Contents: Moda news (1); Events (3); Training (1); Resources (1); Calls (1); Funding (4); Jobs (2)
MODA and Middlesex University have been working together on a research
project about funding and resources available to migrant and minority
organisations in London. Through a survey and other methods, the project
gathered information about the role of these organisations, the services
they provide, the community needs they address, the financial and organizational
challenges they face and the creative ways they are finding to cope. The
research also aims to explore the effects of the current economic and
political climate on the sector and the role played by second tier organisations
and other networks.
On June 8th we organised a very successful event in Middlesex’s Hendon Campus to launch the research interim report (click here to download) and discuss our preliminary findings with over 50 delegates, including minority organisations, funders, researchers and other stakeholders. The event also included a series of presentations and discussions (to see the programme and list of speakers click here). We would like to thank all those who participated and who generously gave their time to assist with for our research.
The research team will finalise the report in the next few weeks, but we are still gathering feedback on our report as well as discussing ways to move this project forward and develop some follow on activities. If you have got any comment or you want to know more please contact:
- MODA – Migrant Organisations Development Agency; email: info@moda.org.uk
- Alessio D’Angelo, Middlesex University; email a.dangelo@mdx.ac.uk
This initiative is funded through the Social Enterprise Research Capacity Building Cluster, part of the Third Sector Research Centre (TSRC). The programme is supported by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Office of the Third Sector and Barrow Cadbury Trust
Park Festival on Sunday, 4 July, Clissold Park
Day Mer (Turkish/Kurdish Community Centre) has launched the 21st edition of its Culture and Arts Festival. This is now “the longest running festival in the borough and in the Turkish and Kurdish community. Just as every year, our festival activities once again brought to the fore strong messages of community solidarity and the need to create conditions in which the migrant communities and the rest of the society to work and live together”.
The festival includes a number of activities and events, culminating with the traditional Park Festival on Sunday, 4 July at Clissold Park. This year’s Park Festival will host the prominent Kurdish musician, Mikail Aslan, who have made a name for himself with his original synthesis of the traditional and contemporary Kurdish and Turkish music, along with Yeni Türkü, a band that has been bringing together Mediterranean and Anatolian melodies successfully over the last three decades, bringing forward the diversity of Anatolian culture. The programme of the event includes several other performances and there will also be stalls from various organisations giving out information, bookstalls and, of course, traditional food and drinks.
For further information visit: http://www.daymer.org
National Conference and Exhibition 2010
9, 10, 11 July at University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH
This NATECLA (National Association for Teaching English and Community Languages to Adults) conferenceoffers a choice of workshops covering a wide range of practical and theoretical themes for both new and experienced teachers, teacher trainers, researchers and managers. There are opportunities for networking, catching up with the latest developments, participating in the Voice of the Conference debate, visiting the resources exhibition and attending a performance by Actors for Human Rights - the outreach arm of IceandFire which performs documentary scripts, exploring human rights stories through performance. This will be sponsored by Trinity College London. The keynote address 'Language Migration and the Gatekeepers' will be given by Professor Celia Roberts.
For further information visit: http://www.natecla.org.uk/content/526/national_conference_2010/
Wednesday 21st July 2010 9am to 5pm
Venue: London South Bank University
High profile speakers and leading experts in their respective field have been lined up for this conference by IAS (Immigration Advisory Service).
The day-long conference will be concentrating on the developments in immigration, asylum and human rights law, policy and practice under the new government. It will also focus on the future of accreditation regulation and possible barriers to access to quality legal advice and representation for migrants and refugees. There will be two keynote speeches and a mixture of plenary sessions and workshops. Delegates will have the opportunity to attend two workshops: one in the first round and one in the second round.
Key speakers so far confirmed:
- Mr Justice Nicholas Blake QC- President, Upper Tribunal, Immigration
& Asylum Chamber
- Lin Homer- Chief Executive, UK Border Agency
- Hugh Barrett- Executive Director for Commissioning, LSC
- Suzanne McCarthy- Immigration Services Commissioner, OISC
- Alison Harvey- General Secretary, ILPA
- Caroline Slocock-, Chief Executive, Refugee & Migrant Justice
- Simon Cox, Barrister- Doughty Street Chambers
For further information click here.
Understanding the support needs of BAME families with vulnerable
young boys: a feedback seminar
24 July 2010, Grenfel Housing & Training Centre, SW19 1JZ
This BTEG seminar aims to:
- provide a feedback to parents/guardians and support agencies working
with families with vulnerable young boys (and children more generally)
on the initial outcome of the research process; - explore actions and
opportunities that would facilitate and improve support needs in working
with vulnerable boys in raising achievement and securing positive outcomes
as they transition into young adults
For further information click here or email: karl@bteg.co.uk
Resources - Development on the Move
Development on the Move: Measuring and Optimising Migration’s
Economic and Social Impacts
Author: Laura Chappell, Ramona Angelescu-Naqvi, George Mavrotas and Dhananjayan
Published by IPPR, 21 May 2010, Price: £15.99
This report presents the main findings from the major global research project, Development on the Move: Measuring and Optimising Migration’s Economic and Social Impacts, carried out between 2006 and 2010 by the Global Development Network (GDN) and the Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr). This ground-breaking project has examined a wide range of migration’s impacts on development, by conducting primary research in seven countries, across six continents.
The project aimed to develop better methodologies for assessing migration’s impacts; improve the evidence base; analyse policy impacts and options; build research capacity on migration, and promote multi-disciplinary analysis. In doing so it contributes to answering the question as to whether, on balance, migration helps or hinders international development. The findings provide fresh and thought-provoking insights for policymakers and researchers alike.
For further information and to order a copy click here.
Calls - ICAR @ Runnymede Trust appeal
ICAR (Information Centrer about Asylum and Refugees) is to be a casualty
of higher education cuts and has to leave its current home at City University
by 7 July 2010.
ICAR now hope to be housed by the Runnymede Trust, but in order to complete the move, they need to raise £15,000 for transfer costs.
"With the new change in government we believe that many key asylum policy issues, such as access to justice, detention, deportation, the role of the EU, and integration and citizenship, will remain in the spotlight and continue to impact on refugee, migrant and established UK populations. ICAR's contribution to promoting responsible and well-informed debate in this crucial area of humanitarian policy will therefore be needed as much as ever".
For further information and to know how to support ICAR with a donation click here.
Funding - Comic Relief - UK Grant Programme
Deadline for applications: 17 September 2010
Comc Relief UK Grant Programme currently includes the following programmes: Mental Health, Domestic and Sexual Abuse, Refugee and Asylum Seeking Women, Sport for Change, Local Communities, Older People.
Applications are accepted from the voluntary and community sector throughout the UK including: constituted voluntary and community groups, charities, social enterprises, co-operatives, faith organisations, and community interest companies. Grants on average vary between £25,000 and £40,000 per year, and rarely exceed this upper limit.
For further information click
here.
Funding - Rayne Fellowship for Refugees
Do you have a Big Idea to change lives or transform your community? Perhaps
it is in sport, culture, social enterprise, health promotion, community
advice or even to support development within your home community. We are
here to take your idea seriously and open new doors.
The Rayne Fellowships for Refugees is a fantastic opportunity for refugees living in the UK with a Big Idea that, with the right help, could be brought to flower. Rayne Fellows will receive the right support, resources and training to turn a vision into reality and make a real difference to people’s lives. Each year, five people will be selected for a Fellowship. They will be able to draw upon a resource fund of up to £15,000 to be spent on personal development, further training or education, resources, expert advice, one-to-one mentoring or attending networking events.
For further information click here.
Funding - Community Wildlife
The programme has three rounds/deadlines: 21 July 2010; 22 September
2010; 24 November 2010
BIG Lottery have teamed up with the BBC Wildlife Fund’s Go Wild campaign to bring you the Community Wildlife programme. This new programme will fund projects that bring local people together to discover, enjoy or protect the wildlife in their local area.
The programme will fund between £300 and £10,000 for projects
that:
- improve rural or urban environments for people to enjoy, for example
by protecting wildlife habitats, creating a nature trail, woodland walk
or wildlife garden for people to enjoy, improving natural community spaces,
such as rivers, ponds and woodlands.
- get people more active and healthier, for example by exploring parks,
rivers and the countryside to look for rare or endangered species, encouraging
people to take up gardening or go on nature walks, providing opportunities
for children to learn about nature through play.
For further information visit: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_community_wildlife
Funding - Capital Community Foundation – Grassroots Grants
Closing dates: Friday 30th April 2010; Friday 13th August 2010; Friday
08th October 2010
Purpose: To help build thriving local communities, bringing people from different backgrounds together and empowering them to achieve change. You can apply for up to £5,000. Your group must have been active in your local area for at least 1 year before you apply, with an annual income of less than £30,000. This can relate to your last financial year or be taken as an average over your last three financial years. Applications for capital costs are welcomed.
Areas: Bexley, Bromley, Camden, Greenwich, Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark, Westminster
For further information, application forms and guidance visit: http://www.capitalcf.org.uk/grants/grants_available.php
Please contact the grants team on 020 7582 5117 if you need help with
your application.
Salary:£12,300 - £13,500 pa - 22.5 hrs p/w
Deadline for applications: 12 July 2010
LifeLine projects are looking for a Children’s Centre Support Officer to work across our Children’s Centres based in Barking and Dagenham. You will support the Children’s Centre Managers in the day-to-day management of the Centres ensuring high quality, integrated Early Years services for all children and families, and high standards of learning and achievement. You will be required to have experience of working in an office environment within a customer facing role and experience of dealing with enquiries from the general public and providing advice or information in return.
For further information click here.
£28,000 - £33,000 ; Islington, London
Deadline: 2 July 2010
Business in the Community mobilises business for good. It is a not-for-profit
movement of over 800 member companies concerned with making a positive
impact in the community.
The Social Investment team at Business in the Community works to inspire
and support Business in the Community members to take action to improve
the social and economic wellbeing of communities. Central to the mission
of the Social Investment Team is its campaign to increase the quality
and quantity of positive business impact at local level and particularly
in the most deprived neighbourhoods.
The Information and Research Manager will have responsibility for the
development of Business in the Community’s knowledge base around
social investment. The role will underpin the team’s research
capacity, its campaigning efforts and its ability to earn income. As
such, its success is central to the success of the overall team. The
post holder will have specific responsibility for knowledge management,
managing and co-ordinating research and information on social investment,
including regeneration, cross-sectoral partnership and social issues,
developing written materials to support campaign objectives and providing
research input and support to earned income services delivered by the
wider team.
For further information click
here.
