Dzine Gets New Editorial Team

The Dzine editorial team has been expanded with new members interested in reporting on issues around disability.
Some of you may have already read the post by Ian Drinkwater about Ability.Net in the last few weeks – link below.
Ian’s article
Several others are taking part and receiving training including Manny Gill. Please keep looking out for further [...]

Invitation to Catch22s Refugee Support Services Event

This event is an opportunity for Catch22 to highlight the work that is carried out by both the “Floating Support Service for Refugees” and the “Refugees into Employment Project”, to our stakeholders and the wider community in Leicester.

Date: Wednesday 10th March 2010.
Time: 10am – 1pm (lunch included).
Venue: Watershed Youth Centre, Upperton Road, Leicester, LE2 7AU.
Beneficiaries [...]

Research

Chance or Choice?  Understanding why asylum seekers come to the UK Heaven Crawley   Swansea University  Jan 2010
Interviews were conducted with 43 refugees and asylum-seekers exploring their motivation for coming to the UK including 10 who arrived as separated children.  They came from a range of countries including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Iraq, Iran [...]

Swine Flu

Swine Flu Information for asylum seekers, refugees and other foreign nationals in the UK
This page gives you basic information about the swine flu illness. Treatment for swine flu is free. It is important that you understand what you can do to protect yourself and your family.

What is swine flu?

A form of flu caused by a [...]

The Sanctuary Pledge

Our nation has a proud history of providing sanctuary from the Huguenots fleeing religious persecution in 17th century France to Zimbabweans seeking a safe haven today. Our tradition of providing safety to people fleeing persecution is part of what makes Britain great.
This tradition is under threat. In recent years the rise of extremist politics, media [...]

Help Convince the Goverment to Increase Support for Asylum Seekers

I’ve just written to Immigration Minister Phil Woolas, to ask him to reinstate previous support levels to asylum seekers. including lone parents with dependent children. I want to make sure that nobody has to survive on only £35 a week.
Now it’s your turn – it only takes a moment. Ministers are due to make a [...]

Food for Thought

Food for Thought is our latest event and through it we aim to increase donations in support of asylum seekers across the city and county, and also to reduce the amount of food and other usable goods going into landfill sites.

The morning will include an opportunity to hear from some of the organisations involved in [...]

New research on why asylum seekers come to the UK

Latest research shows harsh policies do not deter people desperate to find safety
Last week we launched a major new research report on why people seek asylum in the UK. The report challenges the government’s frequently repeated claim that allowing asylum seekers to work in the UK would create a “pull factor”, and will be useful [...]

Being young and undocumented in Britain?

‘No right to dream’: being young and undocumented in Britain.  What does it mean to be young and undocumented in contemporary Britain? How do young migrants cope with life in Britain at a time of economic downturn and the government ‘tough touch’ on undocumented migrants?
‘No right to dream’ is a piece of research led by [...]

Interactive Seminar Refugee and Asylum Seeker Issues

The aim of this session is to provide up to date information about refugees and asylum seekers nationally and in particular in the East Midlands area.
Learning Objectives

By the end of the session participants will:
Be able to identify the difference between asylum seekers, refugees and other migrants
Be able to give brief information about the profile of [...]

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