The Leeds Strategic Migration Board is meeting this week (Tuesday 13 December)- a week after the Leeds Migration Partnership. “So what?” [we hear you ask] “and anyway, isn’t this the Leeds MultiAgency Meeting Blog?” Well yes, it is. But at a time when there isn’t enough time or money to go around, it feels important […]
Archive | December, 2016
Mythbusting Mythbusting
A great resource from British Future a couple of years ago, with evidence suggesting that “mythbusting” activities might be counter-productive. Here’s the small version and the XL versions of the same document
Public Health Briefing on Migrant Health in Leeds
via Kevin McGready at Public Health. There will be chance to discuss this at future meetings of the Leeds Migration Partnership
Iranian & Kurdish Women’s Rights Organization
via Andrew Rathbone of WYDAN and LRF The Iranian & Kurdish Women’s Rights Organization mentioned at today’s Migration Partnership have a great website http://ikwro.org.uk/about-us/ourservices/ and two 24 hour helplines Arabic & Kurdish Farsi, Dari & Turkish aimed at people affected by “Honour”-based violence, domestic violence, forced marriage and FGM.
Virtual ATM/Hole in the Wall/Cashpoint
We heard at today’s Leeds Migration Partnership about the roll-out of ASPEN (Asylum Support Enablement) cards. Not everyone issued with an ASPEN will have used an ATM/Hole in the Wall/Cashpoint before. The Red Cross have produced a side of A4 on how to use an ATM which we’ll post when we get a digital copy. […]
Save the date: 11th Feb 2017 – Jazz at HEART in Headingley
Jazz at HEART are holding a concert/fundraiser for Refugees and Asylum Seeker Organisations on Saturday 11th Feb from 1.00pm till late. More info will be posted here, as we hear about it For more info about Jazz at Heart, please click on the logo below
Women Coming Together – Breaking the Silence about Abusive Relationships – 6th December
Papers for the Leeds Migration Partnership, 7th December
Just in case you’d not noticed, all the papers for the Migration Partnership have been posted in https://www.leedsmultiagency.org.uk/dropbox/ and which includes this excellent paper by Liz Maddocks from Migration Yorkshire, a Regional Report on Leeds.
Vacancies: Support Workers with Refugee Council – c£24k
Two new Project worker roles http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/jobs/4809_project_worker_leeds_york_wakefield http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/jobs/4810_project_worker_north_yorskhire Closing date 19th December 2016
Asylum Stats from Refugee Council
A neat briefing by Refugee Council: very accessible, very clear: people seeking asylum still make up about 7% of new arrivals to the UK; applications for asylum in the UK represents about 3% of the total applications in the EU. Read more here and pass it on http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/latest/news/4805_top_20_facts_about_refugees_and_asylum_seekers