Main photo caption: From left – North West Migrants Forum Community Liaison Officer Aynaz Zarif, Forum Director Lilian Seenoi Barr, Culmore Road Branch Manager Eighrean Horner and Forum Policy and Strategic Planning Advisor Dominic Nartey at the announcement of a welcome funding boost of £13,000 for the charity. THE Director of the North West Migrants […]
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THE North West Migrants Forum has added its voice to an open call for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe and further loss of innocent lives. A letter, penned by Crisis Action and signed by over 300 humanitarian organisations in 50 countries, reads as follows: We have
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Main photo, from left: Ken Odumukwu, his wife Adamma and their two sons Daniel and David with North West Migrants Forum Director Lilian Seenoi Barr and volunteer Seun Awonuga preparing for this Saturday’s Black History Summit, being held as part of Black History Month. THE North West Migrants Forum will hold its annual Black History
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Main photo: Mayor Patricia Logue opening this morning’s conference in Derry’s Guildhall. Photo source: Unison THE mental health needs of black and migrant workers were front and centre of a unique conference held in Derry this morning. The event titled ‘Black and Migrant Workers’ Mental Health – Removing the Stigma’ was organised by Unison. The
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Main picture: Nurse and Unison representative Beverly Simpson has organised a conference around migrant workers and mental health. The event takes place in Derry this Monday. A unique conference taking place in Derry’s Guildhall this Monday will encourage migrant workers to open up about any mental health struggles they might be going through. ‘Black and
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Main photo: Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission Alyson Kilpatrick. THE North West Migrants Forum has welcomed a legal challenge being brought by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission against the Secretary of State for the Home Department and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on the Illegal Migration Act 2023.
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BELFAST’S City Hall was bathed in red and green on Sunday night to mark the start of Black History Month. At the request of the North West Migrants Forum, nine of the North’s 11 councils have agreed to illuminate properties on various dates over the next four weeks. Locally Derry City and Strabane District Council
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Above: A Garda car on patrol. Numerous organisations have expressed concerns at police plans to conduct immigration checks as part of a crackdown on crime in Dublin. Photo source: Wikipedia THE North West Migrants Forum has added its voice to concerns over Garda plans to conduct immigration checks as part of a crime crackdown in
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LAW Centre NI has published information which could prove crucial to asylum claims. A spokesperson said, “As you may know, recent statistics show that the Home Office has started treating some asylum claims as withdrawn, we released a briefing for support organisations on this important development. “It could be as simple as someone not keeping
Main picture: Members of the North West Migrants Forum team. From left, Media Officer Conor Sharkey, Community Integration and Welfare Officer Al Al-Bawab, Board of Directors member Beverly Simpson, Director Lilian Seenoi Barr and Board of Directors member Idris Mohammed. THE North West Migrants Forum team was in Ulster University’s Magee campus on Wednesday for
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