http://www.lrv.org.uk Strengthening Refugee Community Organisations Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:20:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en London Refugee Voice (LRV) is a voice for refugee communities in London. It is led by refugees and works for refugees by working with refugee community organisations (RCOs) across London. We aim to strenghten the abilty of neighbourhood and borough based RCOs to advocate and lobby on refugee issues, and ... http://www.lrv.org.uk/2008/01/01/about-london-refugee-voice/ We are calling all organisations to participate with us in a 1 day training event on Human Rights run by the British Institute of Human Eights. The training is scheduled for 10th November. BIHR are supporting us to enable your organisations to use human rights to strengthen your voice and influence ... http://www.lrv.org.uk/2009/10/29/free-human-rights-training-by-bihr/ The Bill contains provisions to change the way in which migrants in the UK may become as British citizens (naturalise). The Bill is expected to be considered by MPs next month, so now is an important time for writing to your constituency MP, or (better) visiting him or her ... http://www.lrv.org.uk/2009/05/05/borders-citizenship-and-immigration-bill-%e2%80%93-part-2-citizenship/ LRV commission new report. Large numbers of refugees and asylum seekers have been arriving in the UK since the 1980s. During this period a considerable number of diverse Refugee Community Organisations (RCOs) have become established totalling some 600 in London alone. These mostly small organisations, typically run by volunteers on shoestring budgets, ... http://www.lrv.org.uk/2008/03/25/strengthening-the-voice-of-refugee-community-organisations-within-londons-second-tier-voluntary-sector-barriers-and-opportunities/ WriteToThem.com is a website that offers a simple and efficient way to contact your MP, MEP, Councillor or Greater London Assembly Member. (more...) http://www.lrv.org.uk/2008/01/08/write-to-them/