Here’s an excellent blog outlining the extend of NHS Health Charges to Overseas Visitors which we spotted in a recent CAB Newsletter Charges to overseas visitor debts to the NHS- liability and mitigation | by Asfah Kosir Interestingly, it outlines the circumstances in which someone might be able to Arrange a repayment plan with the […]
Solace Training: Understanding Factors Impacting Wellbeing in Asylum Seekers and Refugees 28/04/2025 10am – 12.30pm
This training is free and is for anyone who would like to understand more about the wellbeing refugees and asylum seekers and specifically how to support them better. What you will learn: To understand how to communicate about emotional and mental well-being To understand how trauma symptoms may present in people To learn techniques to […]
Job: Senior Mental Health Assessment Worker, PAFRAS, Full-time hours. Deadline 17th March.
PAFRAS are currently looking to recruit an experienced, passionate and committed Senior Mental Health Assessment Worker to offer mental health assessments, referrals and ongoing mental health support to PAFRAS clients, and line management to a small staff team. Working within a strength-based approach, we are looking for someone who will bring enthusiasm and flexibility with […]
Shaping the Future: A fund to support leadership in the migration sector – deadline 12th March 2025
The ‘Shaping the Future’ Leadership Initiative is designed to bolster leadership in the refugee and migration sector. It offers targeted support to: Grassroots organisations Individuals with lived experience of migration The fund promotes leadership development that is: Anti-oppressive: Challenging systemic inequities and power dynamics. Wellbeing-focused: Prioritising mental health and sustainable leadership practices. Grounded in lived […]
Invitation New Narratives workshop Leeds in March
I would like to invite you to the New Narratives workshop in Leeds (March 19-20). This programme is for organisations who are working to enable refugee and asylum seekers to become part of civic life. Participants will receive support to re-imagine and refresh their projects. This includes using storytelling techniques to clarify their invitation to […]
Asylum Matters – Advocacy Update 20th Feb 2025
By Jon from LASSN on 20th February 2025 in Activism & Campaigning, Destitution & Housing, Jobs, Opinion, Policy & Research, Resource
1. Advocacy and campaigning Initiatives Fight for Asylum Rights Since the introduction of the Nationality and Borders Act in 2022, we have campaigned under the banner of Fight the Anti-Refugee Laws. As we continue our work, we have rebranded this campaign as Fight for Asylum Rights—reflecting our commitment to repealing harmful anti-refugee legislation and advocating for a compassionate, […]
Webinar: Welcoming Refugees in Your Sports Club “Clubs of Sanctuary” 25th February 2025
A webinar on Tue 25th Feb 2025 18.30-19.30 aimed at people interested in sport and how to welcome refugees into sport clubs. Find out about the City of Santuary and connecting with sport clubs. Hear about the first Women’s Football Club of Sanctuary – Holbeck Moor FC- Leeds leads the way!
Hope Not Hate Webinar, 19th March 2025
By Jon from LASSN on 17th February 2025 in Activism & Campaigning, Meeting, Opinion, Policy & Research, Safety & Inclusion
Hope not Hate are arranging a webinar presenting their newest research and analysis on far-right activity in the UK today. Their 2025 State of Hate report centres around three emergent threats: Tommy Robinson, Reform UK and the riots. It will be released in early March, and they will be talking through the key findings for organisations […]
Leeds University – Gazan Humanitarian Scholarship – applications close 24th March 2025
Leeds University is offering a postgraduate scholarship for citizens of Gaza who have been displaced as a result of the ongoing conflict in the region. Please see below for a link and information from the website. The scholarship has an application deadline of 12th March. Gazan Humanitarian Scholarship https://www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scholarships-bursaries/doc/gazan-humanitarian-scholarship-1 We offer Postgraduate Taught (PGT) scholarships for […]
Celebration of Spring বসন্তবরণ, 15 February 2025 at 4:00 PM in Moortown Methodist Church
We’re hosting a very colourful Celebration of Spring বসন্তবরণ on 15 February 2025 at 4:00 PM in Moortown Methodist Church, Leeds. through haunting music, poetry and dazzling dance . Register soon because space is limited. We hope you’re able to join us! Saturday, 15 February 2025 16:00 বসন্তবরণ | Celebration of Spring | Kabyashilan Register Moortown Methodist Church Centre
Migrant Women in Business Report Launch event – Migration Yorkshire and Leeds University Business School – 13th Feb 2025
Leeds University Business School and Migration Yorkshire invite you to a report launch event to share the outcomes, recommendations, and next steps of the ‘Migrant Women in Business’, funded by West Yorkshire Combined Authority. The event will be led by Dr Deema Refai (University of Leeds) and Ewa Lelontko (Migration Yorkshire). The ‘Migrant Women in Business’ project supported […]
Asylum Matters update 6th February 2025 – advocacy, campaigns and resources
By Jon from LASSN on 6th February 2025 in Activism & Campaigning, Destitution & Housing, Jobs, Opinion, Policy & Research
Advocacy and campaigning Initiatives Fight for Asylum Rights As you will know, we have campaigned under the banner of ‘Fight the Anti-Refugee Laws’ since the Nationality and Borders Act in 2022, but we have now re-branded this campaign as ‘Fight for Asylum Rights’. Under this new banner, we will continue to campaign for the repeal […]