We would like to invite you to a performance, presented by a group of women with refugee and asylum seeking status in Leeds. “Women of Power”share the struggles, rituals and moments both beautiful and strange, which the cast experience on a day to day basis, using music, song and movement. When? Sat 23 June 2018, 16:00 – […]
#Refugeeswelcome in parks
This project believes that parks are a fantastic part of British culture and heritage, and can play an important role in supporting the wellbeing and integration of refugee and asylum seekers. Leeds has lots of green spaces and parks. #refugeeswelcome in parks In this research we learnt about the ways in which newcomers to our towns […]
Beeston together for peace and unity vigil
Stand United – Don’t Let the Racists Divide Us In the early hours of Tuesday morning (5 June) Jamia Masjid Abu Huraira Mosque & Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha Gurdwara in Beeston were deliberately set on fire, just days after the ‘free Tommy Robinson’ march came through Leeds. We can’t allow the far right to […]
Job Vacancy for Learning Manager at RETAS Leeds
LEARNING MANAGER/TUTOR; 28 H/PW RETAS, the Refugee Education Training and Advice Service, is a Leeds-based charity with an outstanding reputation for helping refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable migrants rebuild their lives in West Yorkshire. We are now seeking to appoint a Learning Manager/Tutor. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly professional, dynamic, and […]
Migration Yorkshire: Newcomer’s Briefing for Leeds 2017
via Migration Yorkshire
Leeds Refugee Week: What’s on in Leeds 2018
Welcome an asylum-seeker to Leeds this Summer, just one of many current volunteering roles in the city.
There is a huge diversity of volunteering roles supporting refugees and asylum seekers in the city – come to this session to find out more and discover how your skills, experience and interests could support someone. Please share with anyone you think might be interested or contact me if you have a need for volunteers. […]
Migration Yorkshire’s Regional Update Report June 2018
Please find attached the latest Migration Yorkshire Regional Update report for Leeds for June 2018, for information for the upcoming Strategic Meeting and to accompany a verbal update from Migration Yorkshire at the Operations meeting.
Resource of the week #25: even more information on country of origin
Last month we blogged about different sources of information on Country of Origin. We’ve just discovered this excellent set of resources from Right to Remain. Click on the picture below to see them
ESOL Manager for Leeds City Council, £37k – £40k – funded by Controlling Migration Fund
It seems an announcement of the new Leeds City Council ESOL project is getting closer by the day: LCC are advertising for someone to manage the project. “Leeds City Council have recently been successful in securing grant funding from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government Controlling Migration Fund to develop and deliver the Learning […]
The impact of changes to NHS Charging Regs on everyone – Thackray Museum 6th June 2018 from 1.30pm to 4.45pm.
So far only two Managers from 3rd Sector orgs are registered. If you deliver any kind of community based health service to migrants or non-migrants and are funded by NHS or Public Health – you’re potentially affected by these new regs, so it’s enormously important someone senior from your org attends. This even is happening […]
Community Free Shop at All Hallow’s Church, 2nd, 5th & 6th July
Hyde Park used to be famous for it’s skip-diving opportunities, after all the Students had left for home at the end of term. This led to the creation of Leave Leeds Tidy – a campaign by Leeds Uni to help students find ways of recycling their unwanted belongings. You can see them in action, and […]