Contents: Moda's News (1); Events (5); Training (3); Calls (1); Funding (2); Jobs (6)
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
Thursday 23 July 2009; 09:30 – 11:00
Women Like Us, Europoint Centre, 5-11 Lavington Street, London
SE1 0NZ
Central London CVS are delighted to be partnering with flexible working experts Women Like Us, a multi award winning social enterprise, to offer you an exclusive morning briefing on Creating and Managing Flexible Jobs.
These days, flexible working is on the agenda: especially as more and more organisations offer part-time roles as a means of getting through the recession. The voluntary sector is especially good at accommodating flexible employees but how can you ensure that your organisation really gets what it needs?
Come along to this FREE EVENT to learn how to make the most of the flexible roles you can offer. Women Like Us will walk you through their tried and tested approach to flexible job design; you’ll get a chance to ask questions; tap into their expertise and network with other organisations.
You’ll also leave with an invaluable tool-kit to support you with the application of your learning.
If you or a colleague would be interested in attending please download the online booking form and return to naomih@ivac.org.uk or Central London CVS Network, c/o IVAC, 3 Aztec Row, Berners Row, London N1 0PW or for more information please contact Naomi Hollis on 020 7354 6375.
Wednesday 22nd JULY; 9.45am 4pm
HCVS, 84 Springfield House, 5 Tyssen Street, E8 2LY
On Weds 22nd the Intercommunal Dialogue are holding a conference, supported by the CEN, asking “What is the role of faith in community cohesion?” The line up of speakers includes leaders of the main faith groups in Hackney along with some key statutory service heads and policy makers – to discuss the issue and respond to questions.
Key Speakers: Councillor Rita Krishna – Cabinet member for children
and young people, Hackney Council; David Stone – Superintendent
for Partnership, Hackney Police; Nicola Baboneau – Community &
Partnership, Learning Trust; Randal Smith – Head of Strategic Policy
and Research, Hackney Council; Rabbi Abraham Pinter – Principal
of Yesody Hatora Secondary School; Munaf Zeena – Chair of the North
London Muslim Community Centre; Jacqui Hanover – Captain (Minister)
at Salvation Army, Mare Street; Dr. Maurice Glasman – Director of
Faith and Citizenship programme, London Metropolitan University;
More info and booking: Foezul Ali from Nida Trust on
info@nidatrust.org.uk or 07931
934 116.
17-22 July 2009; Shoreditch Park
Shoreditch Festival 2009, produced by Shoreditch Trust, is an annual highlight of the East London cultural calendar and part of CREATE 09 - a celebration of art, culture, festivals and performance in the five host boroughs for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
This year’s exciting weekend programme of cultural activities, events and performances is completely free for all ages and takes place in the newly renovated Shoreditch Park.
Highlights include World in Motion Day - a large scale creative collaboration between Shoreditch Trust, the Barbican Centre and Guildhall School, the return of the Shoreditch Festival Parade, an eclectic musical line up of amazing acts on the main stage, Around the Word in Shoreditch literature tent, Proms in Shoreditch Park with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and a spectacular firework finale.
For more information click here
Wednesday 22 July 2009; 12:30 4:30pm (Networking Lunch to
start)
Davenant Centre, 179 Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets,
London E1 1DN
London Rebuilding Society - Provides loan finance
and business support to social enterprise in the Greater London area.
Bruce Wood is Head of Enterprise Investment and come with over 20
years experience in the field.
Board Understanding of Finance - British Red Cross - Head of Governance
Support - Jules Mason Provides practical governance support for eight
of the British Red Cross overseas branches
Tower Hamlets CDA - Provides a range of business support services.
They also work closely with individuals or groups that have good business
ideas that want to turn them into sound business. Gregory Cohn is
the Chief Executive and comes with years of experience.
Thinking Strategic - Practical tools to help develop your strategic
plan -Tebussum Rashid - BTEG, Head of Organisational Development has
over 15 years experience in the voluntary sector.
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Saturday 25 July, 6pm, Theatre Peckham, Havil Street, London,
SE5 7SD; Admission: £10
A unique evening event starting at 6pm with 'Tahuantinsuyo'
by ‘Expresion Inka’, directed by Leyli Horna, followed
by London based Peruvian performer Jose Navarro, with 'Ritual Scissors
Dance'.
Tahuantinsuyo’ a piece of dance theatre that touches on the
origins, development and fall of the Inka civilization with the arrival
of the Spaniards, showing how this event altered forever the evolution
of a culture, and by force changed the language and customs, achieving
a mixture of expressions. 'Ritual Scissors Dance' is an interpretation
based on the world of one traditional Peruvian dance, and its ritualistic
aspects, explored as a theatre dance performance. From its original
version, as a solo performance; this new version of the piece will
vary with the inclusion of an invited artist, rearrangement of the
traditional music with elements of fusion, and the use of puppetry
components. There will be a 25 minutes of break between the two performances.
Peruvian food will be available.
For more info and reservations call Jose Navarro, tel 07714508280, e-mail: pishtaco1@yahoo.co.uk or Leyli Horna, tel. 07983119427, email: expresion_inka@hotmail.com
16 September 2009, London
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 to book a place click here.
Asylum seekers, refugees and migrants: Entitlement to Housing and other
services
5 November 2009, London
Frequent changes to asylum and immigration legislation and policy can
make it difficult for practitioners to keep up-to-date and to ensure that
they are offering most effective advice and practice. On the other hand,
asylum seekers, refugees and migrants are often not aware of their rights
and entitlements and do not have a support network in this country.
Consequently, they are more likely to end up homeless and without appropriate
support. This course will explore the legislative framework and routes
of access to housing and other services for asylum seekers, refugees and
migrants.
This course will be participative and interactive providing a variety of practical tips useful to those who provide direct housing support to these groups as well as managers, policy makers and others within the organisation. On completing this course participants will have a practical understanding of:The difference between asylum seekers, refugees and migrants ;The asylum process and possible outcomes ; Entitlements to services for asylum seekers, refugees and migrants (including: asylum support, housing, welfare benefits, health, social care, education, etc) ;Identification of accommodation and housing support issues relevant to these groups ;The obstacles these groups face when accessing housing and other services and ways of overcoming them ; Relevant legislation surrounding support access.
For further information and to book a place click here.
30th July 2009, 10am – 1pm
Ground Floor, Berkeley Business Centre, Citygate House, 246 –
250 Romford Road, London E7 9HZ
The workshop will cover: Recruitment, Induction, Problem solving, Motivation, Recognition & Retention. Refreshments will be provided and a Certificate of Attendance will be given to each participant. If you would like to book a place, please contact Eyasu Buba, The Volunteer Network Centre, Newham, tel. 020 8536 1937, e-mail: eyasu.buba@vncnewham.co.uk
London East Connexions Partnership in association with Shelter Training
1st October 2009; Stratford, London E15
Course outline: Delegates will receive an update on changes in statute, case law and practice and have the opportunity to consider the different types of status, how they define housing rights, and the practical issues that arise. Please note: this training does not cover the asylum support system.
Target Audience: Advisers, and other practitioners, working with clients with immigration and housing issues, who need to know about the practical consequences of legislative and procedural change to ensure their advice is accurate and up-to-date. This course is designed for people with experience in housing, and a good basic knowledge of the framework of housing provision is assumed.
Cost: £135 per person (Book before Friday, 31 July to get 10%
early bird discount - i.e. £121.50)
People working with young people in the borough of Tower Hamlets may
be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available
funding. Please e-mail flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk
for training bursary eligibility criteria and a bursary application.
To download an application form click
here.
For further information visit: http://www.lecp.org.uk/training/
or contact:
Training & Development, LECP, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford
Road,
training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk ; Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830
20th October 2009 ; AFRUCA ; London
Target Group: Social Workers, Foster Carers, Connexions, Education Welfare Officers, Teachers, Youth Workers, CAHMS Practitioners and others working with young people
Aims: This course will enable front-line practitioners develop their working knowledge of the role that faith and religious beliefs can play in parenting and child rearing within different African communities, the implications on child safeguarding, effective intervention as well as assessment.
Cost: £60.00 per delegate. All fees include refreshments, lunch and training course materials.
Booking: Please contact Justin on: 0844 660 8607, training@afruca.org
8 September 2009, 11am-3pm ; Wallace Collection, London
A Continuing Professional Development training day for community group leaders, community artists and volunteers. A unique opportunity to find out how museums can open eyes and widen perspectives, generate discussion and debate, and enrich your art project.
Keen on museums but not sure how to use them with your community group? Learn about ways to make art accessible and relevant to your group and meet other community group leaders. This is a relaxed and informal day and will help you develop confidence in working with artworks back in your place of work.
Booking: Free to attend but please book your place in advance as places are limited. If you cancel your place with less than two week’s notice we will charge you £10 per person.
For more information or to book a place please phone 020 7563 9577 or email community@wallacecollection.org
Resources - Duty to Involve Research
Urban Forum is carrying out a research project looking at the new ‘duty
to consult, inform and involve' (also known as the ‘duty to involve')
among local authorities.
The aim of this work is to find out how local authorities are meeting their requirements under the duty, to understand what good practice exists, what is preventing good practice, and to identify what support people need to participate in local decision-making. This initial survey specifically explores awareness of the duty, how local authorities are putting the duty into practice, barriers to involvement, and support needed.
The survey is mainly tick boxes and should only take few minutes to complete, the deadline for response is 7th August. For further information and to complete the survey click here.
Funding - EHRC - Legal advice on equality and human rights issues
Deadline for applications: 5pm, 7 August 2009.
This EHRC (Equality and Human Rights Commission) funding programme is primarily aimed at projects providing specialist legal advice and representation in equality and human rights. The Commission is also particularly keen to fund activity where there is currently no provision or access to advice, as well as to projects which promote awareness and understanding of equality and human rights laws.
The legal funding initiative forms part of the £10.2 million Strategic Funding Programme announced earlier this year by the commission, which aims to provide three-year project-based funding of up to £450,000 for community and voluntary sector organisations.
The fund will cover two main areas:
•The provision of legal advice, casework and representation to
individuals about matters falling within the Equality and Human Rights
enactments.
•Raising awareness and knowledge of equality and human rights.
The maximum available funding for a single organisation is £150,000
per year and projects providing advice, casework and representation may
be funded for up to three years.
Full details, as well as guidance notes and the application form are
available, in a full range of accessible formats, click
here.
Funding - The Big Family Idea
Do you have a great idea to improve family life in the UK? Would you like
to see that idea piloted and turned into reality? Why not enter the Big
Family Idea – a competition open to members of the public and professional
bodies, being run by the organisers of National Family Week and supported
by the BIG Lottery Fund. We are looking for great ideas, big or small
that could improve family life. We are leaving this as open as possible
to encourage the best idea we can.
Although there isn’t a direct prize, the winner will have the achievement of seeing their idea selected, and then piloted by a suitable organisation with funds from BIG of up to £150,000 (subject to appropriately fundable ideas being submitted).
Entries are open from the 15th May to 31st July 2009. To find out more and apply click here.
£ 28,000 pa
Closing date for applications is 30th July 2009.
Interviews are expected to be held the week beginning 3rd August 2009.
The Council for Assisting Refugee Academics (CARA) are seeking a key member of staff to manage their UK Grant Programme and contribute to CARA's reputation as an innovative and dynamic charity. This post is part-funded by the European Refugee Fund. The post includes overall management responsibility for the development and delivery of the CARA Core Grant Programme and the CARA Education & Employment Advice Service (EEAS) to ensure maximum benefit to refugee academics and related services.
Applications by CV and covering letter to info.cara@lsbu.ac.uk.
For a full job description, please visit http://www.academic-refugees.org/vacancies.asp
Applications to reach Kalayaan by 5pm on Tuesday 28th July 2009
Kalayaan ("Justice for Migrant Domestic Workers") is recruiting
for a full time Community Advocate (£27,105 p.a. + 5% pension,
maternity cover) to:
-provide advice on immigration and employment issues
-support accessing mainstream services and English classes
-campaign for migrant domestic workers' rights
For full details, and to download an application pack, please go to: www.kalayaan.org.uk
Salary:£14,000 - £15,000 pa pro rata ; Location:Dagenham
& Redbridge
30 hours per week - term time only Fixed term contract until July 2010
Closing Date:24 July 2009
LifeLine is a dynamic and innovative charity working with families
and young people.
We are looking for a Parenting Support Worker to join our Parenting
Support Services Department.
You will provide accessible family learning activities to families,
promoting parent involvement in children’s education, within schools
based in Redbridge. Applicants should have previous experience of working
as part of a team and within a training setting.
For further information click here or contact careyluke@lifelineprojects.co.uk , tel.020 8597 2900
Salary: £36,351 inc. ILW + 6% pension ; Hours: 35 hrs (flexible
working)
Deadline: 3 August 2009, 12 noon ; Interviews: 25 August 2009
Can you offer policy and project management support to the Westminster Equalities Partnership (WEP)? The WEP is a partnership of Westminster’s statutory bodies and voluntary sector with a brief to support the wider City Partnership (WCP) deliver on equalities. You should have experience of policy development and knowledge of equality issues. You will need to build close relationships with local partners and stakeholders and be a confident communicator.
To download an application pack and for further information click
here.
For more information about the role contact Taryn Dilly on 0207 641
2894.
Location:Islington ; Closing Date:31 August 2009
This volunteering role is designed to assist LVSC (London Voluntary Service Council) with preparation and planning for our centenary in 2010. We will be having a reception, a series of seminars and an awards ceremony and are looking for someone who can help organise events, research potential funding/sponsorship and contribute ideas.
For further informaion email Susan George: susan@lvsc.org.uk
