The purpose of this role is to deliver a range of PATH activities within the New Roots project. New Roots is a service run in partnership between RETAS, Refugee Council and PATH Yorkshire. The project is part funded by the EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund. Making management of migration flows more efficient across the […]
Faith Community Advice Following Incident in Christchurch, New Zealand—March 2015 – from UK Govt
Refugee and Asylum Seeker Open Day: University of Manchester 27 March 2019
STAR Manchester is hosting an open day at the University of Manchester on Wednesday 27 March. The event is designed for prospective refugee or asylum seeker students to raise their aspirations and provide them with information on opportunities available at the University of Manchester for them. Here’s a link to the Eventbrite page which includes […]
Opinion/Research: No room at the inn: How easy is it for nomadic Gypsies and Travellers to access primary care?
Jon from LASSN writes “We all know the difficulties some migrant community members face when trying to access GPs and Primary Care. Depressingly, this is also the case for Gypsies and Travellers too (as well as people who are homeless or who are sex workers.) As the authors of this report state: “by putting the […]
Yorkshire Ambulance Service Recruitment Day – Tuesday 2 April 2019
Have you ever thought about working for your local ambulance service? If so, this event is for you. What? Yorkshire Ambulance Service Recruitment Day – find out what it is like to work for Yorkshire Ambulance Service and learn about the many opening positions currently available, especially for BAME candidates. PATH Yorkshire will be there […]
Migrants and Refugees in Education: A toolkit for teachers course, 1 April
This British Council course offered through Future Learn will be useful for anyone working with migrants and refugees in an educational context. The next run of the course starts on Monday 1 April and can be accessed here Migrants and Refugees in Education: a tool kit for teachers course link There is also a Facebook […]
Film Night – Moving to Mars 16th April 2019
Garforth Refugee Group will be hosting a screening of ‘Moving to Mars’, a 2009 documentary which follows two Burmese families who are resettled from a refugee camp in Thailand to Sheffield. You can read an interview with the Director here and some reviews here Where? Garforth Methodist Church When? Tues 16th April 7pm The film […]
Resource of the week #67: CIA Simple Sabotage manual
Do you go to meetings? Do they sometimes bore you witless? Have you ever considered the meeting may have been infiltrated by CIA trained Saboteurs? Click on the picture below to be taken to the whole document (which really is a declassified CIA field manual). And please share this widely with Trustees, colleagues, managers or at […]
LMP: Setting our next lot of Strategic Priorities – Thursday 28th March 10:00-12:00
You are warmly invited to help refresh the Strategic Priorities for the Leeds Migration Partnership. For the last 18 months our members have been taking a more focused approach to influencing Health, Housing, and the Safety and Inclusion of Migrants in Leeds. We’d like to update you on what LMP members have achieved so far, and […]
Leeds Schools of Sanctuary – volunteers needed & upcoming meeting
There will be a meeting to find out more about Leeds Schools of Sanctuary and plan the future of the project on Weds 24th April 2019 at 10am in the Puffin room, 2nd floor, Oak House, 94 Park Lane, Leeds LS3 1EL. All are welcome. If you would like to attend, please email [email protected] https://leeds.cityofsanctuary.org/schools-of-sanctuary/schools-of-sanctuary-steering-group […]
POLICY/DESTITUTION: Paying for prescriptions and dental treatment if you are an asylum seeker whose appeal rights are exhausted
Mary from Asylum Matters sparked an interesting discussion this week: As some of you may be aware, asylum seekers who are in receipt of Home Office Support or who have an appeal pending are entitled to apply for an HC2, which gives someone full help with health costs. PAFRAS and Red Cross caseworkers apply for […]
SERVICE: New Family Reunion Integration Service from British Red Cross
Around one in three refugees come into the UK via family reunion. Unlike those who arrive through the asylum process or resettlement programme, people who come into the UK on a Family Reunion visa are not offered any formal support to access services and are left on their own to navigate a complex system. The […]