• Social and Other Activities at Asylum Link
• Change in opening times
• AGM 2011
• Events in the Liverpool and Other Areas
• English Classes and Other Courses
  
• Destitution Roadshow
• Newsletters

Refugee Week 20th -26th June 2011. Programme and videos

Social and Other Activities at Asylum Link Asylum Link is a general meeting place for all asylum seekers and refugees Every day:Tea, coffee, biscuits and bread or toast are available during opening hours in the kitchen area; table tennis, bar football and other activities in the large room; computers with Internet access in the computer room; English classes every weekday. More details Porridge for breakfast is served at 9am on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and , Thursdays Lunch is served at 12.30 everyday Emmas cookery class on Thursdays at 1pm . Recipe leaflets Drums workshop - days vary Guitar Workshop - days vary Conversation club - days vary Allotments and Gardening visits on Thursdays at 1pm (ALM won a Groundwork Merseyside Environmental Award in 2007) (more details) and watch the video Bycycle store open on Tuesdays and Thursdays and a bike lottery (more details). Sexual health and HIV testing on Wednesdays at 1pm See the what-we-do for details of English classes and other services offered at Asylum Link

Music workshop A cooking demonstration

Change in opening times

Opening times (from November 1st 2010) are now changed to

Monday - Thursday: 9am - 4pm

IAS into administration

IAS clients has recently gone into administration.. IAS clients are advised to visit IAS’s website where updates on arrangements are posted - www.iasuk.org .. This site gives advice to clients using this service.t.

AGM on Monday 28th November at 6pm

Formal Business:

Speaker
Chas Raws

Refreshments

ALL WELCOME at the AGM at Asylum Link Merseyside, St Annes Centre, 7 Overbury Street, Liverpool L7 3HJ. Telephone 0151 709 1713 for more information

Events in the Liverpool and Other Areas

THE CIRCLE MONTHLY SOCIAL, the next circle dates are on Saturday 4th June 2nd July  and 6th August 2011, 12.30 to 3.30pm in Toxteth Library, Downstairs room, Windsor Street, Liverpool, L8 1XF

The Circle is a friendly and welcoming drop-in social that brings people from refugee and asylum seeker communities together and welcomes them to the Liverpool community.

The circle provides:

• Food / refreshments
• A place to meet and make friends
• Information about other projects & services
• Travel expenses for people who come along
• Children are welcome

Everybody is welcome. Please contact Gemma on thecircle.liverpool@gmail.com if you require any further information or assistance.

Circle of Silence

Faith4Change invites everybody on the 2nd Saturday of the month to gather at 1pm at the bottom end of Bold Street (or Church Street) in Liverpool for one hour of silence to protest against the treatment of asylum seekers and to claim respect for the human dignity of every person. Our silence is an appeal against indifference in an attempt to change the public attitude towards asylum seekers

Circle of Silence: Times and Places

9th July 2011 - Bold Street (bottom end) at 1-2pm
13th August  2011 - Bold Street (bottom end)  at 1-2pm
10th September 2011 - Bold Street (bottom end)  at 1-2pm
8th October 2011 - Church Street at 1-2pm
12th November  2011 - Church Street   at 1-2pm
10th December 2011 - Church Streetv  at 1-2pm        

BARN DANCE - Saturday 23rd July 2011 from 7.30 at St Anne's Parish Centre, Ormskirk.
Tickets £6 and £2 for children. Bring your own drinks and nibbles. Enquiries and tickets from Tony Edwards 91695 422412 or

John Gresty 01695 723239. All proceeds in aid of Asylum Link, Liverpool.
Over £540 was raised for Asyluj Link - and a good time was had by everybody

SATURDAY 1st OCTOBER - A BIG SALE - Second hand items - nearly new and "jumble"
Clothes, Bedding, kitchen equipment ....and more. Refreshments, tombola, raffle, etc.
Visit the Lark Lane Community Centre, Lark lane, L:iverpool between 11am and 4 pmon SATURDAY 1st OCTOBER for a bargain. See map
All proceeds for Asylum Link

TUESDAY 4th OCTOBER - GIVE AND SHARE EVENT - at Asylum Link from 12.30 - 3.00

• Give and Share your Fruit and Vegetables grown on your allotment or garden or in school
• Take Away Fruit and Vegetables grown buy others
• Find Out  how to make a bag garden at home and take away bulbs, and seeds to help you start
• Find Out  how can we make a kitchen garden at Asylum Link
• How to make a kitchen garden at home
• Learn what we can grow all year round
• Bring  a tin of food, a plant or something you have made to share

READING GROUP at CRAWFORD HOUSE, Upper Warwick Street on Wednesdays at 10 am - 11.30 am. Everyone is welcome.

English and Other Courses

ENGLISH CLASSES - are run at Asylum Link by Eamonn and volunteers who teach with him. As a consequence of the governments withdrawal of English teaching from Asylum Seekers, this is now one of the only places new arrivals can get access to the language.

BASIC ENGLISH and BASIC COMPUTING WITH ENGLISH - Courses are run by LASAR/MNSN at 4th Floor, 35 Bold Street, Liverpool L1 4DN (above the Oxfam Shop).. Call: Seána, Marg or Karen on 0151-707-0566 for more information

LIVERPOOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE - English classes for speakers of other languages (ESOL) are available at Liverpool Community College and at various centres throughout Liverpool

Other Courses and Help

JOB TRAINING & SUPPORT - is offered by LASAR/MNSN at 4th Floor, 35 Bold Street, Liverpool L1 4DN (above the Oxfam Shop) to Refugees and Asylum Seekers and includes help with CVs, Jobsearch and other advice. Internet access and English teaching is also available. Telephone 0151-707-0566 for more information or email info@merseysidenetworkforchange.org

C.R.A.F.T.I.E. - Creative Refugees and Asylum Seekers Foundation for Training in Entrepreneyrship - offer free flexible courses over a period of 12 weeks starting on the 23rd February. Download Leaflet more more details or contact 0151 707 0566 or e-mail karen@merseysidenetworkforchange.org

Destitution Roadshow

A new initiative has begun at ALM - the Destitution Road Show. It is designed so that a member of staff, an asylum seeker and a volunteer together will take the presentation in our newly acquired white van, to business and community organizations as well as schools and churches thereby ensuring that the message of Asylum Link Merseyside becomes better known and supported.
Read more about the destitution and the Destitution Roadshow or download the destitution leaflet

Refugee Week 20 - 26th June 2011

Refugee Week Events

Tuesday 21st June: Food, Fun, Music and All-Nations football@the Carribean Centre, Upper Parliament Street,, 1.30pm - 3.30pm

Wednesday 22 June: Visit to Tam O’Shanter Urban Farmat 9am-3pm t.

Thursday 23rd June: Health Awareness Day  Thursday 23rd June @ Asylum Link 11am to 1pm.
An informal day to meet people working in the Health Sector who can provide advice on how to access health services and things to look out for when caring for yourself and others

Thursday 23rd June: Frank Cottrell Boyce at the St Anne’s school all day with immigrants.

Saturday 25th June: 25. Celebrations of ALM’s 10 birthday from 12noon  to 5pm at the Caribbean Centre

Refugee Week - During Refugee Week loads of events take place across the UK, all of which explore refugee experiences. Whatever you’re into - be it arts, music, food or just meeting people in your local area -Refugee Week will have an event for you. Visit the Events Calendar for this year's events

Refugee Week Video of Visit to Tam O'Shanter Urban Farm 2010 (Select run to start)

Refugee Week Video 2009 (select run and click on picture to start)

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