What? A special screening of FOR SAMA + panel discussion with Nevine Mabro, Deputy Editor of Channel 4 News. FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. When? Wednesday 18th September at 6.20pm Where? Hyde Park Picture House Watch the trailer
Archive | September, 2019
ST4R: 3 fantastic videos made by young refugees living in Leeds
If you couldn’t make the fantastic event run by Children’s Society on Monday 9th September showcasing the work of ST4R (Stand Together 4 Refugees) but would like to see the films, you can find them here https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/what-we-do/helping-children/yorkshire-refugee-asylum-seeker-and-migrant-services#YoungMigrantsMatter, Welcome to Leeds – Esmail (English) from The Children’s Society on Vimeo. Welcome to Leeds – Abdul (Arabic) […]
New Entry Level ESOL and GCSEs at Aspire-igen
My name is Luke Watts and I teach English for Speakers of Other Languages at Aspire-igen. The course runs for 3 days a week and provides learners with a certificate at Entry Level with the option of studying L1 and 2 qualifications upon completion of this. We also offer GCSEs for learners too. Please have […]
No Deal Brexit and the Voluntary Sector – NCVO briefing
An extremely helpful summary from NCVO – especially useful if your org currently receives European Funding, and you want to reassure your Trustees https://publications.ncvo.org.uk/no-deal-brexit-and-voluntary-sector/
New Home Office Guide to Living in Asylum Accommodation
The new Home Office Guide to Living in Asylum Accommodation (ie the places provided by Mears, previously by G4S) is now online here. It will be issued to people seeking asylum once they have transitioned under the new Asylum Accommodation & Support Services (AASC) contract, and will also be part of the new induction pack […]
Invite to Sanctuary Supper- Wednesday 18th September 2019
What? You are invited to join us at Leeds City of Sanctuary for a shared meal and get together on When? WEDNESDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER – 6.00 TO 8.00PM Where? At Quaker Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Lane, LS2 9DX This is a chance to come together, meet new friends, learn more about Sanctuary Suppers, Schools of Sanctuary […]
Running a regular meetup for refugees & asylum seeking people?
Hello! If you run a regular meetup in Leeds, Manchester or Liverpool, I would like to hear about it! I work with refugees and asylum seeking LGBTI people and oftentimes need to signpost service users to spaces where they can experience kinship, access services and build healthy connections. Please drop me a line at [email protected]
EU Citizen’s Rights Event, Thursday 12th September 2019
An information event for EU citizens about current rights, rights after Brexit and details about the EU pre-settlement and settlement scheme. Date: 12th September 2019 Time: 10.30-12.30. Venue: Park Plaza Hotel, Boar Lane, LS1 5NS Followed by a “Questions and Answer” with a specialist solicitor.
Community Interpreting Initial Assessment – WEA
Are you a confident speaker of English and fluent in another language? Would you like to learn how to use your language skills to work or volunteer as a Community Interpreter? We will be running Level 1 and 2 Community Interpreting Courses. If you would like to join please come along to the Initial Assessment. […]
Resource of the week #90: A simple guide to the Asylum Process in the UK
A the recent Placed-Based Approach event run by LCC, Liz Maddocks from Migration Yorkshire gave an excellent overview of the Asylum Process – from start to finish. There have been attempts to do this simply and straightforwardly in the past (see below) but with Liz’s you don’t need to keep pressing pause using the space […]