LRF is a refugee led membership organisation directly supporting refugees and asylum seekers in the city. LRF’s members and users are from over 50 different countries of origin. LRF aims to help refugees use their skills to benefit other refugees, refugee communities and the wider community. LRF was formed in 2003 and became constituted in […]
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LMP Strategy Group agenda and papers for Wednesday 27th November 2019
The next LMP Strategy Group meeting will take place on Wednesday 27th November • Here is the agenda • Find the notes from last time here • The Plan on a page is here • And find the Action plan here Please also see the latest Update from Migration Yorkshire here You will notice from the […]
LMP Operations meeting Agenda & Papers 11th November 2019
Apologies for the late posting of these Papers for the LMP Operations group on Monday 11th November As usual we will meet at One Community Centre, Lincoln Green 10am – 12pm Please also see the Update from Migration Yorkshire here. You’ll see from the agenda that therew will be updates on the LMP Priorities from […]
HERE FOR LIFE Screening at Everyman Leeds following by Q&A 11th November 18:15 & 12 November 10:45
On Monday 11th November at 18:15 pm, Leeds Film Festival will host a Q&A with one of the filmmakers. A second screening of the film will be held on and Tuesday 12 November at 10:45 am Sight and Sound have described this as “a film that genuinely seems to get under London’s skin”. The film is a blend of documentary, poetry […]
Migration Yorkshire Regional Migration Update report Oct-Dec 2019
Latest regional migration update report from Migration Yorkshire, for the Operations and Strategic group meetings.
Huge update from Asylum Matters: massively worth your time
As usual, thanks to Andrea and everyone at Asylum Matters for tolerating the way we rip off their material. Please subscribe to their updates directly. They’re unfailingly awesome. Contents AIRE Service: Call for Action to Address Asylum Support Contract Failings Migrants Organise Launch Promote the Migrant Vote’ Campaign Maternity Action’s Judicial Review of the NHS […]
2 day seminar on ESOL at Leeds University – 29th and 30th November
A two-day seminar at the University of Leeds to explore current issues for the field of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), adult migrants in the UK learning the dominant language of their new home. It is now ten years since the end of the Skills for Life policy and with it, the withdrawal […]
EU Settlement Scheme: ID Document Check app is now available from the Apple app store
The iOS version of EU Exit: ID Document Check app is now available from the Apple app store. EU, EEA and Swiss citizens, and their non-EEA family members, are now able to complete the identity stage of the EU Settlement Scheme application with iPhone models 7 and above following the latest iOS software update. The […]
How Leeds CCGs are addressing health inequalities
A short presentation by Leeds CCGs about their approach to addressing health inequalities.
Resource of the week #98: Leeds Food Aid Network
We’ve blogged before about the Leeds Food Aid Network but they’ve never made to being resource of the week. They have an excellent Migrants Section of their website which contains details of Food drop-ins Food parcels for migrants who are destitute Food Provision for Destitute Migrants in East Leeds (Feb 2019) Click Venues and Times to view. […]
Migration and the City: Imagining and Making Urban Lives – 22nd November
Researchers from the University of Leeds in collaboration with LASSN and Touchstone are looking for new residents in Leeds to participate in a creative workshop as part of their research project: “Migration and the City: Imagining and Making Urban Lives” Where: The Holbeck (the oldest social club in Britain!) * Jenkinson Lawn, Holbeck Leeds LS119QX When: […]
The LMP Blog: publish local, reach global – and the mystery of Chicago
As you know, we take an inordinate amount of pride on the way LMP Blog has grown and developed over the last few years. As part of our attempts to build a case for funding to improve/develop the site a bit more – we decided to look at the wider impact of LMP. Using Google […]