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Refugee Week in Oldham

SBC are delighted to have been invited to curate this year’s events as part of Refugee Week (17th 23rd June) for Oldham Coliseum Theatre, which will happen at the town's pop-up Roundabout theatre.

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Gifted

A magical craft trail will transform a historic Oldham arcade into an interactive family adventure.

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SBC announces three new trustees

Stand & Be Counted is delighted to welcome three new accomplished trustees, following an open recruitment process.

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SBC and OLDHAM COLISEUM THEATRE ANNOUNCES SECRET SUMMER

Oldham Coliseum theatre announces secret summer - a free, immersive audio adventure for the whole family. The events take place in Oldham's Alexandra Park Anêd Shaw's Dunwood Park on august bank holiday weekend

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Become A Trustee

We are looking for passionate trustees to join the UK’s first and leading Theatre Company of Sanctuary! We are an established theatre company with a 13-year history and are currently in the first year of being a charity, so this is an exciting time to join us and help shape our future.

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2022 Wrapped

We’re very grateful for your support during the last 12 months. It’s been quite the year! We became a Registered Charity and made some of our most ambitious work to date.

We wanted to wish all of our supporters, funders, partners, friends and participants a Happy New Year. Here is our 2022 Wrapped!

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JOIN THE TEAM

We are looking for a new finance trustee to join us at this exciting time!

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Imagine

A brand new audio piece and essay by Salome Hakunandaba on growing up as a refugee in the UK, the impact of racism and the importance of following your dreams.

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“Our Narratives”

Diyo M Bopengo discusses his experiences on the Young People Together project, building a creative community, taking chances and shares a brand new poem inspired by the project.

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Meet the Writer of Secret Summer: Anan Tello

“I was fighting for my right to exist and thrive in a world constantly telling Syrians that their lives are so insignificant… when I met the youth working with Stand & Be Counted I knew I had to take them on an adventure.”

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SBC Theatre Announces Secret Summer

Stand And Be Counted Theatre announces immersive audio adventure secret summer, co-created with their youth theatre of sanctuary

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11 New Projects for our Eleventh Anniversary

Stand & Be Counted Theatre, the UK’s first Theatre Company of Sanctuary, today announces 11 new projects to mark their eleventh anniversary. These include new participatory theatre, music, young people’s programmes, film, and interactive projects films in an ambitious new creative programme, all co-created with people seeking sanctuary.

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Coventry Embraces - join us!

We're excited to be welcoming Little Amal to Coventry and you can help to welcome and guide her whilst she's in town.

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DEAR PRITI PATEL

RE: The introduction of the ‘Nationality and Borders Bill’

Dear Home Secretary,

We are theatre makers and organisations that work with refugees and asylum seekers across the UK using arts and culture to create a welcoming environment for people seeking sanctuary from conflict, persecution, and violence. Collectively, we make up the Theatre Companies of Sanctuary network - a proud and pro-active wing of the City of Sanctuary UK movement.

Like many other sectors, we are deeply concerned by reports that the government may be planning to transport people seeking sanctuary in the UK to offshore immigration detention centres…