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Campaigners gathered this weekend for their regular demonstration outside Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre, to show support for the women held at the facility.

Real Hope café, opened in october 2022, produces a safe space for refugees to learn new skills such as free barista lessons, and sessions to ease the volunteers into life in the UK, including conversations about their rights.Designed to be run by asylum seekers and refugees and aims to prevent exploitation and teach new skills,"The only job you can get is cleaning – I can do much more,” said H. Learning a skill such as Barista gives refugee volunteers a sense of pride, confidnece and skills to intergrate into new country.

The Red Dress has visited the North-east for the first time to showcases the stories of Stockton's refugees

At this time of year, many of us will be enjoying spending precious time with our families. For that reason, it can be a particularly hard time for those who are missing their loved ones.

Jess Thompson, founder of Migrateful, a UK charity with a mission to support
migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in their journey towards integration,
explains how food and cooking can help bridge divisions between communities.

A sense of community is created by young refugee authors from Afghanistan, Iran, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Chad, who recreate their favourite meals from home and share them with the local community in theor cook book 'cooked with love'.“It’s like a window into the young people’s worlds Not just the trauma they’ve been through, their positive memories and the things they love and miss about home too.”

Refugee charity Leeds refugee forum acquires a £400,000 funding from environmental charity Hubbub and Virgin Media's O2 tech lending community fund, to provide tablets and data to refugees, to help develop new skills, integrate and tackle digital isolation and e-waste.

A community centre has been changing the lives of refugees through music, conversation and cooking.

A charity has created a “missing poster” campaign to highlight the loneliness felt by male migrants, as crossings continue to the UK.

The generosity of everyone in the town has been 'overwhelming' say organisers

Trafford council, led by its inclusive economy and communities team, hosted an event to offer information, advice and support to our new residents

A puppet called Amal, Arabic for 'hope', brings together local creatives, artists and communities as it travels around yorkshire. It symbolises tens of thousands of displaced refugee children in need of assistance to rebuild their lives after leaving their war-torn countries and, being made by 17 international puppeteers, shows a sense of global community.

The article gave detailed introduction to why people need to keep active and reported that there are differences between different ethnic groups, age groups and genders. Naila a councillor born in Pakistan said she had to change her how she kept active when she came to this country due to the weather. She wants to advocate for people from her community especially the women as they tend to look after the family and not look after themselves. Ayo is the founder of Global Vision Initiative - a charity organisation focused on empowering disadvantaged black, Asian and minority ethnic communities through social activities, events, employability, social sports and music projects. A lot of inactivity in ethnic minority groups is due to lack of inclusive social opportunities, culturally appropriate activities and awareness of ways to keep moving. Starring Naila, Ayo and other people from six of the 10 Greater Manchester boroughs, the Keep Moving campaign encourages everyone across the region to become more active, no matter who you are, your background or your struggles.

The Home Office data shows the council supports more asylum seekers, as a proportion of its population, than anywhere else in the country

Andy Preston added that Middlesbrough would welcome those who have been ‘persecuted, terrorised and abused’

It follows Damian's own emotional experience of social exclusion in his native Poland and a difficult year for his customers in lockdown - and he is dedicated to nurturing an inclusive culture at his studio where he is promoting the benefits of dance for mental health.Dancing gives people a chance to escape from their own heads, I wanted to create a space where I was able to make everyone feel as welcome as Manchester made me feel.

An NHS worker who has spent the pandemic helping save lives on a Covid-19 ward says Priti Patel’s immigration plans will see refugees like her turned away from the UK.

2 brothers Anwer and Yakub came to Bolton as chidren and started their shop in 1979 the 2 brothers one a pharmacist and the other an accountant worked together to develop their business and by 2005 they sold 111 chemists to Lloyds Pharmacy keeping back 30. In 2009, the University of Bolton awarded both Anwer and Yakub with the honorary titles of Doctor of the University, in recognition of their "oustanding contribution to the Bolton community". £20 million transformed the school into an Academy with both brothers acting as Trustees. The 2 brothers also ran a pharmeutical company and are regarded as the most successful entrepreneurs in the borough

beatboxing at TriBeCa has helped him get through depression and grief and he now wants to give back to the venue when I moved to the UK, I saw buskers doing it and it interested me. Beatboxing became a full-time job, hosting open mic events and DJ nights, teaching beatboxing to other refugees and visiting schools to teach students in schools. During the pandemic, he continued hosting the Open Mic events online

Her story involves family separation, torture and slavery, before she eventually found safety and happiness in the UK. The 52-year-old mother-of-three is running to be a councillor in her adopted hometown of Bury and says she wants to 'give back' to the country which welcomed her in her hour of need. Mrs Park's new life was not without challenges, and she faced difficulties with housing and the language barrier. But she embraced her new home and later found work as a human rights activist.

Nahla Eljack 'spent her career helping others' and championed the rights of migrant women. Tributes are being paid to an inspirational community worker who dedicated her life and career to helping others, after her tragic death. She was also heavily involved in the creation of the Manchester Refugee Charter, which has been endorsed by more than 100 individuals and organisations including the council, Nahla held a masters degree in environmental studies and her dedication to people and the environment was a consistent theme in her life. She was known for her sense of humour and infectious laugh, her passion for charitable and environmental causes, and her dedication to her family.

Famous footballer Marcus Rashford campaigning free school meals scheme was defeated in the House of Commons, but he and his mother determining to make it happen by help out at the foodbank in Manchester

The words “Rise above fear. Refugees welcome” have been beamed onto the White Cliffs of Dover. It lit in support of migrant welfare.it was expected to assemble to demonstrate over migrant crossings on 5th Sept 2020

Hossein Ahmadi is thriving in foster care in Leeds after fleeing his homeland of Iran. He shares his story as part of a campaign by the Welcoming Young Refugees project. Laura Reid reports.

New awards - the Blossom Awards was funded by Alan Mak, a Britain’s first MP of British- Chinese heritage, it was an esclusively on the British- Chinese community. It aiming to recognise the achievement for those who were the key professional workers and had achieved success in professional fields

The article cited lots of examples of contributions of migrants to the British culture - food diversity, sports personalities, artists

Migrant Gloria Hanley dscusses her experience coming to leeds to train as a midwife discussing how leeds is constantly changing and thriving even in comparison to London.Her work is included in an exhibiton in leeds city museum that displays heirlooms that show the positive contributions of Jewish, Irish, Muslim and Sikh communities to the city.

Figures show nearly 40% of our top cultural figures come from migrant or minority ethnic backgrounds – but barriers still exist

The vast majority of business leaders in the UK believe that asylum seekers should be allowed to work, according to a survey that challenges the employment ban on people awaiting decisions on asylum applications.Campaigners say the status quo marginalises asylum seekers and allows the valuable skills of often highly qualified professionals to go to waste

Residents of leeds have built lasting friendships with Syrian refugees,reciprocating kindness to one another.Leeds is credited one of the most welcoming cities for 315 people escaping war and persecution in their homeland.

Syrian Refugee Imad tells the yorkshire evening post his and his familites experiences of their tramatic jouney form the war in syria, displaying his amazement of his and his familites experiences with resettlement program in leeds. His children are hsppy getting to know their new surroundings and enjoying school and their newly leanred song 'Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’.

Mabs Hussain is the son of hard-working Pakistani migrants and - against the odds - has climbed to the higher echelons of Britain's police.His parents are from Pakistan, first generation immigrants into the country, they came in the 1960s.He joined at the aged off 22, in 1996, becoming a beat bobby in the Bradford district of Odsal.At GMP, he really encouraged with the work that has been done to increase the diversity of the workforce and that was one of the reasons that he was attracted to GMP.

Local charitys support the 20,000 people fleeing the civil war from Syria in the Harrogate district, such as communtiy transport charity called Travena , who aims at elliviating the isolation many refugees experience. Additionallu, the Harrogate School of English, provides tutoring and classes for non-english speakers, which has been revieved with great appreciation and confidence.

In the late 1800s there was an influx of Italian immigrants from the North and South of Italy to the district of Ancoats near Manchester city centre, an area which was later to become known as Ancoats’ Little Italy. Since 1890 the Madonna del Rosario procession has been held every year - a colourful celebration of religion and culture.The procession was born out of the creation in 1888 of the Manchester Italian Catholic Society, the result of a local priest’s desire to form a dedicated group to support and educate Italian families living in the city.

Manchester City manager stumped up the cash to get the Open Arms back on the seas in time to help the next wave of desperate migrants.Pep Guardiola paid for the repair of a rescue boat which plucks desperate refugees from the Mediterranean.

It was an emotional night as medical student Fatime Gashi was crowned Miss Manchester at a glitzy ceremony in the city. Her family - who fled war-torn Kosovo in 1999 as refugees to start a new life in Manchester.Fatime was just 2 years old when her family left Kosovo for the UK to escape the horrors of war. They have built a new life here, and are proud to call Salford their home.She is half way through a biomedicine degree at Salford University, Fatime holds down a number of jobs to make money while she studies.

The Championship club, with a charity, help more than 30 refugees and asylum
seekers to socialise, learn English and play football

The action was held over claims asylum seekers are still being made to share bedrooms with unrelated people despite a council ruling

Dr Koukash was born on December 3, 1958, on the West Bank in Palestine.
Study was his way out of poverty and his father was able to send him aged 17,in 1976, to Liverpool to get an education. He graduated from Liverpool John Moores University and progressed to get a PhD in electrical engineering. To pay his way through university he worked as a waiter, mechanic, market trader, and nightclub bouncer.He taught at the university for five years, and was appointed Director of International Business.In 1992, he set up EuroMaTech, a corporate training company - the foundation for much of his wealth.Estimates of his current wealth range from £900m to £3bn.

A Council led summit to celebrate what migration has brought to the city and discuss future plans. Quotes from Council on the benefits of migration, and a Syrian explains her experience

It describes a new welcome scheme in South Leeds to help newcomers settle in, use services and learn English

It describes a scheme whereby neighbours can get together and share information to use the area better.

The One Direction star includes the multiculturalism of Bradford as a factor in his love of the city

A photo gallery of the restaurants, started by Mohammad Sabir, a Kashmiri originally working as a bus driver

Émilie is 52 years old and get away from Gango and she is one of the many people who look after the allotment at Growing Together Levenshulme.
Joy, 54, and Edwina, 63, were forced to flee their homes in the run up to a brutal election in Zimbabwe because of their support for the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC),The allotment was founded around eight years ago, originally set up as a community gardening project, it to be a vegan and organic garden. A few years later, we began working with Revive, a Manchester based charity that supports refugees and asylum seekers."The garden provides a safe space where people can take part in activities they enjoy, and helps provide structure and routine in lives that are often full of change.""At the moment they're just looking for funding to secure the long term future of the garden so it can continue to benefit asylum seekers and refugees for years to come."

Indian immigrant Ram Murthi Thukral had run Bobby's Sweet Centre on Roundhay Road for 43 years.

Tony Walsh, whose powerful love letter to the city 'This is the Place' has been heard around the world, talks about how he found the words we all needed

Jennie Henry came back to her hometown of Middlesbrough to film the emotive documentary explaining the refugee crisis to children

An event at the Hamara centre to bring communities together over food.

A Chinese restaurant hosts a play about the positive impact of Chinese immigration