The Leeds Migration Partnership Operations Group meeting will be next week Monday 18 June 10am-12pm. As agreed last meeting, we are celebrating Refugee Week with an interactive session delivered by the Leeds City Council who will share their work around migration and their vision of a strategic, co-ordinated and inclusive approach to migration in the […]
Archive | June, 2018
Resource of the week #26: Migrant Health Guide: Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners
Back in Feb 18, we drew your attention to “Resource of the week #9: Language interpretation: migrant health guide” What we failed to do was to notice that the entire Migrant Health Guide – published by Public Health England in 2011 had just been completely updated. https://www.gov.uk/topic/health-protection/migrant-health-guide It’s a behemoth of a resource that you can really […]
Sounds of Sanctuary: Unity – Solidarity – Freedom
We at Manuel Bravo Project would like to invite you to join us in celebrating our TENTH BITRHDAY (last year – a year that was to busy to celebrate in!), along with celebrating the amazing cultures and communities of Leeds. The event also marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and […]
Women’s Refugee Week Event at TWP
Refugee Week celebration event at Together Women Leeds. When? Monday 18th June, 12.30-2pm. Where? 13 Park Square E, Leeds LS1 2LF Please see poster for more information.
Meeting Point Celebration Day – Saturday 7th July
To celebrate being open for 15 years, Meeting Point is hosting a celebration day When? Saturday 7th July 12-5pm Where? Christ Church, Armley. There will be food, stalls, music, dancing and activities for the whole community. If your organisation would like a stall to promote your project at the event, please contact Emma at Meeting […]
Free 5 week online course for volunteers/interpreters/practitioners working with refugees
Working Supportively With Refugees: Principles, Skills and Perspectives Learn how the principals of psychological well-being, communication and interpretation can benefit your work with refugees. Click here to see the course Refugees are a diverse group, speaking many languages and of varied religions and ethnicities. This course acknowledges that skills requirements are changing rapidly and offers training for […]
Women of Power at Leeds Refugee Week 23/6/2018
We would like to invite you to a performance, presented by a group of women with refugee and asylum seeking status in Leeds. “Women of Power”share the struggles, rituals and moments both beautiful and strange, which the cast experience on a day to day basis, using music, song and movement. When? Sat 23 June 2018, 16:00 – […]
#Refugeeswelcome in parks
This project believes that parks are a fantastic part of British culture and heritage, and can play an important role in supporting the wellbeing and integration of refugee and asylum seekers. Leeds has lots of green spaces and parks. #refugeeswelcome in parks In this research we learnt about the ways in which newcomers to our towns […]
Beeston together for peace and unity vigil
Stand United – Don’t Let the Racists Divide Us In the early hours of Tuesday morning (5 June) Jamia Masjid Abu Huraira Mosque & Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha Gurdwara in Beeston were deliberately set on fire, just days after the ‘free Tommy Robinson’ march came through Leeds. We can’t allow the far right to […]
Job Vacancy for Learning Manager at RETAS Leeds
LEARNING MANAGER/TUTOR; 28 H/PW RETAS, the Refugee Education Training and Advice Service, is a Leeds-based charity with an outstanding reputation for helping refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable migrants rebuild their lives in West Yorkshire. We are now seeking to appoint a Learning Manager/Tutor. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly professional, dynamic, and […]
Migration Yorkshire: Newcomer’s Briefing for Leeds 2017
via Migration Yorkshire