

    The Menu TBC but will include a mix of central Italian dishes to discover flavours of Lazio, Umbria and Tuscany.

    If you would like this as a gift Voucher please email us info@91ways.org after you have made the booking with the name of who you want on the voucher and we will email that to you. 

    Please do share project with any friends and family, your support helps us to continue our work in 2019. 

    By using the uniting power of food we have brought together over 10,000 people, speaking 40 different languages, at 125 events!!  Thanks for being part of 91Ways! To book click here - https://www.fundsurfer.com/crowdfund/91-ways-our-expansion-continues-in-2019 

  • Book a three course Italian feast, 31st Jan 2019.

    An update for Help us fund and launch 91 Ways International pop up Peace Cafes!

    Dec 18 2018

    Our next supper club is on Thursday 31st January 7pm at The Station, Silver Street, Bristol BS1 2AG.

    Our first event in 2019 will feature three-course Italian feast cooked by Claudia.

    The Menu TBC but will include a mix of central Italian dishes to discover flavours of Lazio, Umbria and Tuscany.

    If you would like this as a gift Voucher please email us info@91ways.org after you have made the booking with the name of who you want on the voucher and we will email that to you. 

    Please do share project with any friends and family, your support helps us to continue our work in 2019. 

    By using the uniting power of food we have brought together over 10,000 people, speaking 40 different languages, at 125 events!!  Thanks for being part of 91Ways! To book click here - https://www.fundsurfer.com/crowdfund/91-ways-our-expansion-continues-in-2019   

  • Nearly 100 supporters so far!

    An update for Bristol Refugee Rights Advice Service

    Dec 18 2018

    Thanks for sharing everyone! We have gone past £6000 and have nearly 100 supporters. Our Xmas Advent Campaign has a week left to run to keep pushing out as far as we can. We will then continue fundraising for our core cost targets in 2019, enabling us to continue to support refugees coming into Bristol who need support. 

    Today is International Migrants Day. The theme the UN have chosen for this year is Migration with Dignity due to the disastrous loss of life whilst migrating. BRR welcomes the people who survive the journey and come to Bristol to seek sanctuary. Join us in treating these people #withdignity and please continue to share our campaign link https://bit.ly/BRRAdventAppeal

    You can also listen to and share our audio advent appeal via SoundCloud:

     

     

  • Over 50 supporters and £3000 milestone hit!

    An update for Bristol Refugee Rights Advice Service

    Dec 10 2018

    Thank you all so much for pledging to our project. It means so much! 

    £29k will keep the Advice Service running until May so while we have a long way to go, going past £3000 is a great milestone to hit, please do keep sharing on social media and with your friends & family, it really adds up and helps the project reach more people. 

    Here is a short link and some info you can share :)  

    Find out why BRR Advice Service need your help and how you can pledge support: http://bit.ly/BRRAdventAppeal

    Bristol Refugee Rights welcome people seeking asylum, newly registered refugees and trafficked people in Bristol.  We work in partnership with others to combat poverty and destitution and to promote justice.  We empower people and promote equality of opportunity.

  • £54.50 raised from a bucket collection at Tesco

    An update for Active Together Buddying Project

    Nov 26 2018

    We did a bucket collection today outside of the Tesco on Victoria Street. We raised £54.50 for our Active Together appeal! Thank you to everyone who contributed.