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On a Wing and a Prayer: A case study
Society, Politics & Law

On a Wing and a Prayer: A case study

...asylum in the UK. This is a conversation and reflections on the film, between its creator, Alia Syed, and Open University academics Sara de Jong, Umut Erel and Olga Jurasz. Olga: Alia what inspired you to make On a Wing and a Prayer? Alia: I had been asked by Goldsmiths’ Methods Lab to respond to John Berger’s book A Seventh Man, which is a portrait of guest workers...
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Approaching leadership with care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Approaching leadership with care

...asylum-seeker in the UK who set up free classes to teach English in his local community: As you watch, reflect on how people describe José and his current leadership journey: What skills does he bring with him? What challenges does he face? Who helps him along the way? JULIE MCKIRDY (LIBRARY SUPERVISOR, THIMBLEMAILL LIBRARY) So José told me his story, and I loved José...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
What does Marine LePen plan for France?
Society, Politics & Law

What does Marine LePen plan for France?

...asylum seekers will have to make their applications at French embassies and consuls outside France. The fight against Islamic fundamentalism and terrorism will be ramped up, with the creation of a new anti-terrorist agency. ‘Intelligent protectionism’ France’s prosperity, Le Pen argues, depends on ending globalisation and replacing free trade with “a new patriotic...
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An introduction to social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to social work

...refugees or asylum seekers is one example of this. There is an inherent tension between the laws and policies relating to immigration and our expectations of policy and practices created to protect children. The Coram Children’s Legal Centre in 2012, exploring the experiences of child asylum seekers, noted: At present, the lower-quality care received by those children...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
A Victorian Christmas: Christmas Day In The Workhouse
History & The Arts

A Victorian Christmas: Christmas Day In The Workhouse

...a subscription for plum-pudding, porter & c. East London Union - Answer to application: We intend carrying out the order of the poor-law commissioners to the very letter, but I think that some little extras may be allowed in the evening. There are inmates of both houses, Aldsgate and Bishopsgate, about 500 adults and 250 children farmed out at Aubin's Asylum, Norwood....
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The difference between the Mexican Wall and the Muslim Ban
Society, Politics & Law

The difference between the Mexican Wall and the Muslim Ban

...refugees and a 90-day ban on immigrants from a series of Muslim countries. Both actions were condemned by progressives as racist, stoking a predictable counter-reaction from conservatives. But if we want to defend reason and liberal democracy, it’s important to reserve the racist charge only for clear violations. This won’t change Trump’s thinking, but it could draw...
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Climate change's causes, effects and geographies of responsibility
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change's causes, effects and geographies of responsibility

...Refugees (UNHCR), that millions of people are now moving home as environmental refugees in response to environmental changes such as drought, flooding and desertification (UNHCR 2016). The Earth will always change and so must we With its focus on changes over time and space, geography is a discipline with the conceptual toolkit to analyse environmental change. Geographers...
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The Tulsa Race Massacre
Society, Politics & Law

The Tulsa Race Massacre

...refugee camp on the fairgrounds in Tulsa after the massacre] African American residents stand outside the entrance to a refugee camp on the fairgrounds in Tulsa after the massacre. Despite its shocking nature, for decades the Tulsa Race Massacre remained hidden from history. Key documents were destroyed, and it became something of a taboo subject in Tulsa. The silencing...
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