Ongoing advocacy Afghanistan crisis Under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) resettlement scheme, at least 8000 people have been evacuated from Kabul airport since 13 August. Following public pressure, on the 17th August the UK Government also announced the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), which will resettle 20,000 Afghan refugees over five years, with […]
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Digital Ways of Women Centred Working – Good Practice from WomenCentre
WomenCentre would like to share with you our newly launched report Digital Ways of Women Centred Working that brings together good practice principles for work with women migrants. The report shares practical, tangible examples of the adaption of services and support for digital, remote and blended ways of working. The learning brought together in the […]
Migration Strategy for Leeds 2021-25
This went up on the Council website on Friday 6th August. Sorry we’ve not had chance to share it before – we’ve only just seen it too
Migration and the far right – Briefing from Hope Not Hate
By Jon from LASSN on 6th August 2021 in Activism & Campaigning, Opinion, Reports & Research, Safety & Inclusion
Lots in the news about boats, numbers, smugglers and French police. Here’s a trustworthy source of info from Hope Not Hate – that may help to provide some useful context
Resource of the week: Too much information? Let the Refugee Council help
There’s so much changing at the moment, it’s hard to keep track. Refugee Council continue to produce excellent briefings – like this one which summarises all the main policy changes. Other summaries are available, obv, but this is quite excellent, and we commend it to you. Refugee Council continue to produce excellent briefings – like […]
Asylum Matters update 22th July 2021 – Bill second reading, resources for asylum support rates review and more
By Jon from LASSN on 22nd July 2021 in Activism & Campaigning, C-19, Opinion, Policy, Reports & Research
another update from Asylum Matters Ongoing Advocacy Nationality and Borders Bill/ New Plan for Immigration This week the Nationality and Borders Bill passed second reading in the House of Commons with 366 MPs voting in favour and 265 voting against. The Home Secretary, Priti Patel, introduced the Bill by noting that the Government was acting […]
STOP THE SCAN: Police use of mobile fingerprinting technology for immigration enforcement
In June 2021, The Racial Justice Network and Yorkshire Resists in conjunction with Queen Mary University of London released a new report written to draw attention to the national use of the Biometric Services Gateway (mobile fingerprinting) by police forces. The report discusses issues that arose from new data obtained through a Freedom of Information […]
Between a rock and a hard place: Structural Vulnerabilities, Resilience and Migrant Communities-led responses to COVID-19 in West Yorkshire
Today the Racial Justice Network and Yorkshire Resists in conjunction with Queen Mary University of London and with financial support from Huddersfield University have released a new report written to draw attention to the experiences of migrant communities within West Yorkshire. The report discusses issues that arose from being caught between a rock and hard […]
LMP Blog performance October 2019 – June 2021
It seems like only yesterday when we published a puff piece about the reach and impact of the LMP Blog. Turns out, the last one was in September 2019, so we’ve a bit of catching up to do. TL;DR The popularity of the LMP Blog continues to increase, and users are looking at more content […]
Leeds University publish study on bereavement support to people from diverse communities
Grieving friends and relatives from ethnic minority backgrounds are suffering from a lack of appropriate help to cope with losing a loved one, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers say. The scarcity of data on the services that are available means providers do not know how support should be delivered to ensure they are suitable for […]
Leeds Regional Report, from Migration Yorkshire July-September 2021
All killer, no filler – the usual excellent and comprehensive report from the good people at Migration Yorkshire about the situation in Leeds and the surreounding areas
Migration Yorkshire: VCS engagement workshops, 5 – 16 July 2021
Migration Yorkshire is excited to be able to offer a series of VCS Engagement workshops from 5th to 16th July. A full programme with registration details is attached. These sessions will be hosted by MY with a number of guest speakers. Places are limited so early registration is recommended.