Reflections of an Archivist

Event: CSWG Seminar: “Gender, Displacement and Feminist Methodologies: Researching Border Struggles of Women and LGBTQ Migrants”

We are pleased to say that three of our IASFM Working Group on the History of Forced Migration and Refugees: An International Working Group for Archiving and Documentation members – Dr Veronica Saba; Dr Rumana Hashem and Nithya Rajan – will be presenting papers at the University of Wawick’s Centre for the Study of Women and Gender’s seminar on “Gender, Displacement and Feminist Methodologies:…

ADHFMR Post for Refugee Week 2019 by Professor Anita Fabos

The United Nations has designated 20 June as World Refugee Day, and I was pleased to attend a couple of events at the University of East London’s Centre for Migration, Refugees, and Belonging recognizing the role of refugees in social and cultural transformation.  Both the Q&A session with celebrated author Dina Nayeri and the panel discussion on documenting life story narratives of migration…

My perspective on displacement and integration: A #RefugeeWeek2019 post by Ayar Atar

My perspective on displacement and integration 

Blog for Refugee Week Prepared by Ayar Ata, June 2019.

The impetus for my research on Kurdish mass displacement and diaspora was developed gradually over the course of my own life experience as a refugee. in July 1986, during the Iran-Iraq war as the region became increasingly insecure and dangerous for everyone, especially for refugees and…

OLIve project and forced migrant access to Higher Education: Recommendations for the sector

OLIve Project and Forced Migrant Access to Higher Education: Recommendations for the Sector

For our OLIve course meeting today (Wednesday, 29 May 2019) on the OLIve project and refugee education: recommendations for the sector. Please find the following documents attached as follows:

Recommendations for the Sector AGM – [Download File in PDF Format]

Improving Access to Higher Education by Forced…

Refugee Week 2018 @ UEL

Refugee Week 2018 @ UEL

By Lynda Gilby.

Refugee week 2018 kicked off at UEL on Monday the 18th of June with the Creating Imagery as a Story Telling Medium workshop, where Sonia Quintero and Lynda Gilby hosted a group discussion around the power of images in telling stories, and how these are used today to create movements of social change. Issues of ethics, representation and impartiality in…

Reflections on the OLIve Course by Lynda Gilby

Reflections on the OLIve Course by Lynda Gilby

I spent 3 months working for the OLIve (Open Learning Initiative) program with the University of East London (UEL) completing an internship as part of my Master’s in Public and Global Health at the University of Tampere in Finland. What I experienced from this internship will always stay with me. I have never met such an inspiring and strong group of…

The Truth About Fairy Tales Lecture by Dr. Carrie Weston

The Truth About Fairy Tails Lecture by Dr. Carrie Weston

Slides from Dr Carrie Weston’s presentation on The Truth About Fairy Tales are available to download.  [Download Here].

OLIve Graduation Day 3rd Cohort

OLIve Graduation Day By Paloma Pinto

2018 started with the third cohort of OLIve students. After 10 weeks of English language classes and lectures that introduced UEL archives, Birkbeck university’s compass project, Engi conflict management and internal lecturers.

The final day came last Saturday, 17th March. In the morning, final IELTS test were taken and last-minute presentation practices were…

Crafting Resistance: Archiving and Documenting the Art of Chilean Refugees

Following on from week two of our OLIve 3 course, please find in this blog post the slides from UEL Archivist Paul Dudman on his work with the Refugee Council Archive and the forthcoming exhibition on “Crafting Resistance: The Art of Chilean Political Prisoners.”

The slides from Paul’s presentation can be downloaded here: …

Windsor Fellowship – The Bank of England African/African Caribbean Scholarship Programme – 2018-2021

Windsor Fellowship – The Bank of England African/African Caribbean Scholarship Programme – 2018-2021

Please share this information with your networks and any students you know who may be interested in this opportunity.

The Bank of England in partnership with Windsor Fellowship is recruiting for the African/African-Caribbean Scholarship Programme.  The Programme is for students from a Black or…

Details of the OLIve 2 Lecture Slides uploaded include:

‘Lives in Limbo’ by Rebecca Murray from Article 26.  [Download Slides, PDF]

Making a difference in ethnic and religious minorities’ lives, across Europe  by Axel Ruppert from the European Network Against Racism, (ENAR).  [Download Slides, PDF]

UNHCR and refugee law: A brief overview by Mariann Hafredal [Download Slides, PDF]

Media Governance in a global era by Professor Sarikakis [Download Slides, PDF]

Paulo Freire: Pedagogy of the oppressed by Dr Aura Lounasmaa, OLIve Director and Lecturer at UEL. [Download Slides, PDF]

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Refugee Access to Higher Education: New Reports from the Refugee Support Network.

Refugee Access to Higher Education: New Reports from the Refugee Support Network.

The Refugee Support Network in partnership with Jigsaw Consulthas published two new reports focusing on “Refugee Access to Higher Education in Low-resource Environments.”  Based upon a year’s study, the purpose of this research has been to focus on gaining a clearer understanding of the provision of higher education…

Article: Teaching Beginners and Strugglers on the Move: Ten Weeks with Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Higher Educaton

Article:

Teaching Beginners and Strugglers on the Move: Ten Weeks with Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Higher Educaton

By Rumana Hashem Academic tutor on OLIve and researcher at theCentre for Migration, Refugees and Belonging at the University of East London, UK.

This article is reproduced with coutesy from Citizens Rights Watch Newsletter 8, May to August 2017, pp. 28-32.  Download:  www.citizensr…

Workshop on the Recognition of Refugee Qualifications With or Without Documentation, 18 September 2017 at UEL

Event:

Workshop on the Recognition of Refugee Qualifications With or Without Documentation

Monday 18th September, Time: 9.30-12.00. Venue address: USG.19 at the UEL University Square Stratford Campus, 1 Salway Place, London, England E15 1NF

Reserve your place at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/workshop-on-recognising-previous-qualifications-in-forced-migration-context-tickets-36509616245

UK…

The OLIve course from the viewpoint of a volunteer by Katherine Kretshmer

The OLIve course from the viewpoint of a volunteer by Katherine Kretshmer

The first thing that surprised us volunteers was the sheer commitment all participants at the OLIve course showed towards the programme. When we arrived at University Square in the mornings, volunteers were usually in the room already and ready to take on the day. Although most participants came from afar (some as far as…