written by our one-year intern, Hannah. During my one-year internship at SLRA I had the chance to become part of the ´Men’s group. They meet in person every Tuesday afternoon since I worked for SLRA. However, the group initially started as an online group on Zoom and as a response to the covid-19. The idea […]
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written by Lisa and Yasmine (9 years old SLRA member) In August, around 30 people – families and adults – made their way from crowded and busy London to the calm and beautiful countryside of Berkshire. We met in the early morning at our office to travel all together on a coach to Hempen organic farm. Hempen is […]
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written by Amanda, community leader and volunteer and Lisa It is a tradition at SLRA that during our summer break, in which we do not have our weekly sessions, we go with a group of families and adults to a lovely beach in England. Last year, we could not organise such a trip due […]
On the 16th of June, we joined the ‘Solidarity knows no Borders Network’s call for a nation-wide action week against the Hostile Environment which was declared ten years ago. Subsequent immigration acts cemented ever increasing harsh and racist policies and measures against migrant communities in the UK. We took the day as an opportunity to… (a) […]
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Interviewer: Lisa, SLRA volunteer; Interviewee: Joseph Joseph is an active member of our men’s group and joined our 4-Week Community Organising Course in February facilitated by CitizensUk. He is also active in different campaigns of other charities. I met Joseph on one of our social Tuesdays during lunch time and had a really insightful and […]
Read More… from Behind the Scenes: Interview with community leader Joseph
Community Organising Course with Citizens UK During February, around 30 people we work with, joined our community organising course facilitated by Abigal and Elsie from Citizens UK. Every Thursday morning the whole group met online for 2 hours to learn about what community organizing means, what different kinds of power and leadership there are, and […]
written by Hannah (ARSP intern) On Tuesdays the Woodlawn Centre next to the SLRA office becomes a social space for migrants and asylum seeker. Last year, we started the Social Tuesday. On this day of the week, we offer drop-ins for ESOL (Englisch for Speaker of Other Languages ) and community lunch. In the morning, […]
This blog is written by Thomas who is one of our amazing volunteers at SLRA! I have now been volunteering at the SLRA for a little over a month and continue to be greeted by new tasks, new faces and new energy each week! Although, I volunteer as part of the adult advice team, I […]
Read More… from Behind the scenes – adult casework & men’s group with volunteer Thomas
#LNDChallengePoverty #povertyfreelondon #ifnotnowwhen London Challenge Poverty Week is a London-wide campaign that aims to shine a light on the experiences of those living in poverty in the city, show what is being done at local level to tackle poverty and call for systemic change to end it. Many of our group members were keen to […]
Last Saturday, the Woodlawn Center next to our office in Streatham was changed into a magical and colourful place full of joy, relaxation, and community. Many people came from all over south London to stand in solidarity with each other, to learn something new, to increase their well-being, or to just eat together. After one […]