Refugees Welcome

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Football club Bohemians has unveiled a new jersey saying 'Refugees Welcome'. The Dublin club has partnered with Amnesty International to highlight the plight of refugees and the direct provision system. The new away jersey bears the image of a fleeing family with the message 'Refugees Welcome'. Speaking on RTÉ's 'Morning…

A football club in Ireland has partnered with Amnesty International to call for an end to the country’s system of accommodating asylum seekers. ohemian FC will sport a white away shirt in the 2020 season with “refugees welcome” written on the chest around a silhouette of a fleeing family. A…

Updated / Wednesday, 12 Feb 2020 23:48 Amnesty International Ireland praised the club for an 'incredible' track record on social justice issues An image of a family fleeing war and the message "Refugees Welcome" are central to Bohemian FC's new away jersey. The Dublin club has teamed up with Amnesty…

LEAGUE OF IRELAND outfit Bohemian FC have launched their 2020 away jersey, and joined forces with Amnesty International Ireland.  An iconic image of a family fleeing war takes centre-place on the shirt along with the message “refugees welcome,” as Bohemians and Amnesty come together to call for an end to…

Bohemian Football Club’s new away strip features the slogan “Refugees Welcome” emblazoned across its jerseys after the Dublin soccer team partnered with Amnesty International to campaign for an end to direct provision. The jersey also features a silhouette of a fleeing family and the slogan “Love Football, Hate Racism” on…

Bohemians have announced a partnership with Amnesty International by unveiling a new away jersey which highlights the plight of asylum seekers in Ireland. he League of Ireland Premier Division outfit last year gained global attention by unveiling a Bob Marley tribute shirt, but the Phibsboro club had to withdraw the…

Bohemians have announced a partnership with Amnesty International which will see the League of Ireland club's 2020 away jersey feature an image of a family fleeing war and the words "Refugees Welcome". The jersey will also features the slogan "Love Football, Hate Racism" on the collar. The initiative sees Bohs and…

German football veteran Ewald Lienen is convinced that football is political and bears social responsibility. Today, the technical director of FC St. Pauli is committed to climate protection, and not only on the pitch. Lienen shows like none other in Germany that football and social commitment go together. “I’ve always been…

Minnesota’s Pope County has resettled one refugee in the past 10 years. This is Trump Country, a bright patchwork of farms, lakes, rolling prairie and towns with names like Starbuck. In 2016, Donald Trump carried Pope County with 60% of the vote. Refugees a…