Contents: Moda's News (2); Events (5); Training (7); Funding (2) ; Resources (2) ; Jobs (3)
Friday 16 November
2007, 10.30 to 12.30 (AGM) - 1 pm till 6 pm (Food Fair)
St John’s Church, Stratford Broadway, E15 (opposite Stratford
shopping centre with disabled access)
MODA’s annual general meeting will take place on Friday 16th November 2007 and the theme of this year’s meeting is “Empowering the involvement of disadvantaged groups.”
As 16 November is the International Day for World Tolerance
we will also organise a celebratory international food fair bringing
together tastes of exotic cuisines around the world from our diverse
London communities.
Groups are welcome to apply to MODA for a small grant (£50 towards
ingredients and travel costs) to bring some cultural foods to display,
share or sell at this event with a prize for the best presented culinary
dish! The grant will be given to the first 20
applicants on first come first serve basis. Please hurry to return this
form (click
here) if your group wishes to take part. We will then contact
you to let you know if we are able to award your group a stall or grant
to bring foods.
Attendance is free.
Good news for MODA members and users. We now have our own training
room at 1 Mark street with enough space for up to 20 trainees. From
January 2008, we will run regular training programmes every month. We
will publish the details of our programme in the next E-bulletin. Community
groups needing room for meetings and training can hire the training
room from £10 per hour.
MODA will offer a four-day training programme in December 2007:
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Employment essential - 5th December
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Practical fundraising - 6th December
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Governance, management and administration - 12th December
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Strategic planning and leadership - 13th December
Friday 30th November
Oxford House, Bethnal Green, Derbyshire Street, London E2 7HG.
The conference will start with registration and refreshments from 09:30, a keynote address at 10:00 followed by questions and a variety of participatory workshops and presentations as well as plenty of time to ask your specific questions, to network and find out more about the issues that affect VSF members and the wider voluntary and community sector in London.
Oxford House is a VSF member and is a community and art centre in East London. The organisation first established in 1884 is involved in a variety of youth, immigration, arts & community work.
The purpose of Oxford House is to encourage a sense of community in a diverse society and to work in partnership with groups and individuals to develop their potential.
The objectives of the organisation are to:
· redress poverty and disadvantage
· deliver services through a strong equalities perspective
· promote tolerance and social justice
· promote diversity, cultural knowledge and awareness
For more information about VSF please email vsf@lvsc.org.uk or look at the VSF pages on the LVSC website.
Thursday 25th October 2007, from 9.30am (for registration and coffee)
to 2.30pm
Resource Centre, 356 Holloway Road, London N7
The conference aims to:
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Facilitate networking and raise awareness of the accountancy needs of refugee community organisations (RCOs)
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Raise RCO awareness of community accountancy services they can get in their area and elsewhere
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Encourage funders to bridge any existing gaps between community accountancy services provided and RCOs' need
Speakers from the following organisations have been invited: Community Accountancy Network in London (CANAL), Southwark Refugee Project, and the funding sector.
For further information, please contact Evelyn Tel: 0Oldfiled Unit on 207 700 8213 or administrator@evelynoldfield.co.uk
02 November 2007,
Migrants Resource Centre, 24 Churton Street, SW1V 2LP; 1pm– 4pm
- Are you looking for work experience in the UK?
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Would you like to improve your skills and get references for your future career?
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Are you interested in working in the voluntary sector?
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Would you like to develop new contacts and extend your network?
If yes, do not miss this great opportunity!
At our Volunteer Fair, you will meet different organisations and find
out about their volunteering opportunities!
Bring your CV along!
The fair can be a turning point in your life and career!
There will also be a free seminar on volunteering from 2.30pm to 3.30pm.
For more information and to book a place contact Laura Marziale on 02078211273 or at laura@migrants.org.uk
Building the capacity and strengthening the voice of the BME voluntary
and community sector
Friday 9th November, Haberdashers Hall, 18 West Smithfield, London,
EC1A 9HQ
The purpose of this conference, aimed at mental health professionals, is to create a safe space where participants can explore the challenges of intercultural and intra-cultural work from a range of perspectives. The conference will address some of the questions raised through the processes of living and working in our multicultural society:
- How do we work within the contexts of discrimination and powerlessness that constitute the worlds inhabited by our clients?
- How do we understand the role of faith in our clients’ belief systems, especially if they are different from our own?
- How do we collaborate with interpreters and bi-cultural workers?
- In which instances do we think that cultural sensitivity is the most important consideration, and when do we privilege the safety of the child or family as the highest context marker?
In addition to the keynote presentations there will be a range of workshops throughout the day and you will have the opportunity to attend two workshops (one in the morning and one in the afternoon). The workshop presenters from the family therapy field include Charlotte Burck, Hitesh Raval, Philip Messent, Sim Roy-Chowdhury, Chip Chimera and Jocelyn Avigad. Gillian Evans, the author of the book ‘Educational Failure and Working Class White Children in Britain’ will talk about her book in a workshop organised by the book club at the Centre for Cross-Cultural Studies.
Refreshments and lunch will be provided for all participants.
For more information and to book a place please click
here or contact the Training Department on 0207 391 9150.
Wednesday 7 November 2007, Leeds
Wednesday 28 November 2007, London
The past year has seen massive developments in the fields of refugee integration, community cohesion and equality and diversity, including Home Office proposals for national refugee integration services and the Commission on Integration and Cohesion's report, Our shared future.
Looking at examples from education, employment and housing, these two
distinct conferences will call for the distinct needs and experiences
of refugees to be reflected in these developments and captured in policy
making.
Rates
. Full: £339.00 (central government/business)
. Reduced: £299.00 (public/educational body/local government)
. Supported: £130.00 (voluntary organisation)
. 10% discount for attending both events
For more information, please email marketing@refugeecouncil.org.uk,
telephone 020 7346 6737, or click
here.
Every Thursday, from 1November to 13 December 2007 (exclude 8 and 29 November);11.00-15.00.
Froud Community Centre, 1 Toronto Avenue, Manor Park, London E12 5JF
The Afiya Trust in partnership with
Newham PCT and Salem Health Project are pleased to announce free training
sessions on cancer awareness for people and carers from French–
speaking African interested to gain more information on cancer . The purpose
of the project is to raise awareness about cancer, provide information
and increase understanding about different cancers most commonly found
in this community.
The workshops aim to help people with cancer empower themselves through
knowledge and confidence building to enable them to influence the quality
and delivery of services.
Who should attend: for any community member willing to acquire knowledge on cancer matters or keen to help the community and also for people affected by cancer or carers.
Certificate is granted, Lunch provided and travel expenses reimbursed.
For further information and to book
a place please contact Dr Alaa Saraf, by email to alaa.saraf@afiya-trust.org
or on 020 7582 0799
Open Days: 16th or 25th October 2007
Courses will be once a week on Tuesdays starting on Tuesday 6th November
- 11th December 2007.
LASA are currently recruiting for new and innovative training on Mobile IT Consultancy (Circuit Rider) for asylum seekers and refugees as part of activities within the PRESTO/EASI DP. This training is particularly targeted at refugees and asylum seeker who have intermediate English and reasonable knowledge and experience in IT systems either overseas or in the UK at a personal level or within a community setting. They particularly welcome asylum seeker and refugee women who are currently underrepresented in the IT sector.
The main aim of the training programme is to offer a specialised training package which includes an individual IT learning plan, career advice and access to welfare advice. The course will support Trainees to upgrade their IT skills and supported them in their pathways towards employment as Mobile IT Consultants.
The main features of the Training Programme are:
1. Routes to employment as a Mobile IT Consultant
2. Training on Troubleshooting or IT planning within a voluntary or
community organization
3. Support in looking for volunteering opportunities as a Mobile IT
consultant.
4. Peer Support from IT specialist within LASA and Career Advice
5. Limited sponsorship to National IT/CR conference in February 2008
for some participants.
6. Find out about networking opportunities within the IT sector ( Circuit
Rider)
7. Travel expenses and child care support will be available
Interested candidates should contact Jacky Moran at 02074264497 or send an email to jmoran@ lasa.org.uk to book a place on their Open Day.
Tuesdays 23rd, 30th October; 11.00 am to 1.00 pm
Finsbury Library, 245 St.John Street, London EC1V 4NB (Close to corner
of St John Street and Skinner Street; Tube: Angel, Northern Line, Buses:
153)
Where do you come from, what is your identity?
If you are interested in writing poems about your life experiences and
what it is like to be exiled in a new country, do come along and be
encouraged to find a way into writing.
Poetry Writing Workshops with poet and workshop facilitator: Lynette
Craig holds an MPhil in Writing; she mentors exiled writers and leads
workshops for both beginners and more experienced writers. Her own writing
reflects her interest in the dispossessed, the persecution and exile.
Wheelchair access. Disabled toilet.
PLEASE LET US KNOW YOU ARE COMING: jennifer@exiledwriters.fsnet.co.uk
Managing and retaining volunteers in RCOs
31st October 2007; one day: starting at 9.45am
Stockwell Community Resource Centre, 1 Studley Road, London SW4 6RA
Lunch provided
Volunteers are a great way to increase your resources. But after recruiting volunteers many refugee-led community organisations are faced with the challenges of managing and retaining them, particularly in the case of refugees and asylum seekers. This is a practical course to explore ways in which you could establish a structure to enable you to keep volunteers in your organisation. It will also look at options for diversifying volunteers, for example supporting host community volunteers.This one day course will cover:
Fundraising for Volunteer Costs and /or Volunteer Projects
Wednesday 21st November 2007, one day: starting at 9.45am
Stockwell Community Resource Centre, 1 Studley Road, London SW4 6RA
Lunch providedThis one day course will cover:Planning a volunteer project; top tips for making an application, Costing & budgeting volunteer involvement and top funders for volunteer costs
Why attend?
- Do you want to increase the resources you have available to provide more and better services to your clients?
- Do you want to explore setting up a new project using volunteers as, for example, befrienders, advocates, events organisers, support group workers, advice workers, health promoters?
- Do you worry about not being able to afford proper volunteer travel and meal expenses, or childcare?
- Do you want to invest more in your volunteers’ training and support to increase their capacity to help your organisation and encourage them to stay with you for longer?
To book a place please contact Evelyn Oldfield Unit on 0207 700 8213 or administrator@evelynoldfield.co.uk
Weds 14th - Fri 16th November 2007.,
The Paramount Imperial Hotel, Blackpool
Advanced-level training and services for volunteer managers and volunteer programme managers in the charitable, voluntary and not-for-profit sector
45 advanced-level workshops for managers of volunteers
and/or volunteer programmes on all aspects of volunteer management and
leadership, presented over three days by an international Faculty of expert
trainers in a relaxed residential setting.
Booking fees for residential participants from £550 per person,
all inclusive.
For further information click
here or e-mail iavm@csv.org.uk.
5th November- 28th November 2007.
Sessions will be on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10:30am - 1:30pm.
This course is for Asylum seekers with professional and higher level qualifications and/or experience and with intermediate English (ESOL level 1) or above and aim to:
- Understand more about the life and culture of London and the UK
- Develop your communication skills in a focused way
- Learn about useful organisations and services
- Identify opportunities for volunteering
- Examine the rights and responsibilities of citizens in the UK
- Learn more about the National Health Service
- Get an overview of the English education system and qualifications
The course will focus on different topics and will combine useful information with language learning, discussion, outside visits and speakers. This programme covers six topics:• World in a City • Lifelong Learning • Mother Tongues • Volunteering and Employment • Healthy Living • Law and Society
If you want to register for this programme please contact RAGU on: 020
7133 2110 or by email at ragu@londonmet.ac.uk.
An assessment day will be held on Tuesday 23 October.
This course is free for asylum seekers.
Travel expenses are paid and funds for childcare are available.
Funding - City Parochial Funding Programme
The City Parochial Foundation is one of the largest independent charitable
foundations in London. Each year they expect to make funds of approximately
£6 million available, of which more than £4 million will be
allocated to the Open Programme.
The foundation expects to make between 90 and 100 grants each year through
the Open Programme with an average grant awarded of £45,000. Grants
are awarded to organisations that work with those living in poverty as
well as particular groups such as women, black and minority ethnic communities,
asylum seekers and refugees and disabled people.
Proposals for the March Grants Committee must been submitted
by 25 October 2007.
For more information email info@cityparochial.org.uk
or go to www.cityparochial.org.uk/cpf/grants
Funding - Westminster Primary Care Trust launches voluntary sector grants scheme
A grants scheme from Westminster PCT is offering grants of up to £15k
to support voluntary sector initiatives that will reduce health inequalities
by promoting health and wellbeing for Westminster residents.
Under the scheme, Westminster PCT is inviting expressions of interest
from voluntary organisations able to undertake initiatives that deliver
one or more of the following outcomes:
- Delivery of information or service to a number of Westminster residents which raises their awareness of the benefits of physical activity or healthy eating or other activity which contributes to their wellbeing and gives them experience of achieving an improvement in health or wellbeing
- Increase in self-management or self-direction of people with a long term condition (including diabetes or CHD) by increasing their capacity and knowledge
Expressions of interest must be submitted by 26 October 2007, and projects must be completed by 31 March 2008. To download full details click here.
The ‘Keeping Control’ – Ensuring Choice and Independence
for People over 65 in Need of Care and Support project carried out by
National Charity examines the reasons why there is low take-up of Direct
Payments by older people, and sought ways of encouraging involvement
in this beneficial scheme.
The project will culminate with the launch of the Brief and Complete Guides to using Direct Payments for older people, which is organised by Counsel and Care and supported by the Mayor of London and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.
The guides have been developed in close consultation with older people, their families and carers, and also with input from involved professionals.
For more information contact Anna Maloney, Policy and Information Officer, Counsel and Care on 020 7241 8523 or at anna.maloney@counselandcare.org.uk
Global sustainable investment specialists EIRIS have published The state
of responsible business: Global corporate response to environmental,
social and governance (ESG) challenges which provides a snapshot of
the state of responsible business around the globe. The report details
findings of extensive research into the degree to which companies are
addressing key issues including corporate governance, environment, equal
opportunities, human rights and supply chain, and finds that responsible
practices are increasingly being adopted by companies worldwide, though
there are significant differences between regions. Additional key findings,
further background on definitions, illustrating graphs, and commentary
on key differences observed are available in the full report.
Full copies of the report can be downloaded here
For further information please contact Mark Robertson on 020 7840 5741 or at mark.robertson@eiris.org
Salary £26,055 (gross) in Year 1
Closing date: Monday,22nd October
The Refugee Crisis Intervention Service (RCIS) is a partnership of four north London based refugee organisations. The project provides a service to hundreds of refugees in mental health need including the essential language and cultural skills needed to offer both crisis and longer term support. It is thought that RCIS is unique both in terms of the UK and internationally.
A new Development Worker is needed to help realise the potential of this project. This includes extending the activities to include new language communities, promoting the activities widely and attracting funding from government and voluntary sources. The successful candidate will need to have knowledge of mental health and refugee issues.
To apply, send an e-mail to isc26@btconnect.com requesting an application pack.
Salary: £18,887 after training
Want to work in an Accident and Emergency Support role with the London
Ambulance Service?
- No experience necessary
- Full training given
You must have:
- A full UK manual driving licence with Category C1
- good level of Maths and English
For further information call Julie on 020 7953 7313/0845 634 2287 or julie@cite4jobs.org
Ukranian Migrants' Voice Initiative (UMVI) is looking for volunteers
and Trustees of all cultural backgrounds to work together to empower
members of recent Ukranian migrant communities to reach their full potential
and improve quality of lives and to bring together Ukranians living
in the UK.
Please email Oleg on olpasone@hotmail.com
for more information
