The Leeds Migration Partnership Strategy Group are responding to a call from APPG on Ending Homelessness for evidence relating to Migrants who have no recourse to public funds (see link below). The deadline for submitting evidence is next Wednesday 28th Feb, so because of the tight timeframe Ruth from PAFRAS and Jon from LASSN are […]
Archive | February, 2018
Leeds Homeless Charter: Migrant Working Group, March 8th, 10am-12noon
On Thursday 8th March, 10 – 12noon we will be holding a meeting for the Migrant Working Group. This will be held at Oak House, 4th Floor, Park Lane, Leeds, LS3 1EL (map and parking details) and chaired by Jon Beech alongside Mohammed Hadi, from Leeds Asylum Seeker Support Network (LASSN) Please email Dave Paterson [email protected] let me know if […]
helpinleeds.com – please help test the Android App
Do you have an Android phone or tablet? Leeds Asylum Seekers’ Support Network are looking for people to testing a new helpinleeds.com app – which puts the website containing 198 free services for asylum seekers and refugees directly on phone. Why use the app instead of the online version? It’s faster than the website It […]
Refugees living in Leeds invited to Open Auditions ‘Searching for the Heart of Leeds’ West Yorkshire Playhouse
Searching for the Heart of Leeds is a chance to meet and get to know new friends, a chance to work with award-winning artists, the Playhouse, Phoenix Dance and to work on a play that will be made by & for the people of Leeds. No previous experience is necessary and we are looking for […]
Free Bookkeeping course, Leeds Refugee Forum Wednesday 7th March 10.30-13:30
LRF is organizing a half day basic bookkeeping training to support refugee Community Organisations and small groups. “This training is designed round using excel and aims to meet the needs of Refugee Community Organisations and Small Groups and to get new committee members familiar with financial management. The training will be run by WYCAS and […]
Jobs: Senior Roles Available at Advonet
Job title: Advocacy Director Hours: 37.5 per week Salary: £35,000 per annum Advonet is a Leeds based charity that provides independent advocacy to people facing disadvantage, to enable individuals to have their voices and needs understood and their rights respected. Advonet provides a range of advocacy support, including statutory advocacy under the Mental Health Act […]
Job: NACCOM Grants & Admin Officer (p/t)
NACCOM are recruiting a part time Grants and Administration Officer. For more information please visit their website Deadline: 14th March 2018
GRT Outreach & Inclusion Team Newsletter
Here’s the latest Newsletter from the GRT Outreach & Inclusion Team. The team can work with any Gypsy Roma Traveller family with children and young people aged 0-19, with the purpose of achieving the outcomes set out in the Children and Young People’s Plan; specifically that all children and young people do well at all […]
Whimsical resource of the week #10: http://unspeakableness.net/
This isn’t really anything to do with Migration or Leeds. It’s about the untranslatableness of emotions into [English] words. If you like this graphic, there’s loads more of this kind of whimsy at http://unspeakableness.net/
Film: “Calais children – a case to answer” – simultaneous screenings in Leeds/Wakefield 6th March
This come in via the internet. If any of “the local support groups helping refugees” want to get in touch , we’ll add your names to this post “As the Calais jungle was set to be razed in October 2016, there were over 1900 unaccompanied minors stranded there – many of whom had a legal case […]
Blog of the Week: Foreigners in UK
As you know, LMP are very keen not to duplicate content from other mailing lists and websites, and try and point in you in the direction of places you might no have heard of http://foreignersinuk.co.uk/ may sound like an offshoot of Migrationwatch but turns out to be an informative portal on all things migration-related from legal […]
Call for Evidence for the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration – Asylum Accommodation Inquiry – DEADLINE 25th February
ICIBI Call for Evidence : Asylum Accommodation The Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration is currently gathering evidence for an inquiry into asylum accommodation. They have recently put a call out for written evidence, asking for interested parties to submit evidence to the ICIBI by the 25th February 2018. This is a great opportunity to […]