Camden Community Radio’s Cina Aissa went to an International Women’s Day celebration in March 2012. There she discovered the West Hampstead Women’s Centre and the amazing woman who has been its backbone for twenty one years.
The British Red Cross runs the R'n'B project - a befriending project for young people - which provides activities and support for unaccompanied young refugees and asylum seekers. To find out more, Cathy Aitchison visited the group in Croydon where she spoke to the project leader Mark Clay and met some of the young people. This report was first aired on Croydon Radio as part of a special programme for International Migrants Day 2012 (Radio 1812).
The writer and activist, Kate Adams, reads from her new book inspired by her experiences as a volunteer visitor with refugees and asylum seekers, followed by a discussion with staff from the Gatwick Detainee Welfare Group and the Migrant English Project, Brighton.
In the ninth and final programme in a series looking into the lives of asylum seekers and migrants to the UK, Hamza Elbuhaisi talks to Tracey Campbell about nursing and medical services available to refugees and asylum seekers in the city of Leeds.
In the eighth programme in a series looking into the lives of asylum seekers and migrants to the UK, Hamza Elbuhaisi talks to John Hebden, Refugee Support Worker at Abigail Housing in Leeds.
In the seventh programme in a series looking into the lives of asylum seekers and migrants to the UK, Hamza Elbuhaisi talks to Christine Majid from Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers about their work in the city of Leeds.
In the sixth programme in a series looking into the lives of asylum seekers and migrants to the UK, Hamza Elbuhaisi talks to Laurie Ray from Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers about their work in the city of Leeds.
In the fifth programme in a series looking into the lives of asylum seekers and migrants to the UK, Hamza Elbuhaisi talks to Kris Davis from RETAS, a refugee education, training and advice body serving the West Yorkshire region about the kind of support available from the organisation.
In the fourth programme in a series looking into the lives of asylum seekers and migrants to the UK, Hamza Elbuhaisi talks to Peter Richardson from Leeds Asylum Seekers' Support Network (LASSAN).
Radio 1812 is an initiative launched by December 18 in 2006. It is a global event that brings together migrant groups and radios from around the world to produce, broadcast and share programmes celebrating the achievements and highlighting the concerns of migrants worldwide. Click here to download the progress report.
The November issue of Odysseia focuses on the rights of migrant domestic workers and the campaign for the ratification of ILO Convention 189. Click here to listen to it.
The pilot edition of our audio magazine is still available. It focuses on the routes migrants take and the difficulties and challenges they face when moving from one country to another.
