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Job advert
23 May 2022Global Link is seeking an empathetic, but assertive, part-time Health Advocacy Support Worker to support asylum seekers and refugees access... -
NW migration heritage
14 December 2021Global Link leading new project on NW migration heritage We are delighted to have been awarded a grant from the... -
Learning from the Past Exhibition to open at last at Lancaster City Museum!
4 May 2021Learning from the Past Exhibition to open at last at Lancaster City Museum! We are excited to announce that, following... -
Global Link has embarked on a digital design process, as part of the CATALYST National Lottery Funded programme
10 March 2021This month Global Link has embarked on a digital design process, as part of the CATALYST National Lottery Funded programme,... -
Launch of Learning from the Past online exhibition!
8 March 2021Launch of Learning from the Past online exhibition! We were excited to launch our online Learning from the Past exhibition... -
Learning from the Past peace heritage exhibition
25 January 2021Learning from the Past peace heritage exhibition The ongoing Covid crisis means that our final Erasmus+ project exhibition at Lancaster... -
New Learning from the Past films
17 December 2020New Learning from the Past films LFTP partner, Mi-Gen, has created two short films about Global Link’s Erasmus+ peace heritage... -
Escape to Safety soundtrack
11 December 2020Escape to Safety soundtrack We have completed our latest Escape to Safety soundtrack which you can listen to here, without the experience of... -
Lancaster’s First Online Refugee Week Celebration
7 July 2020Lancaster’s First Online Refugee Week Celebration This year, because of the lockdown, Global Link hosted a celebration of Refugee Week... -
Refugee Week Celebration Event
12 June 2020Refugee Week Celebration Event Refugee Week is celebrated each year in the UK in the third week of June. It... -
Coronavirus (COVID-19): get support if you’re a migrant living in the UK
29 April 2020Coronavirus (COVID-19): get support if you’re a migrant living in the UK For information, the government has just posted a... -
Global Link update
22 March 2020Global Link update Because of Coronavirus most support services, including education, English, advice and information, and Lunch Drop-ins and meetings... -
Sharing Learning from the Past with Youth in Europe
30 January 2020Sharing Learning from the Past with Youth in Europe The Learning from the Past (LFTP) team is delighted to announce... -
launch the new website RefugeeHome created BY refugees, ABOUT refugees and FOR refugees
25 December 2019launch the new website RefugeeHome created BY refugees, ABOUT refugees, and FOR refugees. We are delighted to launch the new... -
UK launch of the European ‘Learning from the Past’ map
25 October 2019UK launch of the European ‘Learning from the Past’ map Global Link has officially launched our new online community map...
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Today's child development workshop focussed on keeping children safe from.......any guesses as to what from?
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While 30+ guys were playing football at the Giant Axe, some of us visited Roudsea Wood Nature Reserve near Backbarrow in South Cumbria, thanks to
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Busy day yesterday, starting with a workshop on self-employment, then lunch and then a presentation from one of our trusty volunteers about the NHS and
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Yesterday's Child Development session focussed on the benefits of PLAY, including outdoor play, with the adage 'there is no such thing as bad weather, only
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Thanks so much to the bands Peloton, Betony and Off the Rails for a cracking fundraiser on Saturday for Global Link's support for local refugees
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Calling all football players! We are looking for someone to help Wael referee at a new pitch on Saturday mornings at the Giant Axe. If
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Fantastic visit this morning to Lancaster Maritime Museum with our Migration Stories volunteers. Huge thanks to Mel and Carolyn for giving us such a special
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First session of the Early Child Development course delivered by ex- colleague Ruth. 'Amazing workshop, useful and informative', according to one mum.
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A glorious Eid party with 300+ people eating food from around the world, music and dancing, football for kids and adults, henna painting, a bouncy
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Such a busy week, including English classes every day and the launch of the Community Interpretation Level 2 course, which runs on Thursdays 10-3pm. If
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So many clothes today, but what we really need now are trainers, football shoes, belts and clothes for young men. Thanks to the Sewing Café
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Launch of the Friday Chess Club today, with champion Christos. Every Friday at 1.30 at the YMCA.
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If any local hosts in the Homes for Ukraine scheme need an interpreter, our lovely volunteer, a refugee from Russia herself, is very happy to
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We are hoping to start a chess club on Friday, and wondering if anyone has chess sets they no longer need. If so, please bring
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Whilst haircuts and English classes were taking place at Global Link, Escape to Safety was erected at Ullswater Community College where 1500 pupils will have
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We are hosting a 10-12 week Community Interpretation Level 2 course at the YMCA, delivered by the Worker's Education Association, starting Thursday, May 5 with
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Amid the haircuts, City of Sanctuary Welcome Packs, delicious veggie lasagna, dominoes, pool and an interactive recycling presentation, there was much anxiety about the threat
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It is with dismay that we respond to the latest anti-refugee plans from this Government, to send asylum seekers arriving by boat to Rwanda, a
UK to give asylum seekers one-way ticket to Rwanda
Some asylum seekers who arrive on small boats will be sent to the country as part of a £120m trial.
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'I am so happy today,' said 11yr old Ahmad from Afghanistan. With thanks to Natural England and local Iranian refugee artist Somayeh Roustaei for 2
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A busy day, welcoming new arrivals from Afghanistan, Syria, Iran and Ethiopia, and putting out another appeal for men's shoes, clothing, belts, electric razors and
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We have been meeting the new Afghan asylum seekers two of whom arrived in flip flops, and several with no phones (though at least all
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A delicious vegetarian meal today, with Eritrean 'injera', prepared the night before, followed by migration history research. Thank you, cooks and research volunteers!
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Here is a great website for sponsors, hosts and refugees, which includes a template Welcome Pack for sponsors/hosts to fill in and send to refugees
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Global Link is being asked if we can help local sponsors to find 'named Ukrainians' who then need to apply for a visa, and then
Charity helping families flee Ukraine says they're still without visas
Positive Action in Housing said the Government's Homes for Ukraine scheme has left those seeking refuge 'to turn in desperation to strangers on social media for sponsors'
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A glorious day for the Migration Stories trip to Liverpool International Slavery Museum, followed by a picnic in the sun, and a walk along Crosby
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This is Mohammed from Syria, one of the first asylum seekers in Lancaster, who spent many difficult months trying to get to the UK, then
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A delicious food cooked by the new Syrian family, followed by a surprise visit from the inspirational Mohammed Agha, an informative presentation from the local
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This week MPs vote on the Borders and Nationalities Bill. David Morris MP and Cat Smith MP images from Ukraine show why we need to
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Happy Nowruz! 100 people from Lancaster and around the world feasting, dancing and celebrating New Year for Iranians, Kurds and Afghans.
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It looks like Reset Communities and Refugees may be able to help sponsors/ hosts find 'named Ukrainians' for those wishing to open their homes to
Reset Communities and Refugees - Ukraine Refugee Housing • Registration form for UK matching
Reset Communities and Refugees is helping register and match refugees from Ukraine with sponsors across the UK. Register for matching here.
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We welcome the Homes for Ukraine scheme (www.homesforukraine.campaign.gov.uk) but are concerned about who will provide the 'matching' of sponsors with named Ukrainians, and the continuing
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The lovely Akuat has launched herself as an African hair stylist and is looking for customers, so please share!