Name :
David Barnes
Based in : Manchester
Email :
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Organisation(s) or group(s) I am involved with :
British Association of Social Workers (BASW)
Occupation : social worker
Nationality : British
Languages : English
Intend to give anti-deportation campaign workshops to ;
Participants at the 8th June 2008 conference at Salford University
“Asylum : Pushing the frontiers of professional practice” , organized by BASW and Unison.
Comments about the Train-the-Trainer Manchester seminar ;
“Excellent seminar, very thought provoking as well as practical. It was great to meet the other participants and exchange views. I feel much better equipped now to do my workshop at the BASW / Unison conference coming up in June.”
Name :
John Ward
Based in : Leeds
Email :
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Organisation(s) or group(s) I am involved with :
Leeds No Borders
Occupation : student / teacher
Nationality : British
Languages : English
Intend to give anti-deportation campaign workshops to ;
Leeds No Borders members, asylum seekers in Leeds and its surrounds, and various local asylum rights groups.
Comments about the Train-the-Trainer Manchester seminar ;
“I’ve attended loads of NCADC anti-deportation campaign workshops before, but didn’t quite feel I knew enough to be able to give my own workshop. I feel confident now, especially having used the Train-the-Trainer tools on the legal process. It was a really good seminar, well worth the trip.”
Name :
Bassam Bashir
Based in : Wakefield
Email :
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Organisation(s) or group(s) I am involved with :
Leeds No Borders
Occupation : I was a mechanical engineer in Iraq
Nationality : Iraqi
Languages : English, Arabic.
Intend to give anti-deportation campaign workshops to ;
Groups of Iraqi refugees in Wakefield and Leeds areas.
Comments about the Train-the-Trainer Manchester seminar ;
“I only just came across Leeds No Borders literally the day before yesterday – they invited me to the monthly NCADC anti-deportation campaign workshop the next day where I agreed to be interviewed by a journalist that evening. The following day, I jumped in a car with other Leeds No Borders activists to come to the Train-the-Trainer seminar – it inspired me to set up my own anti-deportation campaign and to reach out to other Iraqi asylum seekers by holding workshops. So, very quickly, I have found solidarity and the tools to campaign for myself and others.”
Name :
Christine Namubiru
Based in : Leeds
Email :
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Organisation(s) or group(s) I am involved with :
Leeds No Borders
Occupation : student / volunteer in the community
Nationality : Ugandan
Languages : English
Intend to give anti-deportation campaign workshops to ;
Asylum seekers in Leeds
Comments about the Train-the-Trainer Manchester seminar ;
“The seminar helped me learn more and it was great to exchange experiences with people who are running their own anti-deportation campaigns. I want to give my own workshops in the community, especially reaching people who have no knowledge at all yet about campaigning options – I want to find ways of getting messages to them.”
Name :
Ivor Whitfield
Based in : Manchester
Email :
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Organisation(s) or group(s) I am involved with :
Asylum seekers & refugees
Occupation : advice worker / trainer
Nationality : Sierra Leonian / British
Languages : English, Creole
Intend to give anti-deportation campaign workshops to ;
People from BME communities
Comments about the Train-the-Trainer Manchester seminar ;
“A very good course. I intend to give my own workshops as soon as possible.”
Name :
Eleanor Bullen
Based in : Manchester
Email :
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Organisation(s) or group(s) I am involved with :
Brides Without Borders ,
Manchester No Borders
Occupation : deaf support worker
Nationality : British
Languages : English, BSL.
I
ntend to give anti-deportation campaign workshops to ;
Refugees in Manchester, especially groups not being catered for already, like single men. Also possibly in Further Education situations for students who are refugees. My initial barrier seems to be finding a suitable cheap or even cost-free venue (any offers ?)
Comments about the Train-the-Trainer Manchester seminar ;
“The seminar was very useful. I’ve been thinking about giving my own workshops for ages ; this seminar has given me the tools with which to get on and do it.”
Name :
Chris Hoy
Based in : Leeds
Email :
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Organisation(s) or group(s) I am involved with :
Leeds No Borders
Occupation : story teller / educational support
Nationality : British
Languages : English, French, Spanish.
Intend to give anti-deportation campaign workshops to ;
Those facing deportation in the Leeds area.
Comments about the Train-the-Trainer Manchester seminar ;
“It was a very long day, though there is a lot to go through. That said, it was a relaxed atmosphere and I learned a lot.”
Name :
Marie Madeleine Nzita Ngoma
Based in : Manchester
Email :
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Organisation(s) or group(s) I am involved with :
Manchester Bantu Welfare
Occupation : Chairwoman of Manchester Bantu Welfare
Nationality : Congolese
Languages : English, French, Lingala.
Intend to give anti-deportation campaign workshops to ;
I intend to use the knowledge I gained to understand Manchester Bantu Welfare members’ situations and options.
Comments about the Train-the-Trainer Manchester seminar ;
“I learned more about the important role campaigners can play.”
Name :
Prossy Kakooza
Based in : Manchester
Email :
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Organisation(s) or group(s) I am involved with :
Women Asylum Seekers Together (WAST) Manchester
Occupation : Volunteer
Nationality : Ugandan
Languages : English
Intend to give anti-deportation campaign workshops to ;
Others in WAST
Comments about the Train-the-Trainer Manchester seminar ;
“The Train-the-Trainer seminar helped me understand more about setting up an anti-deportation campaign. I think the hardest bit is getting a campaign group together, but the seminar gave me more ideas about how I can do it, and I will.”
Name :
Perparim Demaj
Based in : Manchester
Email :
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Organisation(s) or group(s) I am involved with :
Unison
Occupation : social worker
Nationality : Kosovan
Languages : English, French, Italian, Albanian.
Intend to give anti-deportation campaign workshops to ;
Those facing deportation in Manchester
Comments about the Train-the-Trainer Manchester seminar ;
“The seminar was well planned and presented. More training will be needed in gaining confidence in communicating to individuals and audiences in practice. The seminar was a pretty good day ! I presented
my views on the importance of anti-deportation campaign workshops . I recently
won my campaign ”.
Name :
Charity Muhoozi
Based in : Manchester
Email :
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Organisation(s) or group(s) I am involved with :
Women Asylum Seekers Together (WAST) Manchester
Occupation : BA (Social Sciences)
Nationality : Ugandan
Languages : English, Lunyakakitala.
Intend to give anti-deportation campaign workshops to ;
My fellow asylum seekers in Manchester who have been denied the right to stay.
Comments about the Train-the-Trainer Manchester seminar ;
“The seminar gave me a platform from which to work towards holding anti-deportation campaign workshops.”
Name :
Marie Ntumba Katamba
Based in : Bolton
Email :
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Organisation(s) or group(s) I am involved with :
Congo Support Project, Manchester.
Occupation : Volunteer
Nationality : Congolese
Languages : English, French, Lingala.
Intend to give anti-deportation campaign workshops to ;
Congolese asylum seekers in Bolton and Greater Manchester
Comments about the Train-the-Trainer Manchester seminar ;
“I have my own anti-deportation campaign –
The Marie, Chancelle and Christina Must Stay Campaign . This seminar helped me think more about giving workshops to others in my position so they can set up their own campaigns and benefit, as I have done.”
Name :
Innocent-Prosper NKUNG EMPI
Based in : Salford
Email :
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Organisation(s) or group(s) I am involved with :
Congo Support Project, Manchester.
Occupation : Volunteer
Nationality : Congolese
Languages : English, French, Lingala.
Intend to give anti-deportation campaign workshops to ;
Members of other Congo Support Project groups around the UK.
Comments about the Train-the-Trainer Manchester seminar ;
“Having
recently won my own anti-deportation campaign , I feel confident about letting asylum seekers know how an anti-deportation campaign can be very effective. This seminar provided a great opportunity to exchange campaigning experiences with others – some of whom have been campaigning for years, and others who have just started and could bring a “fresh pair of eyes”.
Name :
Florence Moses
Based in : Manchester
Email :
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Organisation(s) or group(s) I am involved with :
Women Asylum Seekers Together (WAST) Manchester
Occupation : Student
Nationality : Sierra Leonian
Languages : English
Intend to give anti-deportation campaign workshops to ;
Members of WAST and other groups.
Comments about the Train-the-Trainer Manchester seminar ;
“I
won my own campaign a few weeks ago. I want to help others setting up their own anti-deportation campaigns”.
Name :
Naima Alam
Based in : Manchester
Email :
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Organisation(s) or group(s) I am involved with :
Women Asylum Seekers Together (WAST) Manchester
Occupation : Student, writer.
Nationality : Bangladeshi
Languages : English
Intend to give anti-deportation campaign workshops to ;
Members of WAST and other groups.
Comments about the Train-the-Trainer Manchester seminar ;
“
I am still fighting my campaign . I hope to help be able to give workshops to WAST and other women in Manchester.”
And some younger participants ...
