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 […]
Resource of the Week #66: Institute for Voluntary Action Research
Although they may not have the catchiest name, IVAR have developed an excellent website for small voluntary orgs who are thinking about Core funding Cross Sector working Strategy and Planning and Mergers If you work in the 3rd sector, this is the kind of thing you should be showing to your Management Committee or Board […]
FUNDING: Seacroft Funding Fair, Thursday 14 March, 10am to 1pm
Funding fair organised by Voluntary Action Leeds and supported by Leeds Community Foundation. Includes workshops on Applying to Children in Need and HMRC Gift Aid & Small Donations Scheme. Free to enter, just drop in. Thursday 14 March, 10am to 1pm Kentmere Community Centre, Kentmere Avenue, Leeds, LS14 1BW For more information contact VAL’s funding advice worker: […]
More United than Divided – Partnerships for Social Justice 25th April 2019
This one-day participatory workshop will take place on 25th April 2019 at the University of Leeds, bringing together equity networks working separately in areas related to inequalities, poverty, and social mobility and inclusion. The event will investigate the possibilities for what networks focused around education, health, employment, transport and excluded populations could achieve by uniting […]
Working together to respond to Brexit – Tuesday 19 March, 5.00pm – 8.00pm
An event for the third sector delivered by Leeds City Council and Third Sector Leeds Tuesday 19 March | 5.00pm – 8.00pm | Leeds Civic Hall Whatever the outcome of the ongoing Brexit negotiations nationally, at a local level third sector, community and faith organisations need to stand ready to support communities to respond to […]
International Women’s Day – 8th March 2019 – full list of events
Women’s Drama Group at Leeds Refugee Forum on Friday Afternoons
Do you love drama? Photography? Making new friends and practicing English? …. It sounds like Mafwa is for you! We meet every Friday at 3:00-4:30 at Leeds Refugee Forum, One Community Centre, Cromwell Street Lincoln Green, Leeds LS9 7SG. The group is open to ALL women and non binary people and together we will explore […]