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The Conversation Club Leeds seeks a treasurer.

The Conversation Club Leeds seeks a treasurer. We are a small charity registered (No. 1189217 ) in April 2020 in receipt of a small number of diverse grants and donations. Due to Covid regulations club meetings are now weekly online. We will shortly need a new treasurer with experience of producing accounts or bookkeeping, and […]

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Seminar series from Migration Research group, Sheffield University

Virtual seminars hosted by the Migration Research Group at Sheffield University “The first seminar in the series will take place 18-02-21, when we are joined by five presenters working across four different departments, who will share their reflections on the lived experiences of migrants and migration governance in post-Brexit Britain.” MRG Semester 2: seminar series

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New Roots: Vaccine info sessions for Arabic/Tigrinya/Farsi speakers

Refugee Council New Roots team are hosting vaccine information sessions next week: Wednesday 17th February 10am – Arabic Thursday 18th February 10am – Farsi Friday 19th February 10am – Tigrinya These sessions are an opportunity to ask questions to a health professional in your own language (interpreters available). Contact Amy for more information: [email protected] / […]

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COVID-19 key messages, vaccinations and shielding information and resources including translated/interpreted materials

Leeds City Council has produced and shared a new toolkit to help partners share important key messages about coronavirus in Leeds. The toolkit is hosted on Google Drive and so can be freely accessed by external (as well as internal) partners. It includes a range of posters, graphics, social media posts and other resources created […]

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Third Sector Resilience in Leeds – Survey Results Feb 2021

Charities and voluntary groups are playing a critical role responding to the ongoing pandemic in their support of our communities. The financial implications of mobilising and supporting volunteers, and the increased demand in services, has placed pressure on the sector and requires them to work more flexibly. The findings of this Resilience Survey highlight the […]

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Migrants’ Rights Network – Know Your Rights workshop- February 22nd-24th 2021

Migrant Rights Network will be running our Know Your Rights workshop in February (22-24th) which aims to help migrants understand and assert themselves in key areas of everyday life including banking, driving, education, employment, health, housing, social services, detention and deportation and also how to advocate for themselves. The benefit of the workshop is that […]

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LMP Strategy Group Wednesday 10th February 2021 10am -12pm

Please find the links to the agenda and papers at the bottom of this post. The action plan priorities updates/progress will be discussed and the key item of the meeting will be about vaccination messages, delivered by Tim Taylor from Public Health. The Zoom access details are as follows: Join Zoom Meeting: https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/68274167985 Meeting ID: […]

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Fortnightly update from Asylum Matters 3rd Feb 2021

Ongoing advocacy Asylum accommodation There have been even more horrific stories of the conditions in both Napier and Penally barracks where people seeking asylum are being housed. Despite repeated warnings about the unsuitability of the overcrowded sites – particularly during COVID-19 – there was an outbreak of the virus in Napier. Immigration Minister Chris Philps […]

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Vaccination update: 2nd Feb 2021

The comprehensive public-facing web resource for the city is the one stop place for information, including FAQs, info for and by community members as well as faith leaders and staff and much more. This includes all the previous advice and key messages issued through these updates. Please share this useful resource. Here also are links for the social […]

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Shielding – 2nd Feb 2021

Shielding A letter has been sent out to all on the Leeds shielding group in the last few days. The latest updated Routes to Support that can be downloaded from here. This version includes:  advice in different languages and updates on vitamin d registration;  support offer for physical activity;  Homeshare and vaccines Key messages for shielders – week commencing 25th January 2021 Vaccine Vaccine appoints are […]

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