Monday, April 28, 2008
West London Refugees' Events List. March 2008
A monthly electronic listing of events and opportunities useful for refugees and refugee organisations.
Date
18 March ? DEADLINE TODAY
Venue
Ealing Community Resource Bank
INFO
FREE Office Equipment
Office Desk with draws; Office Chair with wheels; Reception Chairs; Comfy Chair (Sofa type) single seater; 3 levels Trolley, etc FREE to clear from Ealing Community Resource Bank
more info
Chris 020 8995 9098
Date
19 March TOMORROW
Time
19:30
Venue
Southall
EVENT
Community Groups Football Consultation Event
Interested in Football? Southall Community Alliance is organising a workshop to discuss the future of football provision in Southall
more info
SCA 020 8574 8855
Date
20 March - DEADLINE
FUNDING
The Gannett Foundation
The Gannett Foundation provides funding to support local organisations within the circulation area of the newspapers, and supports projects which take a creative approach to fundamental issues such as education and neighbourhood improvements, youth development, cultural enrichment and support for disadvantaged people.
Grants are for between £1000 and £5000 More information and an application form are available on the website.
more info
http://www.ealingtimes.co.uk/gannettfoundationDate
20 March
Time
10:00?3:30
Venue
London Councils? Offices, 59 1/2 Southwark Street, SE1 0AL
EVENT
Managing Migration and Integration Locally
London Asylum Seekers Consortium organises this ?Sharing Good Practice? Seminar on Migration and Integration.Speakers include:? Border and Immigration Agency? Keith Best: Immigration Advisory Service? Ellen Ryan: Islington Refugee Integration Service? Dolly Galvis: Sunrise? Brian Wilson: IDEA? Michael Bell: Michael Bell Associates Research and ConsultancyDelegates from all organisations (local authorities, statutory agencies, voluntary and community organisations) involved with migration and integration issues are welcome.
more info
Sara Taylor
sara.taylor@londoncouncils.gov.uk 0207 934 9659
Date
20 March
Time
10:00 ? 16:00
Venue
Business Development Centre (Aldgate East)
TRAINING
Get your Proposal Noticed
Crippled by criteria? Jostling with jargon? Ever wondered exactly how you can express your organisation?s needs in terms a funder can understand? This workshop will provide a refresher on shaping proposals that are individually tailored for different funders. Practical approaches, and the motivation to get out there and try again are key to the day.Objectives:Prepare clear and inspiring proposals Identify your key selling points and build a strong case for support Understand why some applications fail and how to avoid the pitfalls
Cost FREE to those based in Hackney, Newham & Tower Hamlets. £55 for those outside these areas.
more info
visit www.cida.co.uk or contact Jessica Green CIDA's Project Administrator on 020 7247 4710 /
contact@cida.co.ukDate
26 March ? DEADLINE
FUNDING
Ealing Children?s Fund
Applications for funding by community and voluntary organisations, working with children and young people aged 5-13
Funding July 2008 ? April 2010. Funding will be for three years, renewed yearly subject to funding availability and satisfactory service performance.
Ealing Council are inviting organisations with the capacity to provide high quality early intervention and prevention services for vulnerable 5-13 year olds to
? Improve the educational achievement of under achieving groups ? Reduce youth offending and anti-social behaviour. ? Provide diversionary activities to the most disadvantaged groups. ? Offer counselling support to children affected by domestic violence. The application form and a copy of the specifications are available on the ECVS and ECN websites
more info
http://www.ealingcvs.org.uk/funding/funding2.php?programme_id=35020 8825 7238
Date
27 March
Venue
Refugee Council West London, Uinits 4 & 5, Hounslow Business Park, Alice Way, Hounslow TW3 3UD
Time
10:00 ? 13:00
EVENT
BME&R Forum for anyone who is part of a cultural or refugee group in West London
?What are West London?s Small Groups? priorities for
funding and support in 2008??
It is time to share experiences and strengthen the voices of BME & Refugee groups in West London. We will also discuss Information for BMER groups about the Olympics? CEMVO services? other news and updates.
more info
01895 441530 / Sarah Sarah@REAP.org.uk
0208 5748855 / Janpal at Southall Community Alliance
Date
28 March
EVENT
Consultation on Olympics 2012. Info services for Community Organisations
This consultation will discuss the best ways to run information services about Olympics 2012 for Community Organisations.
more info
REAP 01895 441530
sarah@reap.org.ukDate
28 March
Time
18:00 ? 21:00
Venue
Southall
EVENT
?Southall United? Conference
Southall Community Alliance has arranged the conference, which will re-visit the work of the cohesion project and celebrate the work of key voluntary sector partners engaged in bringing different communities together.
- Display stalls and publicity materials;
- Presentations by community groups;
- Cultural entertainment;
- Food and refreshments!
more info
Janpal 020 8574 8855
Date
29 March - DEADLINE
JOB
Refugee Council - Head of Fundraising - London
We have worked for a long time to achieve our vision - making a real and lasting difference to the lives of refugees and asylum seekers in the UK. Now, we are entering a whole new phase in our development. Join us at this key time and you will take us to the next level, as you develop our highly successful fundraising team. Working closely with our Chief Executive, you will develop this established team and pioneer more creative ways of working. We are involved in all areas of fundraising - corporate, trust, individual giving, legacies and much more - so you will take on a highly varied and challenging remit. With solid experience across all areas of fundraising, you must also be an efficient team leader who shares our passion for human rights.
more info
http://refcouncil.onestopcms.co.uk/ Date
31 March
Venue
Hillcroft college, London
TRAINING
Gateway course for women
Need qualifications to find work? Need to improve your learning skills? Hillcroft has a great course for women who need to achieve qualifications or return to the learning environment after a break in order to achieve their work or learing goals.
The intensive 10 week Gateway course at Hillcroft offers you the chance to strengthen your functional skills ? English, Maths and IT - to help you prepare for work or further study. Gateway will fully prepare you for the rigours of academic study or help you acquire the skills to participate in the workplace. It will build your confidence and introduce techniques to help you manage your learning successfully. At the end of the course you will receive a National Open College Network (NOCN) Progression Certificate at Level 2.
more info
0208 399 2688
enquiry@hillcroft.ac.ukDate
31 March
EVENT
New Voice in London: Action Learning Event
Praxis will be running A New Voice in London aims to give a voice to hidden communities of London, particularly those experiencing levels of vulnerability and exploitation. These communities include new migrants from within and outside the EU, refugees, asylum seekers, failed asylum seekers and undocumented migrants.
This event will enable participants to share common experience and with the help of drama, analyse what is happening. The event will include roundtable discussions with policy makers to allow for engagement and dialogue for which we would like key stakeholders to attend as well as a final action-planning session.
more info
Alex Sutton 020 7729 7985
alex.sutton@praxis.org.uk Date
1 or 2 April
WORKSHOP
Nominate a group for the Award
Nominate a group for the London Health and Care Commission Awards. Workshop.
More surgeries are due to be held in April. For more details, please
contact: Alison Blackwood tel: 020 7700 8217 e-mail: alison@lvsc.org.uk.
more info
REAP 01895 441530
sarah@reap.org.ukDate
1 April - DEADLINE
FUNDING
Big Lottery's Advice Plus
Minimum grant: £10,000; Maximum grant: £500,000
Advice Plus aims to help people in need access good quality advice on their legal rights and responsibilities, so that they can avoid or overcome disadvantage. Earlier this year, in Round One we awarded £30 million to 71 advice agencies across England. Advice Plus Round Two launched on the 12 November 2007, with a budget of £20 million across the nine England regions. Round Two will fund third sector legal advice services that collaborate with other advice services in their local area. Advice Plus will only fund projects focusing on legal rights and responsibilities.
more info
http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_advice_plus.htmDate
1 April
TRAINING
FREE Training on PAYE
Topics to be included are:
§ Can you pay volunteers expenses, and if so, how much?
§ Are tutors employees, or are they self-employed?
§ Do you need to deduct tax and national insurance contributions from your employees wages?
§ How do you do this (run a PAYE system)?
§ Using a payroll bureau to run PAYE for you, and how much will it cost?
§ What local support is available in Ealing to help you with PAYE?.
§ How can you/your members claim money back from HMRC (the tax authorities)?
§ Is your tax code wrong, and if it is, how do you get it changed?
§ When (and how) can you get extra money for your children by getting Working Families Tax Credits?
Can your charity claim Gift Aid, and if so, how.
more info
CaSH 020 8969 0747
gabriel@cash-online.org.ukDate
1 April
Time
18:00 ? 21:00
Venue
Amnesty International Human Rights Action Centre
EVENT
Moroccan non ?governmental organisation conference
The ABCDS in partnership with MRN on Sub- Saharan migrants in transit in Morocco is organising a conference under the theme ? Migration & Human Rights: the war against migrants at EU New Borders?.
more info
Fatiha Hajjat
abcdslondon@gmail.com 07883 478 787
Date
2 April
Time
12:30 ? 16:30
Venue
Acton and West London College, Gunnersbury Lane, Acton, W3 8UX
EVENT
The Prince?s Trust Team Programme Partnership Day
A one-day event for organisations working with young people to discover how Prince?s Trust can provide valuable opportunities for the young people; find out how to successfully refer young people to the programme; see how the Prince?s Trust has changed young people?s lives; and celebrate young people?s successes.
more info
nicci.clarke@wlc.ac.uk 020 8231 6304
Date
3 April
Time
10:00 ? 16:00
Venue
Hackney Voluntary Action, 92 Dalston Lane , Hackney E8 1NG
TRAINING
Investing in Volunteering Quality Standard
Does your organisation involve volunteers? If you do, you will benefit from IiV Quality Standard which recognises your commitment to volunteering? IiV is the UK quality standard and evidence of good practice for all organisations which involve volunteers in their work.Through this training, HVA can help you work towards achieving this standard using the four main areas of volunteer management such as: Planning for volunteer involvement; Recruiting volunteers; Selecting and matching volunteers; Supporting and retaining volunteers.
more info
Atim on 020 7241 4443 to book your space now. Alternatively, send an email to
info@hackneyvoluntaryaction.org.ukDate
4 April
Time
14:00 ? 17:00
Venue
Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising
2 Colville Mews, Lonsdale Road, Notting Hill, W11 2AR
EVENT
Across the Street, Around the World Project Market
...taking part and finding funding
Do you have an idea for a project but nowhere to run it? Are you interested in finding out about what funding is available? Do you need support with marketing and promoting your projects? If so, the Across the Street, Around the World Project Market is for you. All you need to bring are your resources - be that skills, space or project ideas.
The afternoon will include a fun, facilitated networking session led by Ali King of Turtle Key Arts to help you meet potential project partners and share ideas, as well as presentations from Kensington and Chelsea Arts Service, the Race Equality Partnership on 1958 anniversary events and others.
more info
arts@rbkc.gov.uk or 020 7361 3844
Date
7 April ? DEADLINE
Venue
East London
TRAINING
Housing and Welfare Entitlements Training
FREE Training in housing and welfare entitlements for refugee community representatives in East London.
more info
Janet 020 7247 7800
Date
8 April
Time
10:00 ? 16:00
Venue
UCU Conference Unit, 27 Britannia Street, London WC1X 9JP
EVENT
ROTA FREE Conference ? Restoring Relationships: Addressing Hate Crime Through Restorative Justice
The conference will launch ROTA?s two year research and policy report which aims to reduce the potential for hate crime and to assess the applicability of restorative justice with hate crime in London. The event will also disseminate recommendations for multi-agency partnership solutions to address the gaps in criminal justice policy and practice in London. Please consult the attached flyer for more details.
Keynote speakers include George Mills, from the Equality and Human Rights Commission, Bennett Obong from the Metropolitan Police Authority and Elena Noel from Southwark Mediation Centre.
more info
http://www.rota.org.uk/pages/events/index.aspxGiulia
giulia@rota.org.uk 020 7729 1310
Date
8 April
Time
10:00 ? 13:00
Venue
HAVS, Meeting Room, 64 Pinner Road, Harrow, HA1 4HZ
TRAINING
Advice Service Training
Learn how to ?set up an advice service? FREE for the voluntary and community organisations / groups in Harrow. Training delivered by Advice UK
more info
020 8581 1054/5
advice@project2041.org.ukDate
9 April
Venue
Christ Church Communicare, Redford Way, Uxbridge
EVENT
REAP ?Hear My Voice? book launch
?Hear My Voice? Book Launch!!
We are delighted to announce that "Hear My Voice" collection of short stories and poetry is now available from REAP office! (£3.50 + £1 p&p)
The launch of the ?Hear My Voice? book will take place on Wednesday 9th April. To book a place please contact REAP on 01895 441530 or e-mail
olesya@reap.org.uk.
more info
To book a place call REAP 01895 441530 or e-mail
olesya@reap.org.ukDate
10 April
Time
10:00 ? 13:00
Venue
Seminar Room 4, LVSC, 356 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA
EVENT
FREE. Local Area Agreements - How do they impact on you?
Local Area Agreements provide potential new roles and challenges for information workers. The VCS is under more pressure than ever to demonstrate its impact and reach, through LAAs, to funders and partners in the statutory sector. In meeting this challenge you could play a vital evidence role, supporting your Chief Execs, Policy Officers and other staff already engaged in LAA work. Does your organisation understand this? Is it up to the challenge? Come and discuss these and many other issues around LAAs at this Cascade event. We'll also use the day to help tailor our LVSC support services, so what you tell us could help benefit you directly in your current role.When you book for this event we'll ask you to let us know what specific issues you want to discuss so that we can present the topic accordingly.
more info
cascade@lvsc.org.uk 020 8800 8192/8118
Date
10 April
Time
7.30 pm
Venue
Posk Theatre, Polish Cultural Centre, 238-246 King Street, Hammersmith, London W6 0RF
EVENT
Celebration Africa! A recital starring Josephine Amankwah
African Musical Odyssey Focusing on the themes of praise, delight and reflection, Celebration Africa takes listeners on anaural adventure, fusing melody, poetry and traditional timpani with mezzo-soprano and musical director, Josephine Amankwah at the helm. or contact the event organisers
Tickets: £18, £14 concessions (£20 on the door).
more info
Pro-Art 020 7351 7555
http://www.proartandco.uk/ http://www.joamankwah.com/Date
17 April
Time
14:00
Venue
Acton & West London College, Gunnersbury Lane, Acton, London, W3 8UX
TRAINING
A 12 week programme that can change your life!
Take part and you can:
· Still claim JSA or EMA
· Claim travel expenses and childcare costs
· Gain a qualification in City & Guilds Certificate in Personal, Teamwork and Community Skills and Wider Key Skill Units
· Attend a 5 day outward bound residential week
· Complete a 2 week work placement of your choice
Sounds good to you?
Then why not come along to a Taster day. Come along and see what we do and how the course can change your life. We will even pay for your travel there if you bring a valid receipt for that day.
more info
0208 231 6304, 07765 278910 OR JUST TURN UP
Date
28 April - DEADLINE
FUNDING
Nationwide Community & Heritage Awards
To mark a decade of recognising the importance of volunteering, this year Nationwide has extended the awards scheme to encompass the theme of heritage. This is a chance to nominate someone who you believe deserves an award.
more info
Ezechias Ngendahayo 020 7346 1163
INFO
Cooking Club Leaders Needed
Sarah Durner is setting up a cooking club training club in Hillingdon. They're looking for interested individuals (either yourselves or your contacts) to attend this free training. Anyone wishing to attend the training must be willing to run a club in a school or a children's centre. There will be 4 different cooking club models locally that target different age groups with different abilities. The clubs would target both children and parents and could be rolled out to the wider community.
Training workshops will start on the 2nd of June and run every Monday for ten weeks. The training will include a module on healthy eating and nutrition, one on cooking club leader training and one on basic food hygiene. Each module offers OCN accreditation.
more info
Sarah Durner
sdurner@hillingdon.gov.uk 01895 277137
INFO
West London Mentoring Survey
Have you completed the West London Mentoring Survey? West London Network have designed this survey to capture existing good practice, identify gaps in current arrangements and inform future plans to improve mentoring provision in the public, private & voluntary sectors in West London.
They wish to receive feedback both from organisations already involved in mentoring (both internally and with other organisations) and those which are not. If you are not the correct person in your organisation to complete the survey or you know of other organisations which you think should be included, please do forward this e-mail to them.
more info
John Carlin at West London Network on 020 8572 5950 or john@westlondonnetwork.org.uk
INFO
The Big Give Website
If your group is a registered charity you can register on this website. Prospective donors will search the site for projects they wish to support. Once you have registered you can pick a project you would love to do if the money was available for the Magic Wand section. Original projects can be listed in the ?Off the wall projects? section.
more info
http://www.thebiggive.org.uk/INFO
Routes for Refugee Teachers to Get Back into Teaching
Are you a refugee teacher? Would you like to get back into teaching in the UK?
If so, there is a programme which can help you! For more info please ring REAP.
more info
Poornima at REAP on 01895 441530
poornima@reap.org.ukINFO
London Environmental Support Service (LESS)
LESS is a network of business support providers, who provide assistance to businesses in areas such as waste management, resource efficiency and green procurement. LESS is free to use.
more info
http://www.lessonline.com/INFO
P3 Navigator Centres? Help
P3?s Navigator Centres provide an invaluable source of help for young people in crisis. They offer information and help with: housing; benefits; sexual health; health & welfare; drugs & alcohol; education; employment; filling out forms and documents.
more info
020 8581 1054/5
advice@project2041.org.ukVenue
West Ealing at the junction of Northfield Avenue and Uxbridge Road
INFO
Ealing Community Resource Centre
Do you need an office? sometimes? You can have access to fast computer with Internet access and professional software packages, direct-dial phone, fax, printing and copying, modern office environment with reception, library and kitchen facilities.
more info
020 8280 2222
info@ecrc.org.ukINFO
Language Solution: Bengali Translation Specialists available
Looking fro an affordable solution to your English-Bengali translation needs? Then try Language Solutions.
more info
Language Solution 07821 852168
enquiries@mhabib.demon.co.ukINFO
CARA Pathfinder Project ? Resource Pack for refugee academics
This is a resource pack on Development of RPL profiling, guidance and work experience model for refugee academics. You can borrow a copy from REAP or request one from CARA.
more info
CARA
info.cara@lsbu.ac.uk http://www.academic-refugees.org/FUNDING
Lloyds TSB Foundations Two Grant Programmes
Community Open Programme - open to all charities whose work falls within the Foundation?s overall mission statement. To be eligible you must: enable disadvantaged and/or disabled people to play a fuller role in their communities; have your own charity number, an industrial/provident society number or exempt from charity status be an underfunded charity ? with 12 months of reserves or less have an income of £1 million or less if you are a local or regional charity have an income of £5 million or less if you are a national charity working across England and Wales.
Community Priority Programme - focusing on funding designed to meet local and national needs. Eligibility is the same as the Open Programme. Examples of prioritised projects for London and surrounding areas are: excluded young people refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, Mental health , Prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families, People returning to the community, diverse minority communities.
more info
http://www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk/FundingProgrammes
Date
28 April - DEADLINE
FUNDING
The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT)
The Trust makes grants for activities related to: peace and conflict resolution; promoting racial justice, including empowering black and minority ethnic people to engage in decision making and policy development; developing an appropriate relationship between people and the institutions that affect them, including accountability, and a respect for human rights across the public and private sectors.
more info
http://www.jrct.org.uk/FUNDING
Refugee Council funding surgeries at your RCO
The Refugee Council?s Development team continues its work in providing information, advice and support to RCOs in their effort to raise funds for their projects and services. Support is provided in the form of one-to-one funding surgeries, training and consultancy support.
more info
Ezechias Ngendahayo 020 7346 1163
TRAINING
London Borough of Hounslow Skills Training
London Borough of Hounslow is offering training to improve your career prospects. You can borrow their brochure from REAP or obtain it directly from them.
more info
London Borough of Hounslow 020 8583 6000
www.hounslow.gov.uk/adulteducationTRAINING
TIDE Ealing, Harrow and Brent Training Workshops
TIDE offers a number of workshops for Voluntary/Community Groups in Ealing, Harrow and Brent. You can borrow their brochure from REAP or obtain it directly from TIDE.
more info
TIDE
tide@ealingcvs.org.uk 020 8280 2244
HELP NEEDED
Internal Relocation Project for refugee women
Asylum Aid would like to hear from women asylum seekers and refugees whose claim has been based on a gender-related persecution to help with their research.
more info
Asylum Aid Claire Bennett 020 7354 9631