Learners are welcome to come to St. Aidan’s Church Community Hall (Elford Place West, off Roundhay Road) on Tuesdays or Thursdays between 10-11:30am to do registration. This involves a short test to check their level, which takes around 30 minutes. If we have a place in a suitable class, learners can start class immediately. If not, […]
Archive | March, 2023
Marks and Spencer jobs for refugees
M&S is taking over the Debenhams store at White Rose shopping centre and has multiple job vacancies. Here is what their website says about refugees. M&S Jobs for Refugees M&S recognises the challenges refugees can face in getting a job, sometimes settling into a new job can also be hard. We are proud to welcome […]
Opportunity for artists of migrant heritage and/or working in East Leeds – Deadline 29th March 2023
Are you an artist or collective based in East Leeds and/or of migrant heritage who wants to create workshop/performance or installation as part of Mafwa Theatre’s Flourish 2023? Mafwa Theatre is celebrating the launch of a new Garden of Sanctuary in the heart of our home, Lincoln Green. To do this, we want to support […]
WEA Free Drawing Classes, 9th March – 6th April 2023
Join us for our FREE* Creative Drawing course in the Thackray Medical Museum in Leeds! This introductory course will introduce learners to the basic foundation skills of drawing through a structured creative activity program. They will explore a variety of different drawing techniques. Suited to people of all ability levels. For more information, or to […]
WEA English Writing Course – 22nd Feb 2023 – 22 March 2023
Our FREE* Writing English course in Chapeltown & Harehills Learning Projects still has plenty of spaces, come and join us! This course gives learners the opportunity to share stories with one another about life as a newcomer to Leeds. We will share our stories in discussion, and also learn how to tell our stories in […]
Resource of the week – Get weekly updates from the Expert Advice team at Citizen’s Advice
via Cllr David Jenkins “Welcome to our weekly update from the Expert Advice team with up to date information of legal changes, expert insights on emerging issues, updates to our online resources and details of other useful advice resources.” You can choose which areas you want updates from, and they are delivered directly to your […]
Pinned updated post: Update on Asylum Questionnaires being sent to Afghan, Eritrean, Iranian, Iraqi, Libyan, Syrian and Yemeni Asylum Seekers
By Jon from LASSN on 6th March 2023 in Activism & Campaigning, Policy & Research, Safety & Inclusion, Services
Update: 13/7/23: Mears reporting Facebook scam relating to SAP Update: 18/5/23 Iranian and Iraqi Asylum Seekers are now included in the Streamlined Asylum Process (SAP) for more details click here According to the most recent information (from Migration Yorkshire) there are about 7400 asylum seekers support by Home Office living in Yorkshire and Humber. […]
Last chance to sign up to help discover Leeds’ remarkable history of refuge and migration – starts 10th March 2023
We’ve posted this already – but there are still a few places left – sign up finishes Wednesday 8th March For more information get in touch with Kath Peters on 07811 957578 or [email protected] Are you interested in the history of Leeds? Would you like to learn some more skills? People’s Voice Media and LASSN are […]
Please think about donating £1 a month (or more) to LMP to help meet our costs
Our costs virtually doubled this week, when Mailchimp told us they’d stop the weekly LMP newsletter unless we paid them £28 a month. Obviously we’re looking for free/cheaper alternatives, but currently don’t have a viable alternative. Please think about donating £1 a week (or more) to help meet our costs. [donation link] The […]
Leeds Migration Partnership – Operations Group 10-12 Monday 6th March 2023, One Community Centre
Sorry for the late reminder. We’re meeting in person at One Community Centre at 10am to update each other about what’s happening on the ground. As usual, the agenda will be set by the people who turn up – but we’ll doubtless touch on Cost of living pressures and support available The Govt’s new plans to […]
Job: Family Therapist, £35,411 pro rata – 21-37hrs/wk (negotiable) – Solace
We are delighted to be able to recruit another therapist to join our Children and Families Wellbeing Team. If you are an experienced family therapist, and you are interested in supporting refugees please take a look at the job description and person specification and see if you might be the right person for our team. […]
Stop Criminalizing our Earth defenders! – Yorkshire Resists and Racial Justice Network event – 6th March 2023
We are delighted to welcome you to join @raceandclimatejustice collective and @yorkshireresists in our collaborative session. We will discuss the need to end the criminalisation of earth defenders and the end of the war on life. We hope you will join us ❤ Expect food, drinks and nourishing and important conversations for community building: 🌍 […]