First Steps in Social Enterprise For BME Women
Free programme- Refugees & Asylum seekers welcome!! Deadline Monday 30th September 5pm
First Steps in Social Enterprise is designed to benefit people with a social enterprise idea, sole traders considering social enterprises, new start social enterprises that want to strengthen their model, people or groups considering move from voluntary sector to social enterprise model, or budding social entrepreneurs ….
Download an application form at www.olmec-ec.org.uk or https://tinyurl.com/yxzyctgd
It’s a straightforward application form. Want to discuss call? 07872 507489.
Ade Adepitan joins the ‘Funder’s Den’ at City Hall on October 4th 2019
You are no doubt familiar with the TV show Dragon’s Den, where wanna-be entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to a panel of successful business owners, with the hope of securing finance for their start-up.
On October 4th London’s Living Room at City Hall will play host to Funders’ Den – where small Black, Asian, multi-ethnic and refugee (BAMER) led charities and voluntary organisations have the opportunity to pitch to Grant Making organisations to learn how to win more funding.
The evening will provide an opportunity for information sharing and networking with key influencers, grant makers, corporate organisations and senior charity representatives.
Organisations who would like the opportunity to pitch register here
EU Settlement Scheme Support & Outreach Services(EUSS)
The Public Interest Law Centre is part of a consortium led by Crisis, funded by the Home Office, to support vulnerable individuals and families to apply for settlement under the EU Settlement Scheme.
We offer an end-to-end service, from assessment to submitting applications via support to obtain ID and other evidence that may be necessary to complete the application. More information is available on our website – https://www.pilc.org.uk . We work in various languages including Polish, Spanish and French. We can use interpreting where necessary.
We can offer appointments on an individual basis or organise legal clinics if there is wider interest. For more information or to refer,please email office@pilc.org.uk or call Kasia on 07518644557.
EU Settled Status Scheme Information Sheets
The AIRE centre has produced a series of information leaflets on EUSS including what happens in event of no deal. You can find those at the following link here.
Currently translated in Slovak, French and Portugese but more language versions will be added over the next few weeks.
For more details contact: Danai Galaziou, EUSS project manager
Homelessness Reduction Act
If there are any organisations thinking of responding to the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government’s call for evidence on the Homelessness Reduction Act to raise the issue of homelessness amongst vulnerable migrants.
Please contact Zoe Dexter at the Helen Bamber Foundation as they are interested in discussing this with others.
HEAR Equality & Human Rights Network
- Are you a Londoner with lived experience who wants to change things for the better?
- Are you a project or organization that works with people through peer led activities or supports people to utilize their lived expertise to make change?
- Are you a user-led and user-run group?
- HEAR wants to provide better support for our members, come and tell us what you need!
Wednesday 2nd October, 2pm-4.30pm plus free lunch at 1.30pm
Voluntary Action Islington, 200a Pentonville Road, N1 9JP
If you would like to come or want more information please email Christine@hearequality.org.uk or call 0207 832 5817
The People's Place
The People’s Place is a brand new building in Stratford, East London, with modern agile and fixed working spaces and meeting rooms. It’s already home to MRN, IKWRO, Doctors of the World UK, MigrationWork CIC, Olmec, RAMFEL and Arhag Housing Association.
There is space for organisation(s) to occupy The People’s Place, and join the partnership, working in an open and collaborative environment with potential to develop projects and services. We are looking for like minded organisations who can join us in this journey, and make this an integral space for migrant and refugee support, advice, research, advocacy and more...
For more information or to visit the building, please contact William Rickett on WRickett@arhag.co.uk.