The Polish Embassies in London and Edinburgh, in order to promote positive links between Polish Communities in the UK and British Society, have introduced a Polish Heritage Day, which will take place on May 6 2017 The idea is to organise a wide range of events promoting Poland during the first weekend after Poland’s Constitution […]
Archive | March, 2017
No Recourse to Public Funds Regional Meeting, 14th April
The next NRPF Regional Meeting will be held at Committee Room 3, Leeds Civic Hall, 2-4pm on 12.4.17 Please let Matthew Urwin (Chair) know if you’d like to attend 01274 436773 Email: [email protected]
Eastern European Activities in Leeds – Updated Feb 2017
Not sure how we missed this in February – apologies for the late publication
Safe Place Game from Christian Aid
via the City of Sanctuary Newsletter Christian Aid have produced resources to help pupils in schools understand more about choices and challenges facing people making difficult journeys in search of a safe place and to empathise with the situation currently facing many refugees Safe Place Assembly & PowerPoint Our school assembly challenges pupils to think […]
Minutes of February’s Leeds Migration Partnership
These are always filed in the Leeds MultiAgency Dropbox – which is at the top right hand side of the menu bar. Or, click on the picture below to be taken there
Vacancy: Full-time Female Community Domestic Violence Practitioner (Temporary Post to cover Maternity Leave) Behind Closed Doors, £21.5k
Behind Closed Doors is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic person to provide crisis support, risk assessment, safety planning and information as well as on going practical and emotional support for women experiencing domestic violence and abuse, who live in Leeds. This appointment is covering maternity leave. Deadline: March 31st
Opera North will perform Hansel and Gretel at Ebor Court on 27th March 2017
As part of their fairytale season, Opera North have kindly offered to bring a whistle-stop version of their innovative new fairy-tale opera, Hansel and Gretel, right to Ebor Court for us to enjoy! It’s a special mini-version designed to be an enjoyable, accessible and interactive experience that is suitable for adults and children too. Hansel and […]
Bahar Women’s Event, Monday 27th March 2017
via Maryam at Bahar AFGWA I would like to invite you to our women event which will take place on Monday 27.03.17 .We arranged workshops for men and women, networking, raising awareness, refreshments and also delicious hot Afghani food please book in advanced as places are limited. Maryam Bahar Khesrawi, Chair of Bahar AFG Womens Association www.facebook.com/baharafgwomens
Planning Refugee Week 2017
Let’s think together how we can celebrate this year the Refugee Week differently. We’d love you to think about organising an event, nand if you need help or ideas you can review the leaflet from last year programme and click below link for the national Refugee Week website: http://refugeeweek.org.uk/events/advice-and-ideas-for-organising-events Here are the the minutes of the […]
womenslivesleeds.org.uk
via womenslivesleeds.org.uk Women’s Lives Leeds is a unique partnership of twelve women and girls organisations from across Leeds. Between us we have specialisms in domestic violence, mental health, sexual health, sex work, trafficking, substance misuse, child sexual exploitation and education. We have come together to support the most vulnerable women and girls in Leeds. They […]
Refugee Awareness Workshops for Schools
Supporting Roma Voice – final report published
The final findings report from Supporting Roma Voice (SRV) is now available to download from here http://www.salford.ac.uk/sustainable-housing-and-urban-studies-unit/projects/supporting-roma-voice Supporting Roma Voice (SRV) was a multi-agency, practice led project, which aimed to support the growth of grassroots community advocacy as part of the growth of an inclusive and engaged Roma community in the UK. The project began […]