Leeds Refugee Forum is looking for an Administrator to support and develop office administration. The post is available for a fixed-term of 2½ years and may be extended, subject to funding. Leeds Refugee Forum (LRF) is refugee-led organisation providing direct support to many refugees and Refugee Community Organisations in Leeds. LRF’s work has gained a lot […]
The Gift Project: creative therapy group for women
via Sarah Banfield at Refugee Council
Jobs: Refugee Council & Horton Housing Association
via Pauline at LCC/Duncan at Refugee Council Children’s adviser – Leeds http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/jobs/4747_childrens_adviser_leeds Officer co-ordinator – Hull http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/jobs/4754_office_co-ordinator Horton Housing – Refugee Support Worker – Bradford https://www.networxrecruitment.com/Jobs/Advert/453004?FromSearch=False
Helping refugees and asylum seekers with money and finances: free training for Volunteers
Leeds Asylum Seekers and Ebor Gardens Advice Centre are teaming up to deliver free training for volunteers working with refugees and asylum seekers about money. The award winning team behind Money Buddies will cover four main areas over 4 weeks: Basic Banking – including effective tactics for getting bank account Credit and Debt – including credit […]
Women for Peace – Understanding Conflict and Extremism – Free Training via the Foundation for Peace
Women for Peace taster session taking place on Thursday 22nd September between 10am – 1pm at the Hamara Centre, Leeds Potential participants can either send a completed form to Jabar or can contact him and complete the form on the day Jabar Rehman – Prevent Support Officer Tel: 0113 3951770 Mob: 07891276763 Email: […]
Level 1 Accredited Community Interpreting Course – free from WEA
via Pria Bhabra Please look at the flyers below. Any expressions of interest are required to complete the application form and submit to either Pria Bhabra or John Barker at WEA (Workers Educational Association) The deadline for the application is Monday 19th September. Useful Information for applicants If the application is successful applicants will be invited […]
Free Online Training on Refugee Rights – Amnesty
via Nola at LASSN “It will help you gain the knowledge to defend and promote the rights of refugees across the world.” REGISTER NOW Places are unlimited on our free online course Human Rights: The Rights of Refugees which will be available for 12 months from 16 November 2016 to 19 November 2017. Who can take […]
Some minor changes to the layout of the LMAM blog
To make life easier, we’ve now got rid of the “about this blog” tab and merged it with the Who Are We? tab a Minutes tab, so the notes from previous meetings are all kept in one place a Where Do We Meet? tab, to help new people find their way to meetings Do let us know what you […]
WYDAN Winter Shelter Update and new Website
After the success of the pilot last year WYDAN will be opening the shelter again in mid December. We would like to thank all of our hosting organisations from last winter who have signed up to volunteer again. We would like to open up the shelter to other organisations and faiths, please do forward this […]
Talk English – ESOL classes at Unity Business Centre – Thursday afternoons 12:00-14:30 (Term time)
The lovely folks at Path Yorkshire are organising these
Vacancy: Policy and Research Officer, Refugee Action £33k
another role in #thatLondon Policy and Research Officer Hours: 35 hours Location: London-Victoria Closing Date: 19th September 2016 Interviews: 12th October 2016 Please click on the link above which will take you to the jobs page of our website, where you can download the application pack and further information. Completed applications should be sent through to: […]
Next MultiAgency Meeting, Monday 3rd October 10-12
This is a reminder that the next Leeds Multi-Agency Meeting is fast approaching..Monday 3 October 10-12. This will be hosted by Ali at One Community Centre Lots to talk about inlcuding recent campaigns, winter approaching and updates from around the table. Be great to see a full room! We’ll do the usual agenda setting at […]