HOME: the London Refugee Housing Conference
Monday November 4th 2002 - 10am to 5pm
City Hall, The Queen's Walk, London SE1 2AA
One in 20 Londoners is a refugee, our city has been built and sustained by
refugee efforts. New communities have been bringing new industries, new
cultures and new possibilities to London for centuries. Yet refugees are
now often represented as a threat or a problem and denied a home in the
capital. As Parliament debates a new Nationality, Immigration and Asylum
Bill, come and discuss how refugees are making London their home.
We invite you:
- To provide an opportunity to share the experiences and understanding of
the housing needs of asylum seekers and refugees in London
- To explore housing options, through the sharing of information on current
initiatives and developments
- To develop ongoing discussion/interest groups to continue work on
specific areas
- To enable the development of a network of community based groups and
mainstream service providers to work together to meet the housing needs of
asylum seekers and refugees in London
Please come if you are:
- Housing providers including RSLs, local authorities, hostels, private
sector providers
- Refugee community organisations
- Other community based organisations working with asylum seekers and
refugees
- Advice agencies
- Representatives of national organisations or others involved in making or
influencing policy.
Attached you will find:
- Provisional programme for the day (subject to availability of speakers)
- Booking form for the conference
- Application form for expenses for attending the conference
- Flyer to advertise the conference - please distribute as widely as
possible
How to book:
The conference costs £25 (but is free to individual refugees & organisations
that receive no funding). Please fill in the attached form and return with
your cheque to:
London Refugee Housing Conference
HACT
78 Quaker Street
London E1 6SW
Lunch & refreshments are included in the conference booking fee, as are all
background papers which will be sent out before the conference date.
We would like to enable as many interested people as possible to attend
therefore a small subsidy for expenses such as childcare, interpreting and
travel may be available for individual bookings that are made before 4th
October 2002. These are explained on the attached leaflet.
The London Refugee Housing Conference has been organised by Empty Homes
Agency Groundswell, HACT, Iranian Association, Migrants Resource Centre,
Mosaada, Notre Dame Refugee Centre, Praxis, Refugee Housing Association,
Sierra Leone Women's Forum & Westminster Refugee Consortium. Support has
been provided by the Mayor's Office & the Greater London Authority. The
conference has been funded by the Community Fund.
- For enquiries on conference content/speakers/agenda contact:
Sue Lukes - Tel: 020-7359-1455 email: [log in to unmask]
- For enquiries about mailing lists/organisation/stalls & bookings contact:
Yesim Güzelpinar - c/o HACT 78 Quaker Street, London E1 6SW
Tel: 020-7458-1174 email: [log in to unmask]
Web site: www.home.refugeeconference.info
ATTACHMENTS:
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME: [List mod.'s note: Please refer to the conference
web site for the programme.]
BOOKING FORM:
Please book me a place at the conference
I enclose a cheque for £25 made payable to HACT __
I am an individual refugee so I would like a free place __
I represent an unfunded organisation so I would like a free place __
Name:
Organisation:
Type of organisation: Refugee community organisation __
Local authority __ Registered social landlord __
Community-based organisation __
Refugee agency __
Advice agency __ Private sector provider __ Other (please
state) __
Activities of your organisation: Advice and information __ Support
__ Housing provider __ Policy __
Other (please state) __
Address:
Tel No:
E-mail:
Topics you are interested
in: --------------------------------------------------------------
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__________________________________________________________________________
Please return to
Yesim Güzelpinar tel : 020-7458-1174
c/o HACT email : [log in to unmask]
78 Quaker Street web site: www.home.refugeeconference.info
London
E1 6SW
HELP WITH EXPENSES
To encourage the participation of as many individual refugees as possible
there will be some help available for childcare and travel expenses. We can
also organise interpreting. A limited number of subsidies are available for
individuals who book before 4th October 2002. To apply for a subsidy please
fill in this form and return it with your conference booking.
Subsidies are not available for anyone representing an organisation or
attending the conference as part of their work. We cannot accept any
applications for subsidies after 4th October 2002. Please note our funds
are limited and in the event of receiving too many applications we will
contact you as soon as possible.
- The childcare subsidy will be £15 per person attending. This will be paid
by a cheque made out to you. The cheque will be given to you at the
conference registration in exchange for a receipt.
- The travel subsidy cover the cost of travel to and from the conference.
This will be paid in cash on at the conference registration on presentation
of your travel card or tickets. You will need to sign a form for receipt.
- We will organise interpreters in relevant languages if possible.
Please fill in the attached form if you require any of the subsidies or an
interpreter
Thank you
SUBSIDY/INTERPRETER APPLICATION
Name:
Address:
Telephone No:
E-mail:
__ Childcare subsidy
CHILD DETAILS
Full Name Age
Please sign here to apply for the childcare subsidy of £15:00
Signature:________________________________________
__ Travel subsidy
TRAVEL DETAILS
Return Travel To/From Cost:
Please sign here to apply for the travel subsidy
Signature:_________________________________________
__ Interpreter needed
Language:_________________________________________
Please sign here to apply for an interpreter in the above language
Signature:_________________________________________
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