Hastings Community Of Sanctuary 🧡

Welcome to Hastings Community of Sanctuary. We work to support refugees in many ways. Do visit our website hastings.cityofsanctuary.org to find out more about our projects, and our campaigns to Lift the Ban hastings.cityofsanctuary.org/lift-the-ban-c… and End Immigration Detention hastings.cityofsanctuary.org/campaign-to-en….

Join us for our first Sanctuary Pub Quiz! Raising funds for Hastings Supports Refugees and Hastings Community of Sanctuary £5 per person Max team of 6 people To book your table email sanctuaryfestivalhastings@gmail.com Fantastic food available so you can eat, drink and quiz!

Our hearts ache for you. Our resolve to undo this cruel rule strengthens. #MothersDay

Hastings Community of Sanctuary is marking International Women’s Day with @hastings_women and many others at the Observer Building today. Come and say hello! #IWD2026

There is a growing group of Crowborough residents working to offer support and friendship to men seeking asylum who are housed in the local military camp. Donate to our crowdfunder and all funds will be used to respond to needs on the ground in the camp: hastings.cityofsanctuary.org/donate

Sanctuary Festival is back! It's more important than ever to celebrate diversity in our communities, and show that love is stronger than hate. Join us for music, food, activities, art, spoken word, workshops, and (hopefully!) sunshine🌞 @CityofSanctuary @RefugeeTogether

We had a lovely time celebrating the season with the Links project yesterday. It was great to collaborate with @hvastuff and Sustenance food support. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped make it happen. Community matters. We have more in common than that which divides us. ❤

Timely #Hastings Unity rally on Saturday 13 December to say no to far right racist #Reform and to build solidarity for the struggles ahead @AntiRacismDay

Today and every day we stand up for compassion, fairness and welcome 🧡 Join us in showing you stand #TogetherWithRefugees TODAY Download a poster  → print or share → display in your window actionnetwork.org/forms/print-wi…

Excellent video from @MathildaMall explaining why most of those coming here on small boats are men; as she explains, these men risk their lives so that women don't have to, as there are no safe and legal routes. These men are trying to help their families. instagram.com/reel/DRjXNrpDV…

@ManchesterCoS 🧡🧡

@HastSanctuary Thanks so much - your support and solidarity means a lot to us! 🧡✊

Excellent statement from @ManchesterCoS on how the Home Secretary is disgracefully punishing the most vulnerable in our society:

@CameronBoyle_95 @ManchesterCoS 🧡🧡

@HastSanctuary @ManchesterCoS Thanks so much for your kind words about our statement 🧡

🔔 A reminder.

Hastings Jews for Justice is co-hosting, together with St Leonards Concerts, a concert for the people of Gaza -Max Baillie and fellow musicians will play Beethoven’s Opus 132. All proceeds will go to @MedicalAidPal. 14th October at 7:30 pm. Tickets here: stlconcerts.co.uk

RIP Ahmad 💔

This unity rally today is extremely timely given the horrific arson attack on Peacehaven mosque last night - please join if you can

HCoS was very happy to be at the Hastings Mosque Open Day, sharing a table with our friends at @hvastuff.

Jakkai Siributr’s textile installation There’s No Place explores concepts of identity, belonging and home, inspired by his personal attempt to reckon with the ongoing refugee crisis on the Thai-Burma border. At the V&A in South Kensington until 19 October. vam.ac.uk/event/WEvO416e…

Kirsty Blacka Kirsty Blacka is an Emergency Trauma Nurse working in the NHS. She was in Gaza City in June this year with PANZMA (Palestinian Australian New Zealand Medical Association).

Ramita Navai - Producer, Reporter Ramita Navai is an Emmy and Robert F. Kennedy award winning foreign affairs journalist, documentary maker and author, and has reported from over 45 countries. Most recently, Ramita reported and produced 'Gaza: Doctors Under Attack'.

We will be screening 'Gaza: Doctors Under Attack' at 6pm this Sunday, at Stade Hall in Hastings. The film exposes Israel's systematic destruction and targeting of Gaza's healthcare system. Tickets available here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/gaza-doctors… Info on guest speakers in the next tweets: