We publish the report of the conference “Walking A Tightrope: Hidden issues, challenges & complexities surrounding the protection needs of Albanian unaccompanied young people seeking asylum in the UK”, which was held in London, 6th June 2017. This conference aimed … Continue reading Conference report “Walking A Tightrope: The protection needs of Albanian unaccompanied asylum seekers”
The Becoming Adult Team joined the conference ‘Promoting individualised and community-based care for children and youth beyond the emergency: Alternative models, impact and policy recommendations’, organised under the framework of the European Programme for Integration and Migration (EPIM) UAMs sub-fund … Continue reading Presentation at the EPIM conference in Palermo
Here are some more poems from the poetry workshop we ran with the Becoming Adult project. They are poems about the multiple transitions, belonging, and hopes of young migrants who make their journey to the UK. Continue reading Poems – Poetry series
The Becoming Adult Project, with Sue Clayton, is organising the screening of CALAIS CHILDREN: A CASE TO ANSWER Venue: Institute of Education, UCL Christopher Ingold Building Auditorium 20 Gordon Street WC1H 0AJ (Directions: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps/christopher-ingold-building) When: Tuesday 11 July, 17:30-19:00 This is a new film … Continue reading Film screening – Calais Children: A Case to Answer
We publish a musical documentary by Eda Elif Tibet on music and refugees in Turkey. The documentary is made using a participatory and self-reflexive film-making approach. Refugee Here I am ( 2015, 86 mins, Directed by E.E.Tibet & Enzo … Continue reading Participatory film-making: Music and refugees in Turkey
The Becoming Adult project in partnership with MiCLU, Shpresa and IOM is organising the event Walking a Tightrope: The Hidden Protection Needs of Albanian UASC. This event seeks to increase understanding of the lives, circumstances and protection needs of Albanian young … Continue reading Event: The Hidden Protection Needs of Albanian UASC
By Jennifer Allsopp Orginally posted on Open Democracy Parliament has voted to silence the voices of local communities. Their message of European solidarity and warm welcome for refugees is an anathema to the politics of Brexit Britain. PassageSymbolically resonant of … Continue reading A very British tug of war over Europe’s child refugees
New briefing paper by Nando Sigona and Rachel Humphris: Child mobility in the EU’s refugee crisis: What are the data gaps and why do they matter? just published on Border Criminologies Child migration into Europe is diverse and often invisible in … Continue reading New briefing paper: Child mobility in the EU’s refugee crisis
From being asked whether you arrived in the UK on a lorry, or whether you thought about going somewhere else, to the questions about what it’s like to be… questioned. If you’re a refugee, you’ll be well-versed in answering these … Continue reading Things not to say to a refugee
We’re collaborating with Mandala Theatre Company on a theatre play about unaccompanied minors, directed by Yasmin Sidhwa. Tour dates: 27, 28 September: The Old Rep, Birmingham 29*, 30 September: Pegasus Theatre, Oxford 13* October: Tramshed Theatre, GLYPT, Woolwich, London 22 October*: LV21, Gravesend, Kent … Continue reading Night light: New theatre play about unaccompanied minors
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