helpinleeds.com has been updated from the original site, which LASSN launched during Refugee Week in 2016 It still contains more than 200 places where refugees and asylum seekers can find help in Leeds, is translated into 19 different languages designed with cheap smartphones in mind, so it should look fabulous, no matter how old your […]
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Resource of the week #77: VisualPing – get emails whenever your favourite website updates
Keeping track of updates on websites can be difficult, especially if the site doesn’t use things like RSS or automatically post changes on Twitter. We’ve recently discovered a lovely website called http://visualping.io which will email you when a website has been /changed updated. Just select the area you want to keep track of, enter your […]
Resource of the Week #76: Social Activities & Support
At RETAS we have developed some resources using a tool called Padlet on which we have been displaying recurring social activities and support groups for signposting refugees, asylum seekers and other vulnerable migrants. We are trying to expand the use of these and have a number of other organisations now collaborating on this. Here are […]
Leeds Migration Partnership documents, presentations etc
We produced a style guide and resource pack for people putting together LMP related communications. It’s pretty basic – but here you are A full set of LMP resources can be found here
Resource of the Week #75: UK.GOV’s Charity trustee welcome pack
“As a new charity trustee, this guide will help you in your role. It can also be used by existing trustees to refresh knowledge and skills.” We post this in the spirit of the University of Warwick paper of 2017 which asked “Asylum and refugee support: civil society filling the gaps?” There are a […]
Resource of the Week #74 – Refugee Week Social Media and Local Media packs
via Refugee Week There’s less than a month to go until we come together between 17-23 June in our thousands to celebrate our communities and say ‘refugees are welcome here’! Can you help us make a huge noise online for Refugee Week 2019? Social Media Kit for 2019 Our social media pack has everything you […]
Resource of the week #74: Women’s Lives Leeds
Women’s Lives Leeds is a unique partnership of eleven women and girls organisations from across Leeds. Between us we have specialisms in domestic violence, mental health, sexual health, sex work, trafficking, substance misuse, child sexual exploitation and education. The have com together to Ensure that the most vulnerable woman and girls have improved and extended […]
Helping European Economic Area (EEA) & Swiss residents to protect their rights after Brexit – Factsheet from NRPF Network
via Ewa at Migration Yorkshire No Recourse to Public Fund (NRPF) Network has produced a very useful factsheet on EU Settlement Scheme, settled status and access to benefits. The factsheet clarifies that having settled status is sufficient to meet a right to reside requirement for benefit purposes. Therefore, if you have clients who are EU […]
Resource of the Week #73 – Digital Security Resources for Activists
At the Leeds Digital Festival this year, some activists were talking about their concerns about staying safe online, and in particular their use of mobile phones and the storage of sensitive information. Here’s a brilliant link to a load of free security resources, with NGOs and Advocacy orgs in mind. Click on the picture to […]
Resource of the week #72: Cultural Atlas – 68 cultural profiles
We’ve previously posted some resources designed to help people understand more about the socio-political background/situations of different countries around the world. This week’s resource is slightly different – an Australian resource, which attempts to give short, pithy summaries about understanding culture, manners and other things. It’s designed to help people connect more rapidly with friends […]
The Leeds Migration Map has been updated!
The Leeds Migration Map – displays the spread and diversity of new and existing communities in Leeds at a local level. It provides understanding of population changes and trends alongside wider contextual information to support the meeting of need for the diverse population of Leeds. Migration Map It’s been available on the Leeds Observatory for […]
Resource of the week #71: patientsnotpassports.co.uk – a toolkit to help resist immigration checks and upfront charging within the NHS
We’ve just found out about https://patientsnotpassports.co.uk/ “A toolkit designed to support you in advocating for people facing charges for NHS care, and in taking action to end immigration checks and upfront charging in the NHS.” The words are from www.docsnotcops.co.uk www.medact.org www.migrantsorganise.org and the website itself is designed by the hugely wonderful @rsslldnphy who used […]