One in every 122 people is displaced by war, violence and persecution… and more than half of all refugees are children (United Nations, 2015).
The Centre for Applied Childhood, Youth and Family Research, University of Huddersfield, warmly invites you to a seminar that looks at children and childhoods in the context of asylum. The event is aimed primarily at practitioners and those who work with children and young people, as well as students, academics and other professionals.
- Date: Monday 18 September 2017
- Time: 2pm to 5pm
- Location: Room G4, Brian Jackson House (Yorkshire Children’s Centre), New North Parade, Huddersfield, HD1 5JP
More information here: https://www.hud.ac.uk/research/researchcentres/cacs/research-areas/child-and-family-migration/children-and-childhoods-seeking-asylum/
This seminar draws on social science research, lived experiences, activism and practitioner knowledge. We are grateful to our key contributors who will be looking at different aspects of practice and policy:
- Isobel Bowler: Senior Immigration Caseworker, Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit – ‘Working with Children Seeking Asylum’
- John Grayson: Independent Researcher, South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group – ‘Asylum Housing and Families’
- Dr. Ala Sirriyeh: Lecturer in Sociology, University of Keele – ‘Undocumented Youth Activists’
- Dr. Kate Smith: Research Fellow (Asylum and Migration), University of Huddersfield – ‘Asylum Support, Mothers and Children in Kirklees’
Cost: £15 waged, £5 unwaged, students free.
Places are limited so please book early via the OnlineStore: http://www.store.hud.ac.uk/product-catalogue/short-courses/human-and-health/children-and-childhoods-seeking-asylum
Organised by Dr. Kate Smith, Centre for Applied Childhood, Youth and Family Research, University of Huddersfield. For further details contact Sue Hanson: [email protected]
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