A massive THANK YOU to everyone who helped us reach our Big Give #SmallCharityWeek funding target, and thank you to People’s Postcode Lottery for DOUBLING donations made in support of our weekly drop-ins for people seeking asylum who have newly arrived in Glasgow. Small charity, big impact.

We’re turning 20, and we need your help to keep welcoming newly arrived asylum seekers, especially families, through our weekly drop-in. People arrive alone and afraid, knowing nobody. With your support, our drop-in can provide immediate essentials and connect families with longer-term services.

For two decades, CIS has put community first. Your donations ensure our vital outreach and support services continue to thrive and expand. Thanks to the People’s Postcode Lottery, every £1 you give to help us reach our target during #SmallCharityWeek gets DOUBLED! donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

As the sixth anniversary of the Park Inn incident approaches, Refugees for Justice invite everyone to remember and reconnect. Solidarity, stories and community gathering: Saturday 27 June, 4-8pm at the Bowling Green, 49 McCulloch St, #Glasgow G41 1SU For Justice, Accountability and Change.

Day two of #SmallCharityWeek and our Big Give campaign has already raised over £700! Special thanks to the People's Postcode Lottery for championing our cause - every donation made up to 5pm on Monday 29 June will be doubled! Donate here: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... @biggive.bsky.social

We're live! 🎉 From now until 29 June, your donation to over 250 small charities can be doubled in #SmallCharityWeek. They might be small in size, but they’re big in impact. And for one week, your support to participating charities can go twice as far. Find a small charity: https://bit.ly/SCW26

Celebrate our 20th birthday this week by donating to help continue providing a warm welcome through our drop-in for newly arrived asylum seekers. Thanks to The Big Give and Global's Make Some Noise, every donation made from 22-29 June, up to our target of £1,250, will be DOUBLED! #SmallCharityWeek

@comminfosource.bsky.social is excited to have the opportunity to recruit new members to join their Board in 2026 tinyurl.com/3m8ne7dd Glasgow #charityjob

We're bringing Everybody to Kenmure Street back to where it all happened for Refugee Festival Scotland. Part of a powerful programme exploring climate displacement, exile, and community resilience. 📅 14 June - Queens Park Arena, Glasgow 🎟️ Grab your tickets: https://ow.ly/L9Fq50Z5Agc

The Community InfoSource office is closed today and Easter Monday. We reopen on Tuesday 7th April. Take care, and have a good weekend.

We've seen a lot of divisive language and misinformation about people seeking safety lately. This is the reality of claiming asylum and being a refugee in Scotland 👇

We had a fantastic day yesterday at our annual conference and celebrating 20 years of solidarity, activism and welcome with NACCOM members. Huge thanks to our keynote speakers @jonnydarling.bsky.social and Jehangir Malik. 🧩 We are all pieces of the jigsaw puzzle, working to #enddestitution

CIS, the GVAWG Partnership, and the Women’s Support Project co-hosted the FGM Aware event on 5 February, marking the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM. Minister for Equalities @kaukabstewart.bsky.social joined us on the day, along with many groups working to tackle violence against women.

The asylum legal system is part of the Hostile Environment. Many have no legal representative for their asylum appeal. These Right to Remain pages can help people who have appeals and their friends and supporters. Please share it widely! #refugeeswelcome righttoremain.org.uk/no-legal-rep...

Join Refugees for Justice members outside Glasgow Sheriff Court on Monday 15 Dec for the fourth hearing of the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Badreddin Abdallah Bosh. We continue to show solidarity with Badreddin, his family, the victims and all who have suffered in asylum accommodation.

This week we marked 100 consecutive weekly drop-ins at the initial accommodation centre in Glasgow. Our volunteers and staff team have been absolutely invaluable in providing practical and emotional support to new arrivals. Huge thanks to everyone involved in providing this essential service.

From Falkirk to Aberdeen, Dundee to Inverness. Far right groups are attending anti-asylum protests across Scotland. We spent three months investigating. People doxxed, attacked, threatened. And communities standing firm. Our first monthly long read. bit.ly/ferret-long-...

"Unsafe, unsustainable, and deeply inhumane". The grim reality of hotel life laid bare in new @ramfel.bsky.social report, Profiting from People: Inside the UK's Asylum Hotels. #ProfitingfromPain www.ramfel.org.uk/asylum-hotel...

Cat had a great time meeting the team at Community InfoSource as part of our #BefriendingWeek Coffee and Collab visits. ☕ Community InfoSource works with marginalised communities in Glasgow, primarily with asylum seekers and refugees, to put their ideas into action and to secure their rights.

You’ve got £9.95 to last you the whole week… what’s your plan? This impossible choice is played out in asylum hotels. Whilst people await a decision on their claim, they are banned from working & receive just £9.95 for clothes, travel, data & more. This is not luxury. This is a hellish limbo. 🧵

📢1 day to go! What: #ScotlandDemandsBetter march & rally Where: Edinburgh, assemble at the Scottish Parliament from 10am and then march onto The Meadows Who: Everyone demanding a decent and dignified life free from poverty. Why: Because change happens when we stand together and demand it

Community Infosource's Befriending Project is looking for Volunteer Befrienders. We are looking for kind, friendly and committed volunteers to support people seeking asylum to overcome social isolation and become involved in community activities. Training and support is provided.

We are now recruiting for a Consultant Fundraiser: goodmoves.org/vacancy/a4sP... Closing date for applications: 9.00am, 13 October 2025.  @goodmovesjobs.bsky.social

Another weekend another call-out to support local anti-racists who will be standing in solidarity with refugees and opposing the far-right. Defend refugees ✊ Support #womenagainstthefarrightScotland exposing the far-right’s lies & racism WHOSE STREETS? ✊

Last week's New Scots Hub focused on hate crimes: how to recognise them, and how to report them. www.scotland.police.uk/advice-and-i...

Fieldworker @comminfosource.bsky.social - design and lead workshops tailored to the needs of asylum seekers and New Scots from West African backgrounds. 💵£26,408 pro-rata 🕑21 hrs pw 📍Glasgow 🔗 tinyurl.com/5cys6fy5 #outreach #engagement

📣Assembly point for this Saturday announced! This will be a safely stewarded counter-protest for all who say refugees are welcome in Glasgow, fascists are not. Please email [email protected] to join the stewarding team🦺 Bring trade union and campaign banners and flags!

We've now completed our seven-week Connect Outdoors educational hiking programme, finishing with the 1,103m Munro, Beinn Ghlas, overlooking Loch Tay, and a 10km woodland trek around Chatelherault Country Park. Community, connection, camaraderie; so many great achievements, so many proud moments!

Last week our Field Engagement Hub ran its latest workshop on cultural awareness and challenging violence against women. The event was part of the New Scots Hub project, with many volunteers attending. It proved a very interesting session for everyone, with lively discussion and a lot of engagement.

Westminster outreach officer Philippa Mason visited CIS yesterday to talk about the UK parliament and how to contact your MP. Many of our volunteers attended the event, delivered as part of our New Scots Hub project. Thank you to Philippa for a very informative session! @ukparliament.parliament.uk

In the last couple of weeks, our participants on the Connect Outdoors programme have taken on the challenges of climbing Beinn Dubh, and exploring Kirkton Glen near Balquhidder. The group showed great spirit and determination throughout, overcoming wind, rain and midges to enjoy two fantastic hikes!

Today marks five years since the tragic death of Badreddin Abdalla Adam Bosh, a 28-year-old asylum seeker from Sudan, who was shot and killed by police at the Park Inn Hotel in Glasgow on 26 June 2020.

Aye Welcome Refugees: Stop the Far Right Saturday 21 June: @sutrscotland.bsky.social national demo and rally, followed by free 'We All Belong' carnival and celebration in the Old Fruitmarket. Join us at midday in Barrowland Park, Gallowgate. #AyeWelcomeRefugees #StopTheFarRight #RefugeeFestScot

We are now recruiting for three roles within our organisation: ➡️ Befriending Coordinator and Caseworker ➡️ Caseworker ➡️ Fieldworker Closing date for applications: 9.00am, 30 June 2025. goodmoves.org/organisation... @goodmovesjobs.bsky.social

CIS is delighted to be part of Connect Outdoors, an educational hiking programme for communities and individuals facing barriers to outdoor participation. Yesterday, our group took the bus out to sunny Glengoyne for an enjoyable afternoon on Dumfoyn (426m).

This week, our Outreach Delivery team ran a successful workshop in Dumfries on cultural awareness, gender equality, and challenging violence against women. The session was attended by 25 asylum seekers and refugees. Our thanks to local refugee support charity, The Depot, for their kind hospitality.

Many thanks to everyone who took part in our #VolunteersWeek celebration yesterday evening. We're always grateful for the support of our amazing volunteers who give us their time, energy and expertise to strengthen our work with refugee and asylum seeker communities in Glasgow. So proud of you all!