{"product_id":"city-of-sanctuary-seeking-refuge-in-bristol","title":"City of Sanctuary? Seeking refuge in Bristol","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Colin Thomas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBristol has been host to refugees for centuries—but just how welcoming has the city been?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe events of the first week of August 2024 follow a pattern that stretches back centuries—refugees and asylum seekers seeking refuge in Bristol and encountering hostility from some, but a welcome from others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColin Thomas’s short history charts the reception given to those fleeing war and persecution from the seventeenth century to the twenty-first, outlines the stories of organisations that have developed to support these refugees in Bristol and, finally, poses some difficult questions we have to ask.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50765345521998,"sku":"","price":3.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0837\/0680\/6606\/files\/67edff6k.png?v=1735214897","url":"https:\/\/eastbristolbooks.live\/products\/city-of-sanctuary-seeking-refuge-in-bristol","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}