1. Advocacy and campaigning Initiatives Another awful channel fatality this week with at least twelve more lives lost. We send our love & strength to those grieving, those left without safety, and our solidarity with you all. Campaign for free bus travel in Scotland Over 50 frontline refugee support organisations, faith organisations and public bodies […]
Archive | Policy & Research
Research survey for legal challenge on education delay faced by asylum-seeking children – Deadline 20th September 2024
[via Migration Yorkshire] Please see below from Garden Court Chambers, Public Law Project and Together with Migrant Children Garden Court Chambers, Public Law Project and Together with Migrant Children have been awarded a Strategic Legal Fund grant to examine the issue of education delay facing school-age children placed in initial or dispersal asylum accommodation. Based […]
Asylum Matters’ Campaigns and Advocacy Update 22/8/24
Advocacy and campaigning Initiatives Racist riots and community response Following the shocking & terrifying attacks on Black & Asian people, Muslim people and Migrants & Asylum Seekers, Asylum Matters, Praxis & Refugee Action produced guidance for people concerned about far-right violence targeting people in temporary asylum accommodation or with refugee status living in the UK. […]
Migration News Roundup from Migration Yorkshire – 27th August 2024
This information is compiled by [email protected] and distributed to local authority members of Migration Yorkshire UK borders and migration policy It is quarterly immigration stats publication week! All our data dashboards, including Refugee and Asylum seeker, Ukraine and EU Settlement Scheme have been updated. Here are some good opinion pieces worth a read: Migration Observatory […]
Calling all Ukrainians, displaced by the war and living in Leeds
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Asylum Matters’ Advocacy Update 18th July 2024
Advocacy and campaigning Initiatives Post-election actions A joint open letter to the new Prime Minister signed by over 300 organisations and 500 individuals working with people seeking safety was published in The Guardian on Monday, calling for urgent reform to our broken asylum system and for people seeking sanctuary to be protected rather than punished. The full […]
Launch of our ‘Listening to Community Perspectives’ Report – Weds 17th July 2024
Give a Gift are delighted to invite you to an event to disseminate and discuss the findings from our recent report, ‘Listening to Community Perspectives.’ This research project was a collaboration between York St John University and Give A Gift, to study the importance of how inequalities for refugees and asylum seekers can be addressed […]
Seeking Collaborative Partners and Participants for PhD Research on Bereavement Support for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the UK
I am conducting a PhD project to explore the bereavement experiences of refugees and asylum seekers in the UK. This study aims to improve culturally sensitive bereavement support services for these communities. We will gather data through focus groups and interviews with participants receiving support from various charities and organisations. We seek your assistance in […]
Research into Type 2 Diabetes and Mental Health
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is running a research study led by University of York assessing a new self-management programme for people with severe mental illness and type 2 diabetes. We would like our research participants to represent the diverse communities of Leeds, including refugees, asylum seekers and migrants living in Leeds. Participants […]
Resource of the week: Immigration information for women experiencing Domestic Abuse
By Becca Evans on 28th June 2024 in Destitution & Housing, Policy & Research, Resource, Safety & Inclusion
RightsofWomen provide resources for agencies supporting women experiencing Domestic Abuse who are in the UK either on a spouse visa or as a person with pre-settled status on the EU settlement scheme. https://www.rightsofwomen.org.uk/get-advice/immigration-asylum-law-information/ These are written guides only and any advice around individual circumstances for victim/survivors should only be taken from a qualified person (i.e. […]
Asylum Matters Advocacy and Campaigning – 21st May 2024
By Jon from LASSN on 21st May 2024 in Activism & Campaigning, Destitution & Housing, Jobs, Opinion, Policy & Research, Resource
Advocacy and campaigning initiatives Rwanda and the Illegal Migration Act The Rwanda policy took another upsetting turn with the Home Office issuing new guidance which expands the group of people who can be removed to Rwanda to include anyone whose asylum claim has been refused, withdrawn or treated as withdrawn and don’t have an ongoing […]
Increased charges for not-for-profits who provide OISC regulated immigration services – a consultation. Yay!? or nay!?
There is currently a consultation taking place on proposed changes to the Fee Structures for OISC Regulated immigration advice services. Many organisations here in Leeds may be concerned by the increase in cost for non-fee charging sector (These are the OISC regulated providers that do not charge a fee for providing immigration advice). The Freedom […]