We are delighted to announce the final program for Refugee Awareness Week at Leeds Beckett Students’ Union, in partnership with Leeds City of Sanctuary, and student group Action Interactive International. The week will run from 19-25th March and includes sports, food, socials, talks and even a bake sale. All events are totally free and welcome […]
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‘Existence is Enough: 10 Days of Action in Solidarity with Refugees and Asylum Seekers’ – Launch Event 6pm Monday 5th March
Eyewateringly short notice, but here’s an invitation to LUU’s launch event on Monday “Leeds University Union (LUU) would like to invite you to the launch event of our campaign ‘Existence is Enough: 10 Days of Action in Solidarity with Refugees and Asylum Seekers’. This campaign aims to get students to re-think the idea that refugees […]
Stone Flowers music collective – March 13th at Royal Armouries.
Stone Flowers is a refugee torture survivor music collective who have fled war, conflict and violence from countries including Iran, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Syria, Afghanistan, Cameroon and the DR Congo. Survivors express themselves through the languages and music traditions of their home countries as well as in English. Have a look at their pages on […]
Refugees living in Leeds invited to Open Auditions ‘Searching for the Heart of Leeds’ West Yorkshire Playhouse
Searching for the Heart of Leeds is a chance to meet and get to know new friends, a chance to work with award-winning artists, the Playhouse, Phoenix Dance and to work on a play that will be made by & for the people of Leeds. No previous experience is necessary and we are looking for […]
Free Bookkeeping course, Leeds Refugee Forum Wednesday 7th March 10.30-13:30
LRF is organizing a half day basic bookkeeping training to support refugee Community Organisations and small groups. “This training is designed round using excel and aims to meet the needs of Refugee Community Organisations and Small Groups and to get new committee members familiar with financial management. The training will be run by WYCAS and […]
Film: “Calais children – a case to answer” – simultaneous screenings in Leeds/Wakefield 6th March
This come in via the internet. If any of “the local support groups helping refugees” want to get in touch , we’ll add your names to this post “As the Calais jungle was set to be razed in October 2016, there were over 1900 unaccompanied minors stranded there – many of whom had a legal case […]
Leeds City of Sanctuary Open Evening to help volunteers find the right asylum or refugee project for them
Want to know how you can volunteer with refugees/asylum seekers in Leeds ? Want to know what opportunities are out there? Then our Volunteer Information Session is for you! Monday 26th February, 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 […]
Women of Palestine – the Ongoing Nakba (catastrophe)
The largest and longest-standing group of refugees in the world are Palestinians. We invite any Leeds refugee/asylum seeker groups who would like a stall or to provide literature to display at this International Women’s Day event to get in touch. Please help to promote the event which is open to all.
Final call for stalls at Refu-jazz fundraiser at Headingley Heart Feb 10th
Refujazz 2 is being held on Saturday 10th February from 12:00 til 22:00. Click here to see the event page and lineup If you’d like to help staff a stall at Refujazz2 (and promote your organisation’s volunteering opportunities) please complete this doodle poll. Last year, trade was brisk throughout the day, so there’s no better/worse time […]
Talk by the authors of ‘ The Good Immigrant’
Nikesh Shukla, Kieran Yates, and Inua Ellams are three contributors to The Good Immigrant, the award-winning, bestselling essay collection featuring emerging British black, Asian and minority ethnic writers, poets, journalists and artists. In their essays about race and immigration, they paint a picture of what it means to be ‘other’ in a country that wants you, doesn’t […]
“My voice” improving BME Access to Emotional and Mental Health Services: 26th Feb 2018
The BME Hub invites you to its latest Thematic Event “My Voice” BME Hub Monday 26 February 2018 10am – 1.00pm West Room, Civic Hall Hear from a range of speakers about the services that are available to support Emotional and Mental Health in the community and how people can access these. The speakers will […]
House: An invitation to a conversation in the dark 30th January – 3rd February
An installation in Headingley, about a man, a house and their connection to Liberia