At GARAS (Gloucestershire Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers) we offer support to those seeking asylum in Gloucestershire, welcoming them when they arrive, advocating for them in their daily struggles, supporting them if they face being sent back as well as helping them adjust to their long term future if they are recognised as refugees.
Gloucestershire Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (GARAS)
The Trust Centre
Falkner St
Gloucester
GL1 4SQ
Telephone: 01452 550528
General enquiries: info@garas.org.uk
Administrative enquiries: admin@garas.org.uk
www.garas.org.uk
Director
Adele Owen
Please keep an eye on the GARAS website for events taking place in Refugee Week. These are being updated (please comment below or email the office if you have other events you wish to be advertised). So far, these include/ have included:
A cake sale will be held at at the University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham on Monday 20th June 10:30 – 2pm at FCH Chapel and Tues 21st, 11am – 2pm at Elwes Reception, raising funds for GARAS during Refugee Week.
There will be a vigil for refugees at St Lawrence Church, Stroud on Monday 20th June at 7:30pm.
An Art Exhibition is being held in Stroud Sub Rooms, all week: Monday 20th to Saturday 25th June.
There will be music on the forecourt of the Sub Rooms in Stroud from 10am to 5pm on Saturday 25th June.
A documentary about the making of Queens of Syria will be shown on Sunday 26th June at 8.30 pm at the Sherborne Cinema in Gloucester. Tickets are £5 each (popcorn is £1). You can view a trailer here.
Adele Owen, our Director, will be there and give a short presentation prior to the screening. Doors open at 8pm and there will be a retiring collection for GARAS.
The live show will open at the Young Vic in London in July, and run for a week before touring the UK.