Contents: Events (6); Training (4); Resources (2); Funding (3) ; Jobs (4)
Monday the 31st of March ;10am – 5pm
St. Albans Centre, Leigh Place, London EC1N 7AB (Chancery Lane closest
Tube)
Travel expenses and lunch will be provided
A New Voice in London aims to give a voice to hidden communities of London, particularly those experiencing levels of vulnerability and exploitation. These communities include new migrants from within and outside the EU, refugees, asylum seekers, failed asylum seekers and undocumented migrants. These communities make a significant contribution to London’s economic, social and cultural life.
The Action Learning event we are holding will focus on the experience of these hidden communities and will enable participants to share common experience and with the help of drama, analyse what is happening. The event will include roundtable dialogue and engagement with policy makers in a safe and open environment, as well as a final action-planning session.
The success of the dialogue depends on the experiences brought forward by communities and we hope to have around 50 members of new communities present at the event to share their experiences. If you are a new community member or represent communities please attend and pass this information onto other members of the community whom you think also have valuable experiences to share – all are welcome.
Please contact Alex Sutton at Praxis on 07828.726.127 or alex.sutton@praxis.org.uk for more details.
5 June 2008 ; QE11 Conference Centre, London SW1
Delegate fee: £141
This year's event will examine the role that the third sector has to
play in the delivering of sustainable communities and how collaboration
between local and central government and the third sector will create
the sorts of places that we want to live in.
Ehjaz Gull, Assistant Director of Regeneration, Accent Community Partnership,
will be speaking live about the current plans to date, which will focus
on: Developing the Skills needed to meet Local Needs; The Accent Community
Partnership; Creating and supporting sustainable communities in Bradford;
Skills and support for young people to be employable in their own community;
Listening to local communities – tailoring training and support
programmes around the individual; Participation and cohesion among a
diverse range of ethnic backgrounds.
For further information and to book your place click here or contact Laura Marsh: tel. 0161.211.3031, email laura.marsh@govnet.co.uk, quoting 20D.
11 April 2008 ; 1pm - 4pm
Migrants Resource Centre, 24 Churton Street, SW1V 2LP
Are you looking for work experience in the UK? Would you like to improve your skills and get references for your future career? Are you interested in working in the voluntary sector? 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: tel. 02078211273 or email laura@migrants.org.uk
ROTA Free Conference
Tuesday 8th April 2008 ; 10am- 4pm
UCU Conference Unit, 27 Britannia Street, London WC1X 9JP
The conference will launch Race On The Agenda’s two year research and policy report which aims to reduce the potential for hate crime and to assess the applicability of restorative justice with hate crime in London. The event will also disseminate recommendations for multi-agency partnership solutions to address the gaps in criminal justice policy and practice in London. Please consult the attached flyer for more details.
Keynote speakers include George Mills, from the Equality and Human Rights Commission, Bennett Obong from the Metropolitan Police Authority and Elena Noel from Southwark Mediation Centre.
Please confirm your attendance by following the link www.rota.org.uk/pages/ROTAEvents.aspx or by contacting Giulia Liberatore at giulia@rota.org.uk (telephone number 020 7729 1310).
7th April 2008 ; 10:00 - 15:30 ; Praxis Main Hall ; Pott Street,
London , E2 0EF
Exploring how VCS and the statutory sector in Tower Hamlets can join together to create pathways by which homeless people with varying needs can obtain and sustain appropriate housing by the shortest possible route. This event will see the presentation of the first phaseof the research element of the project ‘Pathways out of Homelessness’ Project .
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets commissioned Praxis to carry out this pioneering project, which aims to identify the shortest route from homelessness into sustained housing for some of London’s most disadvantaged citizens. The project in its second phase aims to facilitate a dialogue between voluntary sector organisations to streamline approaches in the light of the findings.
The project so far has involved 98 organisations and 50 homeless and ex-homeless individuals in Tower Hamlets. Participants took part in dialogue and interactions through a series of workshops and interviews. This series of dynamic information exchanges has suggested a new partnership approach between the CVS and statutory sectors which will greatly improve the effectiveness of assisting the homeless gain sustainable housing.
The event will facilitate an important dialogue between organisations as to how to improve our effectiveness working together and create pathways out of homelessness through a streamlined voluntary sector. Your participation is greatly needed.
The event will also provide you with an excellent opportunity to network with other organisations working directly or indirectly with homeless individuals.
To book a place please contact Zafreen Mahfooz on 0207 749 7612 or Email zafreen@praxis.org.uk.
1 April 2008, Amnesty International Human Rights Action Centre,
London
Migrants Rigts Network and ABCDS are organising
a conference on sub-saharan migrants in transit in Morocco.
ABCDS is a non-governmental organisation based in Oujda, Morocco. For
the past three years, the organisation has been active in providing
humanitarian and legal assistance to sub-Saharan migrants in transit
in north-eastern Morocco.
The purpose of this conference is to bring together academics, NGOS,
policy-makers,the media and members of civil society with the aim of:
informing British civil society as well as the Moroccan and sub-Saharan
diaspora about the situation of sub-Saharan migrants; advocating on
behalf of migrants in regard to their fundamental human rights; creating
a Euro-African network and a forum for productive dialogue between sub-Saharan
Africa, the Maghreb and Europe, which in turn will contribute to finding
sustainable solutions to the current challenges of migration. This is
the first time ever in London that a Moroccan grassroots organisation
will be voicing up their experience on the ground, looking to build
social solidarity from the bottom up.
Please kindly note that places are limited so early registration is
recommended. For more information contact: Fatiha Hajjat, ABCDS Coordinator,
London. Email : abcdslondon@gmail.com
October 2008 - July 2009, London
Are you a refugee or asylum seeker? Would you like to help others? Are you interested in learning about counselling? Would you like to work in the community? Yes? Then this course is for you.
The Refugee Therapy Centre is running an introductory course on counselling for people who would like to learn about working with refugees and asylum seekers in the community. The Introductory Course on Counselling Refugees offers you the opportunity to use your own experiences to help others. We are looking for refugees and asylum-seekers from diverse backgrounds to share their experiences and learn from each other, in working with refugees and asylum seekers. People already volunteering or working in the community will also be welcomed.
Candidates who successfully complete this one year introductory course may be accepted for a Qualifying Counselling Training Course, which will enable them to work towards being accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
The course will run on Friday afternoons from 1.00 -5.45 p.m. between October 2008 – July 2009. Each week will include a lecture, a seminar with student presentations, and an experiential discussion group.
The full fee for the year is £640. Concessions are available for asylum seekers and unemployed refugees. If you are interested in applying for this course, or would like to know more information, please contact the Course Administrator, on 020 7272 2565 or at info@refugeetherapy.org.uk. The deadline for applications for the 2008-2009 course is Friday 13th June 2008. For more information about the Refugee Therapy Centre visit: www.refugeetherapy.org.uk
8 and 9 April, Glasgow
The Runnymede Trust is organising a two-day seminar on 08 & 09 April in Glasgow on the role of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and trade unions in the UK in combating discrimination on the grounds of racial and ethnic origin, age, disability, religions or belief and sexual orientation.
The seminar is directed at NGOs and trade union representatives. This event is funded by the European Commission and aims to develop the capacity of ciEuropean Year of Equal Opportunities Logovil society dealing with anti-discrimination.
For further information click here.
An event to support Women’s Businesses benefit from the 2012
Olympics
4 April 2008 ;West Ham Football Club
This free event will help businesses and new starts to: Identify potential
business opportunities resulting from the Olympics; Understand all the
business support available to you and how to access it; Register to receive
specialist business support for local women including one to one support,
coaching and business mentors; Understand more about social enterprise
and whether it's an option for you; Meet and hear from our special guest
speakers, including Oona King
Leading business support organisations will be there to aswer your questiomns
and offer expert advice.
If you would like to attend, please email info@urbaninclusion.co.uk and leave your name, business name (if already trading) and full address or register at FEAT Project website.
Training - Preventing and responding to hate crime - Call for Applications
May 31 - June 2, 2008 ; OSCE/ODIHR, Warsaw, Poland
Deadline for submission: March 31, 2008 ; Deadline for selection: April
15, 2008
This two and a half day training will provide civil society organizations with a menu of tools to build a more effective response to hate violence. Using techniques modeled in the training, NGOs will craft and implement strategies tailored to individual country and community challenges. Civil society participants will be trained on a variety of models; from establishing partnerships with officials, to monitoring, and victim support. The training will include lecture, group discussions, interactive activities, and small group work covering all the major topic areas in the resource guide. At the culmination of the training, participants will have an opportunity to propose a small scale project modeled on the training to implement in their community. The training will be conducted in English.
ODIHR will provide follow up support to participants via phone and email to help overcome obstacles that may arise during the implementation of their projects. In October 2008, ODIHR will convene participants for a follow up implementation support meeting to assess progress, discuss strategies to overcome obstacles that have arisen, and to build on the assets gained during the program.
Applicants: Civil society organization leaders from across the OSCE region with experience combating hate crime and intolerance and with a commitment to implement projects and programs as a follow up to the training.
For further information click here.
Resources - MINEM - DVD and Information Pack for Migrant Workers
Meeting the Information Needs of Economic Migrants Project (MINEM) is
happy to announce the release of their brand new information DVD 'Working
in the East of England: Information for migrant workers & employers'.
In the DVD women and men from across Europe share their personal stories
of living and working in the UK and offer invaluable advice to anyone
thinking about moving to the UK for work. Information providers, recruitment
consultants and others offer advice on a wide range of issues such as
how to recognise a good recruitment agency and getting a job. Employers
from different sectors talk about why and how they have recruited migrant
workers and share their experiences. And policy makers talk about the
importance of migrant workers to the East of England and the many benefits
of diversity for the region.
The DVD is in English with subtitles in Bulgarian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. MINEM has also released an Information Pack for Migrant workers with information on everything from employment rights, health in the UK, transport, children and families and what to do in an emergency. The information pack is available in Bulgarian, English, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. You will find it on the online resources page of our webiste at www.minem.eu where you can also view a clip of the DVD.
If you or your organisation would like a copy of the DVD please contact reception@communityactiondacorum.org.uk with your name and address.
Resources - Clever Communications
The Voluntary Action Media Unit has produced a free book for charities
called Clever Communications, with articles by media and charity insiders
giving an insight in to the secrets to building successful media relationships.
It includes the Clever Communications Directory, listing hundreds of media
contacts and useful resources for charity communicators. To be sent a
free copy of the book, just email your name and address to book@vamu.org.uk.
For further information visit http://www.vamu.org.uk
Funding - EU Funding - Fundamental rights and citizenship
Deadline: 2 April 2008
The general objectives of the Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Programme are the following:
- to promote the development of a European society based on respect for fundamental rights as recognised in Article 6(2) of the Treaty on European Union, including rights derived from citizenship of the Union;
- to strengthen civil society and to encourage an open, transparent and regular dialogue with it in respect of fundamental rights;
- to fight against racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism and to promote a better interfaith and intercultural understanding and improved tolerance throughout the European Union;
- to improve the contacts, exchange of information and networking between legal, judicial and administrative authorities and the legal professions, including by way of support to judicial training, with the aim of better mutual understanding among such authorities and professionals.
The Programme's specific objectives are the following:
- to promote fundamental rights as recognised in article 6(2) of the Treaty of the European Union and to inform all persons of their rights including those derived from citizenship of the Union, in order to encourage Union citizens to participate actively in the democratic life of the Union;
- to examine, where necessary, respect for specific fundamental rights in the European Union and its Member States when implementing Community law, and to obtain opinions on specific questions related to fundamental rights within this scope;
- to support non-governmental organisations and other bodies from civil society in order to enhance their capability to participate actively in the promotion of fundamental rights, the rule of law and democracy;
- to create relevant structures in order to foster an interfaith and multicultural dialogue at the level of the European Union
For more information visit: www.enar-eu.org/Page.asp?docid=16940&langue=EN
Funding - Community Spaces
Community groups across England are all set to spring clean their neighbourhoods
with a new £50 million lottery-funded grants programme launched
on March 19th.
The programme will provide grants and support to community groups wanting to make their neighbourhoods cleaner and greener. It will help local people improve and create play areas, community gardens, parks, wildlife areas, ponds, courts and village greens.
Community Spaces is being managed by Groundwork UK on behalf of a consortium of environmental organisations and is funded through the Big Lottery Fund. The programme will make grants of between £10,000 and £49,999 and some limited grants of up to £450,000 to community groups that want to create and improve public spaces in their neighbourhoods.
For further information about Community Spaces and to find out how to apply click here or telephone 0845 3671 671.
Funding - The Young Londoners' Fund
Closing Date: 2 May 2008
The London Development Agency (LDA) invites Expressions of Interest for
the Young Londoners' Fund (YLF). The Fund will provide up to £5
million funding for Third Sector organisations.
The intention of this is to enable these organisations to provide support
to young Londoners on a borough, cross-borough or pan-London basis by
increasing the range of services, providing more support for parents and
giving young people wider opportunities to gain new skills and raise their
aspirations. A key element of the fund is also about encouraging young
Londoners to get involved in decision-making about the provision of services.
The aim is to fund activities which promote positive opportunities for
young people to develop their personal, social, emotional skills and help
them with their education, training or employment needs. Helping young
people to fulfil their potential will have a positive effect on their
health, safety and educational outcomes and will be of wider benefit to
the London economy. The YLF is targeted primarily at 8-19 year olds who
face barriers to improving their life chances and are more likely to experience
poor outcomes. It will, however, also provide support for those aged 19-25
who are disabled, have learning difficulties, or who are leaving care
and need extra support to make the transition to adulthood.
Grants will be made to run projects that run to the period ending 31 August 2010. We will expect to fund proposals seeking a minimum of £400,000 funding across the two-year programme.
For further information and application guidelines click here.
Salary £32,908 Ref No: L/00116; Location: London ; Ref L/00116
Closing date for applications: Monday 31th March 2008
At a time when asylum seekers and refugees remain among the most marginalised, misunderstood and vulnerable groups in our society, effective campaigning and successful integration are priorities. The Refugee Council is developing services to meet the needs of our clients through the provision of support, counselling and training. We are supporting people to navigate the complex asylum process and helping refugees to reach their potential and go on to lead happier and more fulfilling lives. An important part of this is the lobbying and campaigning work we do to uphold and protect the rights of asylum seekers and refugees, and our work with politicians and the media to try and influence the debate.
In your role as Institutional Giving Manager, you will lead an excellent team of three fundraisers to secure income from charitable trusts, corporate partners and statutory sources. You will help us maximise on our existing high value relationships with trusts and corporate supporters and develop strategies to increase income through establishing new funding partnerships in areas including corporate and regional fundraising.
Help us to make a real and lasting difference to refugees and asylum seekers in the UK. You will be an experienced fundraiser with strong relationship building skills, motivation and energy to develop this area of fundraising.
For further information and a full job description click here.
Salary: £22,400 per annum ; Location: London ; Job Reference:
0803-01(i)
Closing date for applications: 07 April 2008
Do you have exceptional organisation skills? Can you provide support to a number of team members simultaneously? Do you enjoy working in a fast paced environment? If you answer yes to these questions then read on.
ActionAid’s International Fundraising Team is looking for an exceptional individual to provide us with high level and technical administrative support. You’ll play a key role in ensuring our team is highly organised and effective and also offer PA support to the International Fundraising Director.
You will have had more than one year’s administrative/office experience, with advanced MS Office, the ability to demonstrate strong numerical skills and compile financial tables. You should have excellent written and oral communication skills, excellent attention to detail and the ability to take your own initiative. You will be a good team player with an extremely proactive approach and be able to manage and prioritise your own workload and work simultaneously on different projects, in this busy and fast paced environment.
Be part of an exciting international charity where our vision is a world without poverty. If your passion and commitment can help us meet this challenge then we want to hear from you.
Closing date, 7th April 08
Salary: £24,690, 35 hrs a week (plus up to 15% performance related
pay); Three Year Contract
Working in East London and in Uganda, we aim to promote the social
inclusion and integration of the most vulnerable members of society,
particularly those from black and minority ethnic groups and refugees.
We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated person to assist us with
developing new services and fundraising for projects both here in the
UK and in Uganda. Based in Stratford, East London, you will also be
the lead member of staff, line managing the staff team. A minimum of
two years work experience around fundraising, developing new services
and a substantial understanding of the UK Voluntary Sector are absolutely
essential. Understanding of international development issues will be
an added advantage.
Please visit www.oneworldfoundation.org.uk
to download a detailed job description, person specification and application
form or contact us on 020 8555 0788.
The Foundation is striving to be an equal opportunities employer. Previous
applicants need not reapply.
Closing date, Friday 7th April 08
14 hours per week – 1 year contract with possibility for renewal
; £18,200 pro rata
One World Foundation Africa is looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated person to join our friendly and committed staff team. The Foundation is pleased to be running a national youth volunteering programme in partnership with V funding. The post holder will support young people from BME communities in East London around enabling them to access training, information and advice and gain valuable work experience through volunteering and placement projects.
Please visit www.oneworldfoundation.org.uk
to download a detailed job description, person specification and application
form or contact us on 020 8555 0788.
The Foundation is striving to be an equal opportunities employer. Previous
applicants need not reapply.
