House rules posted in some G4S properties this week
Author Archive | Jon from LASSN
Take back control! Leeds City Council budget consultation
via Ed Carlisle 9 years into austerity, LCC need to cut/find another £38 million to break even. Have your say on where the axe should/n’t fall. Tell LCC what you think their Budget priorities should be here
Leeds to get Local Authority Asylum Support Liaison Officers?
via Asylum Matters “The Home Office and Department for Local Government are exploring a new joint initiative in which local authorities are invited to apply for funding for a ‘Local Authority Asylum Support Liaison Officer’ (LAASLO). LAASLOs are intended to “deliver a tailored support service to new refugees to facilitate their transition into mainstream society […]
FREE English (ESOL) classes in Leeds
This was our 2nd most popular post in 2021, although it is 3 years out of date. Please look for ESOL classes at learningenglish.org.uk and wider learning opportunities here learningenglish.org.uk/wider-learning-opportunities/ The LMP editorial team, August 2022 Our free ESOL classes are available for you to attend as soon as you like! All you have to […]
FREE: Christine Choy’s From Spikes to Spindles 13 January 2018, 2–3pm at Leeds Industrial Museum
A free screening of a documentary on workers in New York’s Chinatown, at Armley Mills Industrial Museum this Saturday afternoon. As part of our Interwoven Histories project Pavilion presents Christine Choy’s 1976 film From Spikes to Spindles This raw portrait bears witness to the early days of an emerging consciousness in New York’s Chinatown community during the […]
Free First Aid course for your group from British Red Cross
British Red Cross is working to raise the resilience of Leeds and surrounding community and is offering FREE first aid courses to groups which support people who are at risk and who would benefit from first aid training. We offer three different tailored first aid sessions which are targeted at the group’s major risks. They […]
Crisis Services in Leeds
Useful set of graphics here – no idea who produced them – they were found on Twitter via @fayerobinson88
Refugees into work: Bradford
Refugee Action are starting a new project this month to support those with Refugee status with the UK job market and with getting either paid work or a volunteering position. The project will have an 8 week course, run for 2.5 hours on Friday morning, which will help refugees navigate the job market, decode job […]
Job Opportunity for a Therapist at Solace
Solace is looking for an experienced therapist to deliver services as part of the Connecting Opportunities Project. Please see the files attached for more information, or call Kathryn Ashworth on 0113 487 8361
Fake news
We’ve all seen dubious looking Facebook and Twitter posts, as well as dodgy emails. According to West Yorkshire Police this particularly unpleasant example is currently doing the rounds. According to them “The attachment is a sanitised version of a message which has been circulating in Leeds. It is a fraudulent message which has no truth […]
Volunteer Skills training from LASSN – open to all
Each year LASSN run a series of training sessions, based on what our volunteers have asked us for in our Annual Volunteer Survey We have 5 sessions planned for 2018 with more in the pipeline. These include – Working Safely – Communicating more effectively with someone with very basic English – Mental Health: how to […]
Interested in volunteering with refugees/asylum seekers in Leeds in 2018?
Want to know what opportunities are out there? Then our Volunteer Information Session is for you! Monday 22nd January, 6-7pm Oak House, Park Lane, Leeds. LS3 1EL Our session is to help people: • Find out about organisations supporting refuge and asylum in Leeds • Identify the varied volunteering opportunities/roles that are available • Consider […]