THE ‘ASYLUM MATTERS’ PROJECT CAMPAIGNS PROJECT MANAGER, YORKSHIRE & HUMBERSIDE Job Title: Campaigns Project Manager Location: Leeds, to cover Yorkshire and Humberside Hours: Full time (35 hours per week) Salary: £26,000 per annum Leave: 28 days per annum Contract: Contract to end of 2019 Responsible to: Asylum Matters Project Director Closing date: 5pm on Thursday 12 April 2018 Interview date: Thursday 19 April 2018 Asylum […]
Archive | March, 2018
Volunteers needed for new homework club – Refugee Council
Refugee Council are looking for volunteers for a new homework club for secondary age young people! Take a look at the task description attached and fill in the application form if you’re interested! Contact Rose McCarthy for more information [email protected]
A short video describing how to upload your stuff to the LMP Blog
Here’s a video, to be shown at next week’s LMP Ops Group, describing how to upload things to the blog. There’s sound, and you will probably want to watch it at full screen too, so you can see where the mouse clicks happen. I hope it’s useful. Any questions, please don’t hesitate to email […]
Refugee Awareness Week at Leeds Beckett
We are delighted to announce the final program for Refugee Awareness Week at Leeds Beckett Students’ Union, in partnership with Leeds City of Sanctuary, and student group Action Interactive International. The week will run from 19-25th March and includes sports, food, socials, talks and even a bake sale. All events are totally free and welcome […]
Free Volunteer Training: Working Safely – 4th April LASSN
Working Safely: for volunteers who often work alone, or in other people’s houses This session will look at different ways of ensuring your safety as well as the safety of the person/people you help It will be fun, interactive, and leave you feeling more confident in your volunteering nb: This training will draw heavily on […]
City of Sanctuary: Volunteer Evening 26th March 6-7pm
Fresh from their appearance on Radio 4 last week (Tina appears at 2 minutes and 25 seconds), the City of Sanctuary Volunteers Evening is running again at the end of March The next Volunteer Information Session will be held on Monday 26th March, 6-7pm at Oak House,Park Lane LS3 1EL. It’ll be an information packed hour – find […]
Resource of the Week #14: Young Refugees Toolkit from Children’s Society
Supporting young refugees, asylum seekers and those who are young carers “Our good practice resource will enable all agencies to stay informed about the needs, rights and entitlements of young refugees and asylum seekers – including those who take on inappropriate caring roles for another person and could be a young carer. This tool will […]
Migration Yorkshire’s report on migration issues: Leeds – March 2018
Migration Yorkshire’s regional report on migration issues for Leeds and Yorkshire is now available.
Call for Evidence: Asylum Support Levels and Challenging Home Office Methodology
via Andrea at Asylum Matters Asylum Matters is working with partners to collect evidence to challenge the Home Office’s assessment of adequate asylum support rates and demonstrate the impact of living on low levels of asylum support. The Home Office recently increased the level of asylum support (Section 95) by 80p weekly – from £36.95 […]
Hyde Park Big Lunch and Sadaqa Day – Sunday 18th March 13:00-15:00
Heston from All Hallow’s writes “A Big Lunch is happening 1-3pm on Sunday 18 March, here at All Hallows Church: https://www.facebook.com/events/854684391406873/ Kate from No Borders will be telling us about Yarl’s Wood and helping us do some on-the-spot activism. And Makkah Mosque are providing tons of lunch.”
LMP Operations group meeting: Monday 19th of March 2018, 10.00-12.00
Ali from Leeds Refugee Forum says: “Just a quick reminder that the LMP operation group meeting will be on Monday 19th of March 2018, 10.00 am – 12.00 pm at One Community Centre” All welcome
Freedom from Torture training – Risk, Resilience and Rights: Working with Separated Young People
Freedom from Torture is pleased to announce a new training programme taking place in Leeds from the end of April. Risk, Resilience and Rights: Working with Separated Young People is a six day module aiming to explore good practice and develop the skills, knowledge and confidence needed to work ethically and effectively with separated children […]