via Andrea at Asylum matters Imix have produced media and communications toolkits to help organisations better understand how to get across your message via the media and digital channels. The media toolkit looks at general principles for working with the media, how to draft press releases, secure interviews and prepare as a spokesperson. There […]
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Expert Consultation Invite – Social Venture School+ 22nd May (Bradford)
“At Participate we offer support to new-start social ventures through our Social Venture School. We try and find people in the community who have ideas for social change. We have supported 91 people to start a social venture over the past few years and given out over £35, 000 in seed funding. We truly believe […]
MCP Report. Rights without Remedies: Legal aid and access to justice for children
This report demonstrates the impact of the 2013 legal aid cuts on immigration, family and education law, and provides recommendations to the government to take steps to address this impact. It highlights that alternates to legal aid are not working, and without funding for legal advice, children and young people have been left homeless, without legal […]
Resource of the week #8: Women for Refugee Women
Women for Refugee Women have a great archive, with some important research exploring the experiences of women in Immigration Detention. http://www.refugeewomen.co.uk/research/ Very useful sources of information and statistics relating to women asylum seekers. Theseare not easy reads
Access and experiences of mental health crisis care services in Leeds by black and minority ethnic communities
via John Halshall at Touchstone Here a short report about the learning and information-sharing event on 11th December about access and experiences of mental health crisis care services in Leeds by black and minority ethnic communities. The event report summarises what participants recorded during the event, arranged by theme: What is working well (pages 2 […]
Challenging Conversations – The Findings Friday 30 June | 9.45am – 11.45am | Leeds Civic Hall
Voluntary Action Leeds have been working in partnership with six community-based organisations with the aim of better understanding the drivers that may lead young people to commit hate crimes and identify potential solutions to reduce incidents in the future. Please join us to hear more about the findings of this Home Office funded project and […]
Can you help with research on Conflict and Contemporary Slavery?
PhD researcher looking at links between conflict and contemporary slavery is looking for interviews with anyone who: – has fled a conflict zone, or – has fled a conflict zone and experienced modern slavery, or – works with either of the above groups. The interviews will assist in research that aims to understand the common […]
Monitoring of the implementation of national Roma integration strategies
via Ewa at Migration Yorkshire Call for proposals for participation in the EU pilot project ‘Capacity building for Roma civil society and strengthening its involvement in the monitoring of national Roma integration strategies’ Application deadline: 19 May 2017 More details at https://cps.ceu.edu/roma-civil-monitor
Review of Housing Related Support for Young People in Leeds
Ian Street, Commissioning and Contracts Officer, Adults and Health Directorate, attended the Third Sector Safeguarding Group on the 25 April 2017 to give an update on the review of the housing related support for young people service. Recognising that not all organisations were able to attend the meeting and contribute to the discussion, there […]
National Roma Network Updates, April 2017
Events: ‘Learning from research with and about children and young people in the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities’ – free event on 28th April in Salford ‘Voices of movement’ – theatre show and exhibition – 7th May in London ‘Working with Roma in safeguarding’ training by Roma Support Group – 26th May in London Consultation: […]
Supporting Roma Voice – final report published
The final findings report from Supporting Roma Voice (SRV) is now available to download from here http://www.salford.ac.uk/sustainable-housing-and-urban-studies-unit/projects/supporting-roma-voice Supporting Roma Voice (SRV) was a multi-agency, practice led project, which aimed to support the growth of grassroots community advocacy as part of the growth of an inclusive and engaged Roma community in the UK. The project began […]
Locked Out of Learning – Refugee Action Briefing Paper
A snapshot of ESOL in the UK Key findings Several providers reported refugees waiting over a year for English lessons – and in one area the wait can be up to two years. Of the providers surveyed, the average waiting list size was over 700 people. Some providers had waiting lists for lessons stretching to […]