via Sarah Colman at Community Links. The room is on floor 4 of John Lewis, it’s a modern, fairly large room that could hold about 25 – 32 people (4 tables of 8 – however there are only about half the amount of chairs). The Community Liaison Coordinator for the space is Caitlin Linskey – […]
Archive | February, 2017
British Red Cross – Learning English for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Leeds
Another excellent resource about ESOL for asylum seekers and refugees, this time by British Red Cross. All updates to [email protected] (LASSN have agreed not to produce one of these whilst British Red Cross continue to update theirs)
English Steps – recruiting (paid) Hosts for English Language Students
English Steps are looking for qualified EFL teachers and other hosts who have spare bedrooms. Our adult English language students come to stay for 1-12 weeks and we pay up to £400 per week to the hosts. We have two types of courses which (adult) students are interested in, with different payments for the host. […]
List of ESOL in Leeds – the paper version
Nothing beats the Learning English Leeds Website http://lel.help. But sometimes you’re not by a computer or a phone. Here’s the list of ESOL classes that LASSN have produced, designed to help people find the right class for them. This is maybe the last time this list is produced in this format – it takes a […]
STAR/Amnesty Campaign on Refugee Child Family Reunion
This week, STAR and Amnesty are joining forces to call on the government to grant child refugees in the UK the right to family reunion. Family reunion is a safe and legal route to the UK for people whose family members have been recognised as refugees. Yet child refugees are denied the right to bring […]
Training from Stop HateUK
Lots of new training available from Stop Hate on a variety of topics. Click on the picture below for more info
Update from OPEL: asylum stats, NHS/Home office info sharing, UASC, COI
via Andrea at OPEL Q4 2016 asylum stats Applications: Quarterly: In Q4, there were 7,419 asylum applications, compared with 7,146 in Q3. Yearly: In 2016 there were a total of 30,603 applications, compared to 32,733 in 2015. Decisions: Quarterly: There were 6,088 initial decisions in Q4, of which 32% were grants of asylum (1,953) and […]
Contribute to Migration Yorkshire’s response to the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) inquiry on immigration and integration
via Ewa at Migration Yorkshire The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Social Integration has recently announced a call for evidence for the Second Stage of its inquiry into how the UK’s immigration system could promote integration. The issues being considered at this stage are ESOL provision and devolution of immigration policy. Please see the […]
Leeds No Borders: Morton Hall protest, Saturday 11th March 2017
via leedsnoborders JOIN US ON SATURDAY 11 MARCH 2017 TO SURROUND MORTON HALL IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTRE “STOP DEATHS IN DETENTION: SHUT DOWN DETENTION CENTRES” There have been THREE deaths in recent weeks in Detention Centres TWO of them at Morton Hall. Since 2000 twenty-nine people have died in Immigration Detention centres or shortly after release […]
Remember Oluwale: Wandering Abroad: A day of free poetry workshops On Saturday 8th April 2017, 10am to 4pm
Workshop topics include: Introduction to writing poetry Writing a group poem Crafting and editing your poems Plus: an optional walk to visit places in Chapeltown of relevance to David’s life and a chance to watch Corrine Silva’s film ‘Wandering Abroad’ (commissioned by Leeds City Art Galleries). Free lunch provided. Free poetry book to everyone who takes part.
Wonderful Women of the World – 13th March 11-2pm West Yorkshire Playhouse
Leeds Migration Partnership – Do you attend? How do we make it better?
Leeds Migration Partnership meet 4 times a year. If you go to the meetings, your feedback will be really appreciated, and will help to form the plans for the next couple of years. Please complete this form before the end of February 2017 Loading…