Useful set of graphics here – no idea who produced them – they were found on Twitter via @fayerobinson88
Author Archive | Jon from LASSN
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 […]
Resource of the week #6: Places of Worship & Free WiFi
Below are a comprehensive set of links to places of worship in Leeds, as well as a map showing free WiFi hotspots run by the council. Mosques in Leeds http://bit.ly/leedsmosques Churches in Leeds http://bit.ly/leedschurches Sikh gurdwaras in Leeds http://bit.ly/leedssikhtemples Hindu mandirs in Leeds http://bit.ly/leedsmandirs Obviously there are significantly more religions than this in Leeds – […]
Women for Peace – Jan-March 2018
Women for Peace will run from January to March 2018 in Leeds. The course is FREE to attend, and participants will receive a Level 2 qualification on completion of the course. If interested, please contact Hannah Larn at the Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Peace Foundation. Email: [email protected] Telephone: 07572 975949
Resource of the Week #5: Funding Leeds
Do you sometimes struggle to make ends meet (at work?). Although virtue may be it’s own reward, it also doesn’t pay for volunteer’s bus passes, which is why we all sometimes need to look for funding. www.fundingleeds.co.uk is an excellent site, and contains loads and loads of opportunities. And please, don’t keep this resource to […]
Peace and Goodwill to all Leeds Migration Partnership members – and everyone, really
This will be (almost) the last post of 2017. It’s been a busy year, so we’re talking a couple of weeks off and normal service will be resumed in the New Year. Thank you from the whole Leeds Migration Partnership team for your ongoing support and interest in making Leeds a kinder, safer and fairer […]
Collective Issues and Collaborative Solutions
Tuesday 19 December, 1pm to 4pm, Banqueting Suite The aim is to bring leaders of new communities closer to the decision makers of the council and the city, where communities can showcase their contribution to the city’s ambition, and who are bridging the gap between services and communities.
Leeds Asylum Charities write to the Home Secretary about a greater role for Local Authorities in Asylum Housing
A number of Migration Partnership members signed an open letter this week, urging the Government to bring Asylum Accommodation back under Local Authority Control. It was a rather hurried affair, but the letter was circulated and signatures were solicited/received in about 6 hours flat. Here’s some coverage of the letter in the Grauniad https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/dec/14/charities-urge-ministers-to-let-councils-oversee-asylum-seeker-housing And […]