An update from Ukraine – from Action Language teacher, Ian
Ian Raby, ESOL coordinator with our Action Language team, is looking forward to meeting the first Ukrainian refugees in Action Foundation's English classes. Here, he gives an update on his friends and former colleagues [...]
‘I feel like I’m in my safe place. The staff and volunteers are like my family’ – Lili’s story
Our InterAction Drop-in is not just a place to get advice, it's also somewhere people can make friends over a cuppa and a bite to eat, a welcoming space where those new to the [...]
Saying ‘No!’ to Hassockfield – guest blog
Ahead of this Saturday's national demonstration in Durham City Centre against the detention of women asylum seekers in Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre, Alison Stancliffe, Julie Ward and Suzanne Fletcher, campaigners with the No to [...]
Meet the ‘Swim for Refugees’ Team
Action Foundation CEO, Duncan McAuley (above right), is leading a relay team in swimming the English Channel from Dover to Calais in May to raise money for refugees. Last week, we caught up with [...]
Why I’m taking on this Channel challenge – CEO Swim
Action Foundation Chief Executive, Duncan McAuley, is taking on a bold challenge this May. Along with four friends, he’ll be leading a swimming relay of the English Channel from Dover to Calais with the [...]
Support our CEO in his sponsored swim for refugees
Action Foundation Chief Executive, Duncan McAuley, plans to lead a relay team in swimming the English Channel from Dover to Calais in May to raise thousands of pounds for refugees. At the same time, [...]