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MRCF Newsletter July 2009
This is the July 2009 issue of The Forum newsletter. This month we talk about the positive progression that programmes such as 'Engage to Change' and our metoring programme ' Where Strangers Become...
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Strange or Citizens: Refugee and migrant participation in local political...
This report draws on discussions at 6 ‘Question Time’ type events attended by between 30 and 60 community representatives from at least 15 different countries. It focuses on barriers to participation...
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Where Strangers Become Friends
Integration is an official term but at The Forum it is translated into a number of innovative initiatives that welcome migrants and refugees. This comic tells the story of that kind of welcome in the...
View ArticleMRCF Recognised as Leaders in Integration by Deputy Mayor Barnes and Cllr. Ahern
Last Friday, MRCF warmly welcomed Deputy Mayor Richard Barnes from GLA and Cllr. Tim Ahern from RBKC to show how integration and mentoring and volunteering work in practice. MRCF staff gave a tour of...
View ArticleWomen in Transition
Over 45 people attended MRCF’s event on the 30th March to mark the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day. We held the event to recognise the courageous, skilled and dedicated women who have...
View ArticleIs Music is a Universal Language of Communication?
This Friday afternoon staff and volunteers at MRCF shared songs and videos with each other. A few of us began to dance and laugh. After a few moments, we realized that music is universal. It is known...
View ArticleHands On – The Forum
‘HANDS ON: Governance of Community Organisations’ - Training DVD produced by The Forum on governance which addresses the reality of governance issues for community organisations. This video is inspired...
View ArticleMeet The Forum: Beth
Community Development Worker "I’m a Londoner with roots in the English countryside, where I grew up and where my family is from. I like being involved in community initiatives which is why I feel at...
View ArticleHow do community leaders facilitate migrant integration?
I’m Mohini, a volunteer researcher with MRCF; I am writing about the benefits of community organisations and ESOL lessons for the integration of migrants. Being of mixed migrant background myself (I...
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Women on the Move Awards Call for Nominations
The Women on the Move Awards (formerly the Migrant and Refugee Woman of the Year Award) celebrates and supports the contribution that migrant and refugee women, the media and their champions can make...
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It is your turn to Empower a Refugee!
It is 7pm on Tuesday evening and the main hall of St. Ethelburga’s is already crowded. People are queuing at the reception desk, a mixture of excitement and curiosity in the air. Everyone is ready to...
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Sewing classes: an effective tool to fight against loneliness
Loneliness and isolation are one of the biggest challenges that asylum seekers and refugees fight against when they come to the UK and settle in a country whose social, cultural and community systems...
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Their dramatic stories…
Migrants and refugees feel lonely in the UK regardless of the duration of their stay here. Moreover, they face remarkable challenges related to loneliness. My new research for The Forum, titled This is...
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Do you know how it feels to be lonely?
Do you really know how it feels to be lonely? For my research, This is how it feels to be lonely, I interviewed The Forum’s members. Some were happy to share their dramatic stories and their...
View ArticleGetting the right to stay in the UK: the beginning of a new struggle
As part of our blog series looking at the isolation that our members face, 'This is how it feels to be lonely' , The Forum’s Mentoring Project Support Worker Heike Langbein explores the reality of...
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Women on the Move Awards open nominations for 2015!
photo by Jason Wen for Women on the Move Awards Nominations are once again open for the Women on the Move Awards - celebrating the extraordinary contribution that women from migrant and refugee...
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