Duncan Wells has been appointed as Head of Resettlement across Yorkshire and Humber for Refugee Council. Welcome back to Leeds Duncan
Free training and networking event for local charities working with refugees: October 13-14
via @leedscityofsanctuary “On behalf of Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales and US-based funder Unbound Philanthropy, I am delighted to invite you to a free training and networking event for local charities working with refugees, this coming October. As the refugee crisis continues to take its toll across Europe, your work is more important than […]
Queens of Syria – Performance at West Yorkshire Playhouse, 18th July 2016
“Queens of Syria is an all-female Syria refugee theatre group coming on tour to UK next week. They will be performing an adaptation on Euripides’ anti-war tragedy The Trojan Women – thought to be the first dramatization of a war crime and its female victims. This project is incredibly important for the women, acting as […]
Rights of EU Nationals post referendum: a briefing from Migration Yorkshire – and a simple statement from CAB
via Ewa at Migration Yorkshire Migration Yorkshire have produced a briefing about rights of EU nationals in the UK post referendum for local authorities services and third sector organisations working with EU migrants. In addition, Nick from Chapeltown CAB has pointed to this very useful statement on the CAB website https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-rights/brexit/brexit/ “The UK public has […]
Eid & Community Celebration – 8th July, Ramgharia Sports Centre
You are invited to join us at an Eid and Community Celebration Event. Event details Friday 8 July – next Friday Between 4 and 9pm At the Ramgharia Sports Centre, 8-10 Chapeltown Road This special celebration of Eid provides an opportunity for people from ALL faiths and communities to come and celebrate together. The event has […]
People Welcome In LEEDS – March Against Xenophobia and Racism: 2nd July 12:00-13:30 The Barrel Man, outside Sainsbury’s, Headrow, Leeds
via @yorkshirestpauli “After a huge increase in xenophobic, racist attacks against migrants and British citizens of migrant descent, we are calling for a march of solidarity to show that in our city, we will not tolerate hate and bigotry. This is not called by any political party, organisation or campaign group – it doesn’t matter […]
Hate Crime reporting Apps from Stop Hate UK
This free app launched a couple of weeks ago – you can read the press release here Sadly, the article doesn’t contain actual links to the app, so we’ve saved you the trouble of finding them and posted direct links to the AppStore and Google Play Store Download the Iphone app here Download the Android […]
Roma Engagement Workshop – Feedback from April 16
Those of you with good memories will remember the excellent event put on in April around how Services and Groups might better engage with people from Roma backgrounds. Here are the notes from this event
Speakers from Leeds Bereavement Forum’s Conference on Radio Leeds
Following Leeds Bereavement Forum’s Conference on Wednesday 22nd June, you can hear two of the speakers – Diako and Emily on Radio Leeds – about 2hrs 50 into the programme click here to listen
Asylum in EU member states – Q1 2016
Samantha Powell from Leeds City Council found (and shared) this very helpful document
Leeds BME Hub Health & Wellbeing Event – Notes from the 16th May
The Leeds BME Hub Health and Well-being Hub event took place on Monday 16 May. The event focused on Health & Wellbeing in BME (Black and Minority Ethnic) communities, looking at current activity, identification of gaps and the role the BME Hub would have in supporting this work. This report summarises the discussions that took […]
Leeds Faith and Public Health Network event – 20th July 2016
The Leeds Faith and Public Health Network (LFPHN) is holding an open workshop in Leeds on the 20th July, 10-2pm (including lunch), at Roscoe Methodist Church, Francis Street LS7 4BY for Faith-Based organisations interested in providing out of hospital care in Leeds. The workshop will feature a commissioner-led talk about local priorities and an interactive […]