Warmest congratulations to Mike Prendergast, Community Services Manager in Southwark Libraries, one of the partners in WTYL. He has just won the hotly contested STARS 2007 award (Southwark Top Achievers Recognition Scheme) for "Community Service of the Year" for his work in "development of new services to encourage many diverse groups' use of libraries."
11-12 October 2007, Toronto, Canada
The Canadian Urban Libraries Council, in partnership with Toronto Public Library, is holding this conference to explore diversity, social integration and social cohesion, and the critical role of public libraries in Canada’s rapidly changing urban environment.
Mapping Provision and Matching Needs of Community Language Speakers in Higher Education
Wed 18 Jul 2007, School of Oriental and African Studies, Khalili Lecture Theatre, London, 9.30-5pm
(Source: www.refed.org.uk)
http://www.rln-westmidlands.com/Events/mappingprovision_communitylanguages.aspx
More information or to book at place at this workshop and seminar see weblink above.
Link to brochures about The Access to Learning Award [ATLA] of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ($1 million US) which recognises programmes such as providing free internet access to the public. The deadline for the 2008 award is 31 December 2007.
London enriched: the mayor's draft strategy for refugee integration in London
http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/equalities/immigration/strategy.jsp
The Mayor now seeks views on the draft strategy. Full details at weblink above. Consultation period runs from now to 29 October 2007. Although there is a brief mention of public libraries in the full document, I would encourage any public libraries/refugees actively working together in London to put in a response.
Refuge: photography and personal stories that challenge myths around asylum
http://www.novas.org/arts/refugee,61,PAR.html
To 21 Jul, Novas Contemporary Urban Centre, London SE1
Showcases the works of three exceptional photographers - Ilham Hamood, Robin Taudevin and Claudia Janke. Full details at weblink above.
Resources
Integration and cohesion case studies
In addition to the main report (noted in WTYL Digest 18 June 2007), the Commission on Integration & Cohesion have also published a separate document with case studies, including “Refugees into Libraries” (Leicester) and “Libraries Connect” (Hull).
Obstacles to accountability: challenging the immigration detention of families
(Source: IRR Weekly Digest)
http://www.biduk.org/pdf/children/BIDFamilyHandbookFINAL.pdf
The aim of this new handbook from the organisation Bail for Immigration Detainees is to provide up-to-date analysis of current detention policy and practice to inform campaigners, lawyers, human rights organisations and parliamentarians who wish to challenge family detention.
Forced to flee
http://www.theworkcontinues.org/downloads/Forced%20to%20Flee%203%20Web%20PDF%20version.pdf
(Source: IRR Weekly Digest)
The 3rd edition of Refugee Action Group’s FAQs about refugees and asylum-seekers in Northern Ireland has just been published.
Culture on demand
http://www.culture.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/9C6750DA-8C19-4254-91B7-0F0FCA786750/0/CultureOnDemand.pdf
New report from DCMS, which looks at what drives demands for culture from people in the Public Service Agreement priority groups (BME communities, disabled people, lower socio-economic groups) – includes positive references to work in libraries - including Leicester - (and museums and archives).
Background reading
The impact of recent immigration on the London economy
(Source: IRR Weekly Digest)
http://213.86.34.248/NR/rdonlyres/38C39C11-76CB-4198-A4AC-26E2FFD341D1/0/BC_RS_immigration_ES.pdf (Executive Summary)
Report from the LSE for the City of London looks at the pattern of migration to London, and highlights issues that need to be addressed.
Project Co-ordinator The Network
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