Contents: Moda's News (2); Events (5); Training (4); Funding (1); Resources (1) ; Calls (1) ; Jobs (4)
19 February 2009, 10:30 am - 4.30 pm
MODA is currently inviting staff and volunteers from voluntary sector groups to participate in our MODA GoldStar Conference.
Theme: involving volunteers
from diverse communities.
With information stalls, informal networking time, panel discussion, workshop
brainstorming sessions and a special award ceremony celebrating achievements
of groups in finding creative and successful ways of involving and supporting
volunteers from diverse backgrounds.
The conference aims to enable:
- new organisations to learn from more experienced groups;
- information on volunteering opportunities across London;
- established groups to gain fresh ideas and inspiration from new groups;
- the sharing of good practice in volunteering;
- celebration of individual volunteer and group achievements;
- and to inspire staff, Management Committee members and volunteers to
think afresh about volunteering work
Following the conference, MODA would like to publish a collection of case
studies (with multi-lingual text and photos) of good practice in cross-cultural
volunteering placements to distribute to libraries, local CVSs to inspire
other BAMER groups in London and beyond
Please contact us at MODA if you would like to reserve a free stall at this event.
For more information click here.
The
Community Leaders Development Programme aims to provide individuals from
Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee communities who live in London,
with a flexible and tailored range of leadership development opportunities.
This project has two elements: a programme of outreach, taster sessions
and entry level training; and a range of longer support options to provide
more intensive structured personal and professional development.
The programme is funded by the LDA Opportunities Fund Round 2 and is run
by London Voluntary Service Council in partnership with the School for
Social Entrepreneurs, Race on the Agenda, MODA and Charitytraining.com.
For
more information please click
here
Tuesday 9 December 2008, the Royal Horticultural Halls Conference
Centre in London
This free all-day event organised by NCVCCO and NCVYS’ Speaking Out project will bring together key players working to improve outcomes for children and young people across England. It is aimed at strategic managers and decision makers involved in cross-government agendas such as community cohesion, social and criminal justice, active citizenship, empowerment and inclusion. Confirmed speakers include Kevin Brennan MP, Minister for the Third Sector and David Blunkett MP, former Home Secretary and Chair of the Labour Party's Manifesto group on the voluntary sector.
For further information contact: Sophie Griffiths, Tel. 020 7833 3319, Email: sophie@ncvcco.org
Friday 5th December 2008; 9.30am – 12.30pm (Refreshments provided)
Room 1, 8th Floor; Leon House; 233 High Street; Croydon CR0 9XT
There are still places available for a launch in Croydon of the recently published DVD and resources pack - SHARED Futures: Supporting the integration of refugee children and young people and other international new arrivals.
SHARED Futures is a new DVD and resource pack for teachers, youth and community workers that support the welcome and inclusion of refugees and other international new arrivals. The DVD showcases effective practice from schools and youth settings across the UK. The resource pack provides guidance and training workshop activities linked to the DVD.
This FREE launch event for teachers, youth workers, service managers and other practitioners working with children in Croydon will: introduce the SHARED Futures DVD and training resources; support schools and youth and community settings to promote the integration of refugee children and young people and other international new arrivals; provide opportunities to share good practice in Croydon. The event is open to practitioners in Croydon but also to others in London and the south-east
A FREE copy of the resource pack and DVD will be available for each setting represented. Further information on SHARED Futures is available at: http://www.sharedfutures.org.uk
For further information on this event or to book a place please contact: Danielle Tournes, Refugee Consultant, Tel: 020 8726 7372; Email: Danielle.Tournes@croydon.gov.uk
NCVO Corporate Community Involvment Seminar
Tuesday 25 November 2008; 8.00 - 10.30AM, NCVO, London
Both businesses and charities use ICT (information and communications technology) to improve their performance – be it increasing shareholder value or delivering benefits to people and communities. This event will explore how by working together business and charities can harness technology to achieve more. With rapid changes and improvements in information and communication technologies this event will look at how businesses and voluntary and community organisations (VCOs) can use the tools and techniques available to achieve more together. The briefing includes breakfast and will provide networking opportunities to discuss and share new ideas with your peers.
For further information click here.
Friday 12th December 2008 – Central London
Capita’s 5th National Tackling Sexual Violence Conference will
examine the ways key stakeholders can work together effectively to increase
convictions, improve support services and understand the needs of victims
of rape and sexual violence. With the apparent ‘justice gap’
between the number of rapes and the number of successful prosecutions,
it is clear that more can be done to prevent attrition and bring perpetrators
of this crime to justice.
This timely conference will provide delegates with a greater knowledge
of current and future policies on tackling sexual violence from leading
experts. It will offer the opportunity to learn from best practice case
studies and established professionals who share the same commitment
to increasing convictions and improving victim support.
To download the full conference programme with all information click
here.
To book online click
here.
Tuesday, 25th November 2008, 6pm - 8.30pm
Westminster Council House, 97-113 Marylebone Road London NW1 5PT
The Migrants Resource Centre cordially invites you to its Annual General Meeting, followed by speakers and an informed debate on issues affecting migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in the UK today.
“Access to Britain ” Migrants in the current economic
and political environment
Speakers: Maurice Wren, Director, Asylum Aid; Fizza Qureshi, Project
Manager, Medecin du Monde; Don Flynn, Director, Migrant Rights Network.
Plus a performance by SOAS World Choir
SOAS = the School of Oriental and African Studies, a specialist college
of the University of London which focuses its activities on furthering
our understanding of Africa, China and the Middle East . The choir members
are mainly students who represent many nations. The music is sung unaccompanied
(a capella) usually in the original language and in three or four part
harmony.
RSVP To confirm your attendance or for more information please contact Jasmin Bukic on: jasmin@migrants.org.uk
27 November 2008; 10.30 - 16.30
Charity Centre; Directory of Social Change, 24 Stephenson Way; London
This free one-day training event provided by the Refugee Council is open only to RCOs and small voluntary organisations who work or are looking to work with unaccompanied children seeking asylum. The course aims to assist in understanding and working with agencies that deal with unaccompanied children.
For further infomation contact: Tel. 020 8691 7532; Email: beba.parker@refugeecouncil.org.uk
22 January 2009; 9.30 - 16.30; 240-250 Ferndale Road, London
Entry Price: £160(statutory/educational body/business) £99
(NGO/voluntary organisation
Frequent changes to asylum legislation and policy can make it difficult to get on top of the issues and to ensure you are offering your clients the best advice or most effective practice.
This course allows delegates to meet this challenge, by providing an introduction to the key structures in the asylum system: The distinctions between refugees, asylum seekers and other migrant groups; The current international context of asylum and the causes of flight of refugees;The current legislative structure including the New Asylum Model (NAM); Where asylum applications are logged (at port and in-country); The role and structure of the UK Border Agency (UKBA) Asylum Teams; The Case resolution programme; The asylum determination process including the appeal process.
For further information and bookings : Tel. 02073466733; Email training@refugeecouncil.org.uk
Tuesday 16 December 2008; 8.30am-10.30am
Metropole Hotel, King Street, Leeds LS1 2HQ
Bogged down in day to day problems with no time to look ahead? Need help working out what's going on out there? Need help to work out what you want to do? NCVO Third Sector Foresight (in association with Centre for Charity Effectiveness at Cass Business School and the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Forum) are delighted to offer you a two-part training course to help you tackle these issues.
Tailored for chief officers and chairs of infrastructure and umbrella organisations, the training will help you support your organisation be more: Sustainable; Risk-aware; Innovative; Proactive; Mission-focussed. For further information click here.
Domestic Violence & Cultural Awareness (1 Day)
14th January 2009
The session is aimed at developing an understanding about domestic
violence within a cultural context.
The session will cover:
• What is culture
• Family structures within the South Asian community
• Knowledge of domestic violence within the BAMER communities
Basic Domestic Violence (1 Day)
24th February 2009
The session is aimed at developing a basic understanding and knowledge
of domestic violence.
The session will cover:
• What is Domestic Violence
• Why do women stay
• Impact of domestic violence on victims
• Myths and stereotypes
• Statistics
• Providing basic support
Advanced Domestic Violence (1 Day)
15th January 2009 or 30th March 2009
The session is aimed at developing a more advanced knowledge of domestic
violence. It is recommended that participants have a basic understanding
of domestic violence before attending this course. The session will cover:
• An overview of basic domestic violence
• Domestic Violence and Children (incorporating the Domestic Violence
guidelines)
• Crime and Disorder Act
• Non-Molestation and Occupancy Orders
• Risk assessments
• Supporting women with multiple needs
For more information or to book please contact Ashiana on 020 8539 0427 or email info@ashiana.org.uk
Funding - Capacitybuilders announce £5m Capital Grants Programme
Capacitybuilders has recently aunched a £5 million Capital Grants
Programme to develop third sector local resource centres. The programme
will run until March 2011 and is the last main funding programme to be
announcement by Capacitybuilders under the Office of the Third Sector’s
2008-11 investment in ChangeUp.
The programme is aimed at improving access by frontline third sector organisations
to the facilities and services available in local resource centres, supporting
initiatives which encourage collaboration and shared ‘back room’
functions.
The programme sees scaled investment in three phases between now and 2011,
from which new and existing local resources centres will be able to increase
third sector access to shared facilities and services and make best use
of assets in supporting frontline organisations.
To find out more about this programme, please click here.
In February 2008, UK immigration regulations began enforcing a new regime
of fines on employers found to be employing migrants without official
permission to work. UK Border Agency officials may now issue on-the-spot
fines to employers of up to £10,000 per unauthorised worker –
a measure which has been accompanied by a series of highly publicised
immigration raids on workplaces. The new regime (is ‘The new climate
of fear’ too emotive?) has led to a huge increase in demands on
the part of employers for passports and other identity documents from
their workers.
PAPERS PLEASE is the first attempt to look at the impact
of this new regime on migrant workers themselves. Based on interviews
with migrants affected by the changes, trade union officials, and employer
associations, it identifies worrying trends towards discrimination and
an increase in tensions in workforces where migrant workers are present.
PAPERS PLEASE relates these developments to wider concerns about increases
in the vulnerability of migrant workers to exploitation and the erosion
of basic employment rights. It calls for civil society organisations to
better engage with the range of problems emerging in this troubled area,
and for determined efforts to counter the effects of discrimination and
the abuse of power.
Download a free copy of PAPERS PLEASE from MRN’s website – www.migrantsrights.org.uk.
For a free copy of the published report, within the UK, send an A4-size
SAE with a 56p stamp to ‘Papers Please’ report, Migrants’
Rights Network, 253- 254 Upper Street, London N1 1RY.
For delivery outside the UK, or to inquire about receiving multiple copies
of the report, email info@migrantsrights.org.uk to inquire about terms
of delivery.
London Food Link would like to promote and publicise community groups
who are doing food-related activities and will use the festive month of
December as a hook to communicate their work to the public.
If you are organising an event - this could be something special or your on-going activities i.e. food co-op stall days, growing workdays etc. and would like to have it featured in local media then London Food Link may be able to assist. We are gathering a list of community food events in December which we will send to local newspapers and other media with a press release at the beginning of December (date tbc). The list of activities will be organised by borough and sent with the event details and contact information for journalists to follow up and contact the participating organisations. The emphasis of the theme is to promote community food projects to the public and any event even if it is part of your usual range of activities can be part of this publicity drive.
This is open to all community groups and if you are interested in knowing more about London Food Link and the other work sustainweb are doing please click here.
If you are interested in knowing more about this and
if you would like to participate, please send the following details to
Suzanne Natelson (Suzanne@sustainweb.org)
by November the 21st:
- the dates and times of the events/activities that you are doing in December
- a very brief description about the event/activity/organisation
- a contact person and telephone number for the local media contacts
Closing date for applications is Monday 8th December 2008
Provisional interview date is Tuesday 16th December 2008
Salary £25,922 Fixed-term to March 2011 Ref No: L/00207
The Refugee Council provides direct advice and support
services for asylum seekers and refugees over a wide range of welfare
rights related topics. The Refugee Council screens over 120,000 clients
annually, and provides over 80,000 face-to-face advice sessions. The external
environment that affects the services we are providing is constantly changing
and we need to monitor the output and the quality of our services for
our managers, trustees and funders.
We need a Data and Statistics Worker for London, who collects data from
the client database, staff and managers who are doing this for their local
services, and to compile and present it to different stakeholders. The
reporting schedule and the data that is to be collected is agreed with
the Business Development Co-ordinator who manages the Information and
Statistics Team. The Team, currently based in Brixton, comprises of the
London Statistics and Data Worker and the National Data and Information
Co-ordinator.
You will have considerable experience of using computer systems to collect, collate and publish statistical data. You will also have a good working knowledge of Crystal reporting software and / or other relational database and the ability to produce clear and comprehensive numerical and statistical reports, utilising material from a variety of sources, and present complex numerical data in an accessible way.
For further information and an application pack click here.
Closing date for applications is Monday 1st December 2008
Salary circa £37,000 (pro rata) Fixed-term contract for 2 years
Ref No: L/00204
Refugee Council's Specialist Health Team provides assessment, referral and casework for individual clients with mental well-being needs, but they wish to develop the service to support refugee families, using the Systemic Family Therapy model. The team are undergoing training in the model and are supported by an external practitioner. The model provides a highly effective framework for engaging with some of the most vulnerable people in our society and families who have suffered unimaginable injustices. The next stage is crucial and innovative and this is where you come in. Refugee Council want to recruit a qualified Family Therapist to advance the project and help build our capacity to continue this work in the future.
You will undertake clinical work with refugee families and work alongside colleagues to develop their understanding and use of systemic thinking and approaches. As an expert resource, you will contribute to the development of a sensitive and appropriate ongoing model of intervention with refugee families and build an archive of papers, studies and materials related to Systemic Psychotherapy. As a qualified and experienced therapist, you will understand the issues impacting on refugee families and be able to work sensitively in a multicultural and professionally diverse environment. With clear written English skills, you will be a collaborative and supportive team member and be willing and able to undertake regular travel (about once a month) to our other offices in England.
For further information and an application pack click here.
Closing date: 28th November 2008.
Interviews scheduled for 11th December 2008.
Salary:£32,396 plus 5% employers pension contribution ;Location:Kennington,
London
Action for Advocacy (A4A), the national resource and support agency for the independent advocacy sector, is seeking a new staff member to join its dynamic, outcome-focused team.
You will work closely with the full range of advocacy providers across London and more widely, to ensure they have a voice in policy developments and are supported to deliver high quality, accessible advocacy support to vulnerable people. This will include hands-on capacity building support, training and the development of best practice resources. You will have a proven track record in training, capacity building or service development, excellent communication skills and a keen commitment to quality and the rights of vulnerable people.
To download an application click here or email info@actionforadvocacy.org.uk
Closing Date: 20 November 2008; Interview Date: 28 November 2008
Salary:£28,440(including OLW) SCP 32 - 36hrs per week
Home-Start Barking and Dagenham is a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under five.
You will have responsibility for managing and developing a small, vibrant charity; ensuring highest standards are maintained in the support offered to families and the selection and training of volunteers. You will have the ability to manage projects, to supervise staff and to promote the charity, as well as the ability to communicate and establish effective relationships within the community.
For further information click here or email homestart@barkingdagenham.freeserve.co.uk
