http://www.lrv.org.uk Strengthening Refugee Community Organisations Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:42:00 +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/ What is home? What does home mean to you? Is it where you come from or where you are now? Just bricks and mortar or something much more significant? Is it a place of sanctuary? Former literary agent Jennifer Kavanagh spent a year asking people what home means to them. ... http://www.lrv.org.uk/2010/05/14/the-o-of-home/ Since 2004 refused asylum seekers have been charged for secondary health treatment on the NHS. DoH has launched a consultation on proposals which would exempt some refused asylum seekers from these charges. The Refugee Council supports this, but is calling for it to be extended to ALL refused asylum seekers. ... http://www.lrv.org.uk/2010/05/14/add-your-voice-to-refugee-council%e2%80%99s-response-to-department-of-health-doh-consultation-on-healthcare/   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 at ... 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/