Contents: Events (4); Training (3); Resources (1); Funding (2); Jobs (6)
4 October 2008, 1pm - Trafalgar Square, London
Get Fair is a national coalition that is campaigning to end poverty in the UK. The campaign is calling on all parties to commit to concrete measures to ensure decent, adequate incomes, fair access to services, affordable homes and decent neighbourhoods.
Over the past two decades Britain has become richer - but not any fairer. The UK is the fifth richest country on the planet - yet the gap between rich and poor continues to grow. According to the Government’s own statistics, 12.8 million people in the UK are living in poverty.
The campaign’s first national event is 'Keep the Promise' - for further information click here.
Sunday 14 September 2008, 12noon – 5pm - Admission Free
Allen Gardens & Spitalfields City Farm, Buxton Street E1
The Spitalfields Show & Green Fair combines the Annual Horticultural Show of fruit, vegetables, flowers and home produce with the Green Fair promoting the care and enjoyment of the natural environment.
The Spitalfields Show is a glorious display of home grown produce by people from all over London.
The Green Fair welcomes all kinds of stalls. There will be healthy living and nutritional advice, alternative therapies, information on recycling, composting & growing your own food, biodiversity and sustainability workshops.
If you would like a stall (£30 payable to “Alternative
Arts”) to raise money for your organisation, sell goods or give
information and advice please email info@alternativearts.co.uk
or call 020 7375 0441 by 31st August.
A 1-day festival of arts, debate, and film
Sunday 7th September, 12.30pm – 1am, Cargo, 83 Rivington Street,
EC2A 3AY, London
Celebrate diversity in the most cosmopolitan city in the world! Love Difference is a Festival of intercultural dialogue taking place in London, Bristol, and Northampton. It is organised by European Alternatives, civil-society organisation responsible for the yearly London Festival of Europe. This series of events forms part of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue, and has the support of the European Commission Representation in the UK.
For further information click here.
Delegate fee: FREE
Discuss key issues around equality for refugees with disabilities. Raise awareness about disability rights for refugees and asylum seekers. Identify gaps in support, information and knowledge around equality for refugees with disabilities
Speakers: 'Disability Rights for Refugees and Asylum Seekers', Ms Christine Goodall - National Development Coordinator, Disability Law Service; Communication - Special challenges faced by Refugees with Disabilities, Mr. Yuusuf Guuled - Horn of Africa Elderly and Disability Association; Ms Ratna Kamdar - Committee Member, Asian People's Disability Alliance; Dr. Charlotte Keeble - Research and Consultancy Manager, Metropolitan Support Trust; Mental Health and Equality - Challenges faced by refugees and asylum seekers; Dr. Bagheerathan - Psychiatrist for CNWL NHS Trust; Ms Oloyede Yemi - Adult Psychotherapy / Service Manager, CNWL NHS Trust.
For further information, to book a place please contact Poornima on 01895 441530 or email poornima@reap.org.uk
Are you currently involved in establishing a new group? Or has your organisation
been established recently? Ready Steady Start (RSS) will equip you with
the basic skills needed to start setting up a sustainable organisation.
It will also encourage you to consider if setting up an organisation is
the right path for your group.
Who is it for? The RSS course welcomes new or recently established voluntary
and community BAMER (Black Asian Minority Ethnic and Refugee) groups.
What's on offer? A FREE 4 day interactive training course delivered by
experienced staff from Advice UK, BTEG, LVSC, Refugee Council and two
consultants who are specialists in their field.
Step 1 - Setting up a sustainable organisation; 22nd October 2008 10:30-4:00pm
Step 2 - Project Development; 23rd October 2008 1:30-4:30pm
Step 3 - Governance; 29th October 2008 1:30-4:30pm
Step 4 - New to Fundraising; 30th October 2008 1:30-4:30pm
For more information or to book a place please go to RSS website or contact Karin Podschun on 020 7700 8110 or e-mail: karin@lvsc.org.uk
8 September, h. 10-16, NCVO, London
Delegate fee:£74.48
Are you, or the organisations you work with and support, worried about
Data Protection? Not understanding or complying with Data Protection legislation
can put an organisation at financial and reputational risk. Join us at
this Data Protection Seminar to find out how to apply best practice in
all your communication channels, ensuring that your organisation and those
that you support do not fall foul of the law. The course leader, Lesley
Tadgell-Foster, will use her extensive experience to bring the subject
to life, and will equip you with the knowledge and tools to ensure that
you, and the organisations you work with, are compliant with Data Protection
legislation.
The following are just some of the topics that we will be exploring on
the day: the most recent developments in Data Protection legislation;
the rules that apply to email, text, telemarketing, postal campaigns and
fax; how to ensure your organisation’s communications are lawful;
how legacy databases and purchased lists can be used for marketing purposes;
data protection and websites; privacy statements. (please note HR and
Financial Data Protection issues will not be covered).
Find out more and book your place online at NCVO, call Matt on 020 7520 3160 or request a paper booking form by email: marketing@ncvo-vol.org.uk
Monday 20th – Saturday 25th October 2008
Gilwell Park Conference Centre, Near Chingford station, London
Are you passionate about music?
If you are aged between 18 and 25, not in work, education or training, you could spend 6 days away creating pieces of Music and trying out new performance styles. During the 6 days you will:
- Learn from industry professionals
- Create and showcase musical performances
- Receive personal development support
- Gain confidence in your music skills and in yourself
It’s completely free – including food, accommodation and transport.
For more information please contact Lloyd Mitchell now on 020 7543 1445 or 07961876 966 or email: lloyd.mitchell@princes-trust.org.uk
They are keen to attract those who have a little bit of musical experience, i.e. can play instruments Drums, keyboards, bass guitars and Guitarist and vocalist are welcome to apply, also we do take rappers as part of the vocal group so let them know.
Resources - MEDACT Maternity and Advocacy Pack
Maternity and advocacy pack to improve access to maternity services for
marginalised women.
The pack designed for use by community organisations consists of three storyboard covering pregnancy, birth and becoming a parent. The illustrations show standard NHS maternity care. A supporting booklet provides additional information about maternity care, including clinical care, consent, asking questions, interpreters, social services, domestic abuse and other issues.
Medact has 20,000 copies to distribute to community organisations, free of charge.
For more information and to request free copies of the pack, go to www.
medact.org or email map@medact.org.
Funding - Young People’s Fund 2: Local grants (England)
Application closing date: 16 October 2008
Minimum grant: £10,000; Maximum grant: £500,000
The Big Lottery Young People’s Fund 2 Local Grants programme will put young people at the heart of local issues and services that affect their lives in England. It’s the chance for young people to lead on developing the activities and services that they want in their local area.
The programme has two aims:
- to ensure that all organisations that provide services to young people,
involve them in developing, running and reviewing policies and services
- to help achieve the five Every Child Matters outcomes.
Up to £38 million is available to support projects across England
where young people lead from start to finish. This programme will only
consider projects that are youth-led.
We want to fund projects where young people are fully involved and improvements
are made to young people’s services. We also want to support work
to increase understanding of young people’s needs and create further
opportunities for involvement in things that affect young people’s
lives.
For further information click here.
Funding - Diana, Princess of Wales memorial fund
Deadline for first stage 12 September 2008
Deadline for second stage: 12 December 2008.
The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund's Grants Round For Community Organisations Working With Children and Young People Seeking Asylum is now open for application. These grants are aimed at supporting community organisations providing direct services or advocacy for young refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK.
Organisations who are eligible for a grant must be:
- An impartial, legal, community and non-profit making organisation, charity or company;
- Working with children and young people under 21 who are refugees or seeking asylum;
- Based and operating in one or more of the four countries of the UK (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales).
For further information including the application process click here.
Salary:£24,000pa; Location:Islington
Closing Date:12 September 2008
Role Purpose: To raise awareness, mobilise and increase campaigning activities
on child poverty and the extent of the problem in London and what needs
to be done to eradicate it; To work with community organisations operating
throughout London to strengthen their voice on child poverty;
To organise a series of participatory campaigning events for London children,
young people and their families ensuring that their views are heard and
that they are able to play a leading role in campaigning on child poverty
in London.
More information, including a detailed person specification, can be found on the website http://www.endchildpoverty.org.uk/news/news
Please send your CV and covering letter by email to liz@ecpc.org.uk
or post to:
Liz Thorne at End Child Poverty, 94 White Lion Street, London, N1 9PF
Closing date for applications is Wednesday 17th September 2008
Salary £25,302 - £28,500 Fixed-term to September 2011 Ref
No: L/00182
The Refugee Council has signed a contract with the UK Border Agency (UKBA) for the provision of advice and support to new refugees through the new Refugee Integration and Employment Service (RIES). We will provide high-quality RIES services in several English regions – London, the East of England, the West Midlands, and Yorkshire and Humberside.
This Employment Advisor role is the point of initial contact for all RIES clients engaging within the employment services and will be required to work closely with other roles within the overall RIES service. The main areas of work include initial assessments, action planning and advice and guidance. The post-holder will be responsible for ensuring that all required information is effectively captured using appropriate tools and forms and that it is transferred and stored using organisational systems and databases. The post-holder will also be responsible for delivering high quality individual and group career guidance, education and support to new refugees who are intending to access or move a step closer towards employment.
For a full job description and an application pack click here.
Salary:£14 per session; Location:Dagenham
Closing Date:5 September 2008
Want to get involved working with children in Years 5 and 6, impacting their lives and making a difference? Then why not apply to work on our Morphing project which is running from 22nd September to March 2009. The days and hours of sessions will vary, the maximum number of hours each week being 10. This is term time only and comes with a salary of £14 per session, for which you will have the opportunity to get involved with sessions such as drumming, dancing, fitness extravaganza.
This is a temporary post from 22nd September to March 2009, with a maximum of 10 hours per week, term time only, with a session lasting 2 hours.
Minimum requirements: Experience of working with young people from a variety of ethnic groups and cultural backgrounds; Proven ability to engage positively with young people of a ‘vulnerable’ nature in both attitude and behaviour; A CRB Disclosure is a requirement of this post.
For application paperwork email claireasplin@lifelineprojects.co.uk or phone 0208 597 2900.
Closing date for applications is 14th September, 5pm and interviews
will be on 20th September.
The Anchor Project is looking for a committed and enthusiastic part
time (12 hour per week) co-ordinator to run and promote a weekly Saturday
youth club for refugees.
A small organisation, we are looking for a flexible and independent
person with an understanding of refugee issues. The successful candidate
will have experience of interacting with young people and will be able
to present the Anchor project to other agencies. This post is for one
year and will be paid at the rate of £12 per hour.
To apply please request an application pack from anchorproject.trustees@gmail.com
Deadline for applications: 5.30pm, 12 September
Interviews will be held: 22 September
Salary:£30,000 full-time, permanent, current funding to March
2009
Location:London-wide (based in Southwark)
The Olympic and Paralympic Games come to London in 2012. Funded by London Councils, GLV are keen to create a legacy for local community activity by harnessing the excitement around the official volunteering programmes. Working through our network of Volunteer Centres, you will provide resources, set up outreach promotion and engagement activities, develop opportunities for people to get a taste of event and customer service volunteering and support an increase of volunteers for the long-term benefit of London’s voluntary sector.
You will have excellent communication skills, for engaging individuals, communities, partner organisations and volunteer-involving groups, and previous experience of working in volunteer opportunity development capacity will be helpful. Linking with our other 2012-related projects, you will also manage the day-to-day support and supervision of staff and report back to the Director, so you will need experience of managing a small team.
Full job description and person specification on http://www.glv.org.uk/
Salary: £25,000 - £30,000
Changemakers' Future Leaders programme challenges and supports young leaders – who we call ‘Young Advocates’ – to develop and deliver projects that will benefit their communities. It gives young people the opportunity to influence policy and decision making bodies locally, regionally, nationally and even internationally. We need an experienced project manager who understands and can deal with working with different host organisations and Young Advocates. You need to be able to form positive working partnerships with new organisations and support them through our Future Leaders programme.
If you are interested in applying or want to find out more please visit www.changemakers.org.uk.
