Contents: Moda's News (1); Events (5); Training (4); Opportunities (2); Funding (3) ; Jobs (9)
Deadline: 31 August 2008
This project aims to support small and medium community organisations in areas of capacity-building needs identified by the groups themselves. As part of our 2008 progarmme. we are now in the process of recruiting 10-15 community groups to provide them with free1-2-1 targeted technical support to build up their governance and operational structures, help them with business and project planning and management and increase their access to resources and funding. The groups will be selected on ‘first come, first serve” basis. If you wish to be considered for support please fill in the online form: Outreach Capacity Building Support. (Click here )
20th – 22nd June 2008, London
For the second year running, Nueva Generation presents Refuge in Films, a film festival dedicated to raising awareness about refugee and migrant issues. In 2008, the festival is being entirely developed by a group of young people. By giving a voice to young refugees, the festival will address issues of representation of refugees and migrants in the film industry and will be a space of celebration, contributing to a more tolerant society.
The festival has been curated by a group of young people from New Generation and RefugeeYouth that come from different countries: Colombia, Somalia, Ethiopia, Iraq, Eritrea, Zambia, Congo, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Palestine, Kosovo, Algeria, Angola, Guinea, Mauritius, Bangladesh, Italy, Spain, France and England. They met fortnightly over four months to watch films and discuss the pictures from different angles and came up with an amazing programme soon to be published!
Refuge in Films 2008 has developed a Film Challenge in which young people have produced short films about immigration and refuge in collaboration with WorldWRITE and Grain Media. Young people aged between 15-25 years old have produced three films that are to be shown during the festival.
For further information and for the full programme visit: http://www.myspace.com/refugeinfilms
Paris, November 2008 (exact date to be confirmed)
At a time when the EU institutions are considering a new programme for the design of EU policies in the area of home affairs after 2010 and the European Council has underlined 'the need for a renewed political commitment' on a common immigration policy, this policy seminar will enable anti-racist civil society to proactively define the frame of reference for debate on an EU approach to migration. It will consider the practical realities of EU migration policy, but also the less tangible 'shape of the debate' that underlies the approach taken and leads to these practical realities. It will argue that the foundation stone for migration policies must be the human rights framework and that migrants' rights should not be dependant on the shifting sands of public opinion.
For further information click here.
20 June 2008, Bernie Grant Arts Centre, Tottenham N15
Delegate fee: FREE
Arts and sport, cultural and recreational activity, can contribute to neighbourhood renewal and make a real difference to health, crime, employment and education in deprived communities. This timely conference by North London Arts will debate and explore how arts and sport are used to engage disadvantaged young people.
For further information click here.
Re-engaging and reconnecting with ethnic minorities in media.
Tuesday 16 September 2008
Bafta, 195 Piccadilly, London
This one-day conference will examine the editorial, commercial and strategic challenges facing the media industry as it struggles to engage with ethnic minority groups in the digital world.
To request more information or to reserve your delegate place email conferences@guardian.co.uk
16th – 22nd June, 2008
Watermans, 40 High Street, Brentford, TW8 0DS
Box office: 020 8232 1010, Email: katie@watermans.org.uk
There will be an exciting programme of free events at Watermans Arts Centre in Brentford:
- Street Dance Taster Workshop: Wednesday 18th June for 15 years and over – in Watermans Studio One – 4.15pm – 5pm
- Refugee Arts Exhibition – works by Iranian artist Behnam Askari in the Theatre Foyer Gallery
- Refugee Arts Showcase – 20th June – dance, film and more performances on the Watermans Stage 6.30pm
The Watermans Cinema will also be showing Persepolis and the Kite Runner – see www.watermans.org.uk for further details.
For details of how to get to Watermans or for further information, please log on to www.watermans.org.uk
Tuesday 15th July 2008, 9.30 – 4pm
London Voluntary Sector Resource Centre; 356 Holloway Road, London N7
6PA
Free training day for small organisations introducing Local Area Agreements
(LAA)
If you want to be part of the fast-moving, national Every Child Matters: Change for Children (ECM) agenda - and potentially access additional funds for your work with children and young people - you need to know about the shake up in the planning, commissioning, delivery and evaluation of children’s services that is underway. This free training session will provide core information that will help you to decide how you want to be involved in your Local Area Agreement. The session will highlight action points you may wish to pursue and learning points from a range of case studies.
This training is targeted at small organisations working with children, young people and their families. Training is limited to 25 places. For furthe information or to register for this event, please contact Jordan Thompson: Email: jordan@ncvcco.org; Phone: 0207 833 3319.
October 2008 - July 2009, London
Deadline for applications: Friday 13th June 2008.
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 £840. However, 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 visit our website www.refugeetherapy.org.uk.
Applications are available in the Course Section. You may also contact
the Course Administrator, on 020 7272 2565 or at info@refugeetherapy.org.uk.
16 June 2008, London
With tier 1 already partially in force, and with a statement of intent due later this month on tier 2, this JCWI course is designed to equip practitioners with everything they need to know about the Points Based System. It will also provide practitioners with a understanding of the new civil penalties scheme brought into force at the end of February 2008. This course is delivered by a senior law lecturer who heads the immigration department at a London University and has practised in immigration law.
For further information and bookings click here.
12 June 2008, RBS Auditorium, London
Delivering passionate and value driven leadership in a complex and uncertain environment isn’t easy. The third sector CEO has a unique role, leading a diverse and changing workforce. Learn from examples of inspirational leadership and discuss how to nurture and retain talent, while dealing with challenging staff and volunteers.
For more information and to book your place please visit ACEVO (Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisation) website: click here.
Opportunities - Mentoring and Translation Schemes for Writers in Exile
Both Exiled Writer INK schemese are funded by the Arts Council England
funded.
Writers can apply for one scheme. Deadline is June 18, 2008.
Exiled Writers INK mentoring scheme
Are you a writer forced to live in exile? Are you finding it
hard to get recognition and published in the UK? Exiled Writers INK is
running a mentoring scheme to match writers in exile with well known writers
in the UK. You will work together intensively over a year, leading to
publications/ readings and new opportunities. You do not have to have
been previously published, or have a perfect level of English but you
do need to be writing at a high level and ready to accept guidance and
constructive criticism from your mentor. If you are interested, please
send 10 poems or 2 short stories and a CV to: NatTeitler@aol.com
or: Exiled Writers Ink mentoring scheme, 94 Beaufort Street, London SW3
6BU. Work will not be returned.
Exiled Writers INK translation scheme
Are you a writer forced to live in exile? Are you finding it
hard to get translated and published in the UK? Exiled Writers INK is
running a scheme to match writers in exile with expert translators in
the UK. You will work together intensively over a year, leading to publications,
readings and new opportunities. If you are interested please send a CV
in English and 10 poems or 2 short stories in your own language to: NatTeitler@aol.com
or Exiled Writers Ink Translation scheme, 94 Beaufort Street, London SW3
6BU. Work will not be returned.
Funding - EU Funding - Call for tender: innovative approaches towards integration
Deadline: 10 July 2008
Applicants: Alone or consortia; Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 200
000.
Innovative approaches towards successful integration of Migrants in the labour market. The purpose of the study should be to identify barriers that migrants may face in gaining access to employment and to examine innovative and practical ways to improve the integration of migrants into the labour market, from an economic and social point of view.
For further information click here.
Source: ENAR
Funding - EU Call for tender: comparative study on gender and anti-discrimination
Deadline: 30 July 2008; Community contribution: Euro 400 000
Call for tenders for a comparative study on sanctions and time limits in the Member States and EFTA/EEA countries in the field of gender and anti-discrimination
The purpose of the study will be to provide the Commission with independent input on the situation in the Member States and the EFTA/EEA countries, as regards rules on time limits and sanctions in cases of discrimination on grounds of gender, race or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age and sexual orientation compared with similar disputes in the various fields of law. The study shall also provide an independent analysis of the effectiveness, proportionality and dissuasiveness of the sanctions and if time limits prevent victims of discrimination from exercising their rights to present their case to court compared with similar disputes. A comparison between Member States and the EFTA/EEA countries should be done and best practices identified.
For further information click here.
Source: ENAR
Funding - BASIS 2
Open for applications: 7 May 2008
Application closing date: 27 August 2008
Minimum grant: £10,001 ; Maximum grant: £500,000 for projects
within one region.
Infrastructure services do vital work to help voluntary and community groups achieve their aims, through services such as training, providing information, representing community groups' interests, supporting networks and sharing good practice. The BASIS programme aims to ensure that voluntary and community organisations throughout England have access to high quality support that will help them be more effective.
In round one the Lottery Funded BASIS programme awarded £101 million to 206 voluntary and community sector infrastructure organisations across England. They expect to award up to £50 million in round two. Sanjay Dighe, Chair of the Big Lottery Fund’s England Committee, said: "Through BASIS 2 the Fund is continuing to develop the provision of expert, consistent and sustainable services, across the range of voluntary and community sector organisations. This second round of BASIS is taking a much more targeted approach to ensure funding is used specifically to meet identified needs within third sector infrastructure support. (...) This support aims to fill the gaps remaining after BASIS 1 on both a regional and national level, ensuring the sector is fully equipped to operate to the best of its ability, ultimately improving the services it provides in enhancing lives and communities across the country."
For further information and application guidelines click here.
Olmec's Solid Foundations Employment and Training Programme has 7 work
placement vacancies. The application packs can be downloaded from:
http://www.olmec-ec.org.uk/projects/solid-foundations/work-placement-vacancies/
The application deadline for all placements is Friday 20th June 2008
at 12:00 pm.
For more information please contact Lisa on 020 7091 9483 0r lisa.ronsholt@olmec-ec.org.uk
Salary £30,774; Ref No: L/00140; Location: London
Closing date for applications is Wednesday 11th June 2008
The Refugee Council is the largest charity working with asylum seekers and refugees in the UK, and provides services to clients in offices in London, East of England, Yorkshire and Humberside and the West Midlands regions.
The Finance team is part of the Resources Group. The other teams in the Resources Group are Business Services, Human Resources and IT. The Finance team is a central resource servicing the whole organisation which has an annual turnover of £61m. The main purpose of this post is to ensure that all financial requirements in relation to UK funded projects are met and that budget holders receive adequate support from the Finance team when putting together project bids and reports to funders.
You will have extensive experience of working in a management accounting or reporting role in a medium to large sized organisation, having responsibility for developing budgets, cash flow forecasts, variance analyses and financial reports. You will also be able to critically evaluate project proposals and identify relevant issues.
For further information click here.
Salary £24,545 (pro rata) Ref No: Y/00138
Closing date for applications is Sunday 8th June 2008
Interview date is Wednesday 18th June 2008 in Leeds
The Refugee Council is working to defend the human right to asylum and to increase public support for providing a place of safety for people fleeing persecution. We work for a better deal for people claiming asylum in the UK or building a new life here, through campaigning and lobbying for positive changes in policy and practice.
We need a campaigner to drive support for our work in Yorkshire and Humberside, building capacity for campaigns involving refugees. You will be the key link between our national activities and the work of refugees and their local organisations in the region.
You will have significant experience of local and regional campaigning, working with campaigners and volunteers. You will be a highly effective communicator both verbally and in writing and ideally have experience of media work.
For further information and an application pack click here.
