asylum

Thousands of tonnes of good camping equipment, clothes and other materials are going to be dumped after Leeds Festival. We're planning to do something about it to help both the environment and those in desperate need of it. A new group SolAIDarity (well an off shoot of ATC and other groups) has formed to go to festivals and tat down stuff and redistribute
it to various good causes - in particular to the migrants in Calais.

On International Women's Day the Student Action for Refugees (STAR) society and Feminist Society invite Megan Waugh from Women's Health Matters to discuss her research on mothers in exile. 

Megan will present her research on women asylum seekers' experiences accessing maternity services in Leeds. Following the presentation we will have a discussion regarding the issues raised.

Monday 8th March, 5pm, ARC Meeting Room 2

UK Friends of Safe Passage Presents.. 'Recycled Life'. Join us for an evening of Guatemalan food, Columbian Folk Music and a documentary about the Guatemala City rubbish dump, and people whos lives depend on it. A free event, but donation welcome, going to Safe Passage- and NGO supporting families who work on the dump. www.safepassage.org

Green Action joins up with STAR to screen Grow Your Own- an excellent film about refugees, allotment growing and integration. Cake provided!