WTYL website
New communities in Greenwich
Gerard Lewis from Greenwich Libraries has kindly agreed that we can add a report produced by the Greenwich Policy Team to the website, as a good example of how to map new communities arriving into your area – see the foot of the page at: http://www.welcometoyourlibrary.org.uk/editorial.asp?page_id=76
Living London: orientation programme for asylum seekers in London
http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/ragu/$living-london.cfm
(Source: www.refed.org.uk)
This free course, organised by RAGU (Refugee Assessment and Guidance Unit) in London, starts in September for 3 mornings a week for 4 weeks. Travel expenses will be paid and funds for childcare are available. It is for asylum seekers with a professional or graduate background and with intermediate English (ESOL level 1) or above. See weblink for more information.
Wed 15 August, Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, London E2, 7pm
Oh! Art and Exiled Writers Ink event with Somali, Bosnian and Iranian writers and musicians. Featured guests: Darina Stojnic, Aar Band, and Mahdad Majdian. One of a series of events held every two months to bring the work of Somali and other exiled writers to the wider community of
NB: Oxford House has launched a Somali music compilation. More info about this and Somali Arts Programme at http://www.oxfordhouse.org.uk/template.php?ID=44
West London Refugee Women's Forum has produced a very attractive, full colour multilingual recipe book. Each page has a recipe from one of the organisation's volunteers who are of all ages and backgrounds and from all over the world. The book features 29 recipes in English with parallel text in mother tongue languages including Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian, Burmese, Chinese, Congolese, Farsi, Gujurati, Irish, Japanese, Norwegian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovakian, Spanish, Tamil, Thai, Tigrinya, Turkish, Twi. The book includes photographs of people, recipes, craftwork and cloth. The project, which aims to foster good relations between different communities and promote intercultural awareness and understanding, has been funded by the Community Development Foundation, Connecting Communities programme.
http://www.coventry.ac.uk/researchnet/d/341/a/1804
Work in Leicester Libraries is featured in training/development/capacity good practice section on the website of the Institute for Community Cohesion - see weblink above.
From outside in: refugees and British society
(Source: Philip Wark)
New publication that brings together contributions by poets, playwrights, journalists and those with no previous writing experience from fifteen different countries to reflect on what
Cost: £11.99. Further info from: http://www.counterpoint-online.org/cgi-site/biblio.cgi?action=detail&id=69.
Talk To Your Baby – quick tips
http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/talktoyourbaby/quicktips.html?dm_i=142153346
Talk To Your Baby has produced a series of quick tips for parents and practitioners to help children develop good talking and listening skills. Each sheet is available in thirteen languages. Copies can be downloaded from the above weblink and photocopied free of charge.
(Source: Refugee Council newsletter, 30 July)
The Children’s Panel works with separated children who are under the age of 18 when they enter the UK. The team can also work with asylum seeking young people under 21 who, in the absence of a parent, are caring for younger brothers and sisters.
Asylum Aid online survey
http://www.asylumaid.org.uk/Policy/asylum_rights_watch2007.htm
(Source: Refugee Council newsletter)
This survey aims to document the experiences of people in the asylum process. Asylum Aid expect to use the evidence to present to the Independent Asylum Commission later this autumn. Anyone who has contact with asylum seekers, or who is themselves seeking asylum, is encouraged to present their evidence of what is happening on the ground during this period of change in Home Office procedures. You may provide your name or be anonymous as you prefer.
This policy briefing has been updated July 2007.
http://www.refugeeaccess.info/uploads/news/NCCG_news_6.pdf
These consortia have largely changed their name to "Strategic Migration Partnerships" to reflect their expanded role, which now covers "migrants" and "migrant workers" as well as refugees and asylum seekers There is more detail about this in this newsletter, which also includes useful statistical information. The newsletter also includes a guide to funders that give priority to asylum seekers and refugees.
http://www.laria.gov.uk/
On 10 May 2007, the Local Authorities Research & Intelligence Association (LARIA) and the Local Government Association (LGA) held a seminar on this topic, looking at research undertaken in the Midlands, Slough and Crewe, and at activities in East Anglia. The presentations, including one from the Audit Commission, are available from a link on the home page of the LARIA website (see above).
Ed Miliband MP has lead responsibility for Social Exclusion policy
Ed Miliband MP has been appointed Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and has lead responsibility for Social Exclusion policy. He will be supported on the social exclusion agenda by Gillian Merron MP, Parliamentary Secretary, who is also the Minister for the East Midlands.
Read Ed Miliband’s statement on his appointment at: http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/newsroom/news_releases/2007/statements/070628_miliband.asp
More information on the Cabinet Office Ministerial Team is available at: http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/about_the_cabinet_office/ministers.asp#ministers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6913296.stm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/articles/2006/07/14/radiomerseyside_pres_umiprasad_feature.shtml
"Umi Prasad.....discovered that her previous experience as a librarian was invaluable. She was still disseminating information, but just entertaining an audience in a different way........In 1957 she came over to Liverpool, and some years later, she became the Asian Librarian in the Multi-Cultural unit of Liverpool City libraries"
“One in seven joins
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article2816666.ece
Article by Patrick Cockburn, looking at the vast number of people fleeing
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