Migration Journeys
- Date: Thursday 19 June 2025, 11:00 – 4:30
- Location: University of Leeds
- Cost: Free
As part of Refugee Week 2025 (16–22 June), the Centre for Law and Social Justice warmly invites you to a special day of learning, sharing, and solidarity.
As part of Refugee Week (16-22 June 2025), the Centre for Law and Social Justice warmly invites you to join us for a day of learning and sharing under the theme of solidarity. We will hear testimonies from asylum seekers who participate in the Horsforth public speaking programme, a ‘course on telling our stories plus support to take opportunities to speak’. The day will include interactive conversations on issues of relevance to displaced people, together with a photography exhibition, discussions on research projects, updates on law and policy, a lived experiences panel, poetry readings, a networking lunch, and more. The event is free, but booking is essential.
- Date: Thursday 19 June
- Time: 11:00am–4:30pm
- Location: Esther Simpson 3.01
- Registration: Please register via Tickettailor
Schedule
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Time |
Activity/Speaker |
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11:00 |
Arrival – welcome, pastries and coffee |
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11:30 |
Centre for Law and Social Justice Welcome – Anna Lawson, Rebecca Moosavian, Priyasha Saksena and Marie Jacob |
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11:40 |
Photography project exhibition Jeniffer Makau, Buddhika Dissanayaka and Mark Epstein Rose McCarthy and Diana Flores Gallardo, the Spaces of Sanctuary exhibition |
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12:10
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Research Rosa Malt Giralt, University of Leeds, CAREWELL Project, Transnational Families in Europe |
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12:40 |
Law & Policy Amanda Spalding, University of Leeds, Centre for Law and Social Justice Updates on the Borders, Security and Asylum Bill and on the Immigration White Paper |
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1:15 |
Networking lunch Time to browse the Spaces of Sanctuary exhibition |
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2:00 |
Laura Schubert, Ayman Faroug, Diana Flores Gallardo, and more Horsforth Public speaking support programme: a panel of asylum seekers will be sharing their experiences |
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3:00 |
Poetry Teklit Tesfay, poet Mike Baynham, editor, the other side of hope |
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3:30 |
Networking coffee and cake |