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COVID-19 – Resources to learn English online
COVID-19 cancellations of face to face teaching in some institutions, will be a change for all, but a significant loss for many AS/R students. Studying can help refugee students feel positive about the future. For Asylum Seekers particularly, classes provide a social space to share and learn with others as well as a constructive activity […]
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Small steps to making your classroom a friendlier place
With thanks to @klovesbooks1 and @4bilingualism for highlighting these suggestions.
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Becoming a University of Sanctuary
Action for Refugees is pleased to announce an event for the Edge Hill community to find out more about becoming a ‘University of Sanctuary’.
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Using stop motion film to share migration research
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The human behind the refugee category (Discover Society)
Marcia Vera Espinoza writes for Discover Society, We question refugees’ motivations, scrutinize their stories, generalize their persecution, feel sorry for their plight, and invisiblize their individuality among the numbers that frame their displacement. The category that gives refugees international protection is the same that singles them out as a member of what seems to be […]
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Challenging Immigration Detention
What can be done? Friday 15th November 2019 Taking place at 1pm in CE.225 (second floor, Creative Edge) The session, led by grass roots organisations working with and for people who have experienced immigration detention in the UK, will include presentations from: a) Dr Vicky Canning from the University of Bristol; b) Samuel Farmery and […]
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Sharing Sustainability event 7th November
Action for Refugees was delighted to attend the Sustainability event supported by the Institute for Social Responsibility on Wednesday in Church House, Ormskirk. We joined with friends from the SDG network to share our work. Over 20 groups were represented including the local food bank and the Liverpool World Centre, as well as academics from […]
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Sanctuary Universities – from the Higher Education Policy Institute blog
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Bluecoat Event: Hostile Environment – Maya Goodfellow in conversation
“The UK government proudly calls the aim of its immigration policy to be the creation of a “hostile environment, ” while refugees drown in the Mediterranean and Britain votes to leave the EU against claims that “swarms” of migrants are entering Britain. Meanwhile, study after study confirms that immigration is not damaging the UK’s economy, […]
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Why not volunteer?
Do you have skills in ESOL or would you like to develop your understanding of ‘the refugee crisis’ beyond the tabloid headlines? ‘Skem International’ a group of refugees and community members from Skelmersdale, run two weekly events which are looking for more volunteers.
