Leeds Refugee Forum

✏️ Volunteer at out Homework Club, assisting children Years 1 -  6 with English 
and Maths. No teaching experience is required - just basic Maths and English skills! 📕

🗓️ Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:30pm - 6:30pm

To sign up visit leedsrefugeeforum.org.uk/volunteer-at-leeds-refugee-forum

📹 We're looking for volunteer video editors to help us create a short video about what we do! 💻

We already have all the footage, we just need your skills to put it all together. Experience with Adobe useful but not necessary.

Email bracken.devlin@leedsrefugeeforum.org.uk for more information.

Our friends PAFRAS are hiring:
Salary: FTE £30,786 (£24, 628.80)
Hours: 28 per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 9am on 17th November
pafras.org.uk for the application pack!

We want to remind everyone that LRF is a dedicated Reporting Centre for hate crimes.

If you or someone you know has experienced a hate crime/ incident, you have our support to report it.

If you do not want to give your details, we can report anonymously.

Remember, we are here for you ❤️

One of our amazing ESOL teachers has organised this exhibition, ft. photos taken by our Asylum Seeker community 📷

🎉Opening party 🎉
Weds 15th October
3pm - 7pm
The Warehouse In Holbeck, Crosby Street, Leeds LS119RQ

Also open:
Thurs 16th Oct, 10am-5pm
Fri 17th Oct, 10am-5pm

www.marke.photography

From Thursday 6th November: A free 6 week art project at the University of Leeds

For any refugee + asylum seeker men who want to make art - no experience needed!

🚌 Free bus pass available
☕️ Free refreshments

For more info contact Khair on 0113 244 9600 / khair.yacoub@leedsrefugeeforum.org.uk

Thanks to all of our wonderful staff and trustees for attending our away day! ☀️

🍁 Welcome back to our Ukrainian group ❤️
This week we enjoyed painting by numbers, along with some delicious cake 🍰 🎨

🌱 If you’re passionate about gardening, or a complete newbie who wants to learn, join our new Wellbeing Gardening Group! Everyone is welcome, as long as they are 18+ 🪴

There are limited spaces for this group, so please sign up by emailing ranya.abdulateef@leedsrefugeeforum.or.uk

The September to December 2025 Timetable - For more information on individual classes and services, including how to sign up, please visit our website or call 0113 244 9600

https://leedsrefugeeforum.org.uk/activity-timetable/

The September to December 2025 Timetable - For more information on individual classes and services, including how to sign up, please visit our website or call 0113 244 9600

leedsrefugeeforum.org.uk

Autumn has arrived! We're excited to start this new term with a jam-packed timetable, offering everything from advocacy to wellbeing. Our team is here as always to assist refugees and asylum seekers in Leeds with learning English, looking after their mental health, and being a part of a community ❤️🏡

Arab Bazaar Leeds
Family Event
Saturday 20/09/25 2pm - 7pm
Trinity Community Hall, Memorial Dr, LS6 4LF
Join us for a vibrant cultural bazaar celebrating Arab heritage and community spirit! Open to collaborate with organisations supporting meaningful causes

07436481992 / baytalkaram2025@outlook.com

🧑‍🎓 VOLUNTEER AS AN ENGLISH TEACHER 🧑‍🏫
LRF is looking for ESOL volunteer teachers to support people learning English as a Once a week (1.5-hour class + some preparation time)
Where: Leeds Refugee Forum

Calling all youths! Do you want to learn about what opportunities are available for your future? Are you wondering about the world of work, or further education?Come to our event in partnership with Eritrean Cultural Centre, on Thursday 14/08, 1:00pm, Leeds Refugee Forum to learn whats available.

✉️ Psst... are you subscribed to our newsletter? 🤔
It's a great way to find out about what we're up to.

Follow this link to receive email updates: http://eepurl.com/hsup9H

☀️ Come along to East End Park this Saturday for a family fun day, full of food, stalls, craft and more ☀️

🎟️ Free entry!
🗓️ Saturday 19th July
⏰ 12pm - 4pm

Action shot of 7 a side game in progress Reds v Greens, other matches being played behind

3 members of LRF team standing under a blue canopy, behind a table with boxes of meals ready to be served

#Refugee World Cup is well under way in #Leeds,... & @leedsrefugeeforum.bsky.social getting geared up for the food rush.

#RefugeeWeek2025 🇺🇦

This Refugee Week, we once again saw the power of community and connection.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us! Our staff, volunteers, partner organisations, and most importantly, the people at the heart of our mission.
#RefugeeWeek2025

Between the past & the unknown future, between loss & hope, lies the refugee experience - a space of transition, memory & resilience. Between Two Worlds invites artists to reflect on this space through personal, political or poetic lenses
Friday 20th June
From 9am
RETAS, 233-237 Roundhay Rd, LS84HS

Join LASSN for a night of films showcasing perspectives on life as a refugee/asylum seeker from around the world.
Thursday 19th June
6:00pm
Archive, Kirkstall Road, LS3 1HD
www.eventbrite.com/e/lassn-refugee-week-short-film-festival-tickets-1381952780969
contact barnaby@lassn.org.uk for ticket help

A great start to Refugee Week! We hope everyone enjoyed Burmantofts Community Festival as much as we did - it was a fantastic day of sharing culture and celebrating community ☀️ 🎉

@retasleeds.bsky.social are screening a very special film - ‘Life is Beautiful: A Letter to Gaza’, for our community with an art workshop beforehand to express ourselves. Free to all.
Thursday 19th June
6:00 pm
St Luke’s Church, Malvern Rd, LS11 8PD
More info: lorna@retasleeds.co.uk / 07523911196

A safe & inclusive space for individuals from diverse backgrounds to discuss mental health. Refreshments provided & travel expenses reimbursed.
Thursday 19th June
10am-12:30pm
One Community Centre, Cromwell Street, LS9 7SG
More info: 01132449600 / info@leedsrefugeeforum.org.uk

Our youth group will celebrate their achievements with international games, cultural activities + a safety talk by community partners + local police.
Wednesday 18th June
5:00pm - 7:30pm
One Community Centre, Cromwell Street, LS9 7SG
More info: 01132449600 / khair.yacob@leedsrefugeeforum.org.uk

Honouring our ESOL group's hard work with foods from everyones' countries of origin. This event is only for LRF ESOL students, staff and volunteers.
Wednesday 18th June
12 noon - 2:30pm
One Community Centre, Cromwell Street, LS9 7SG
More info: 01132449600 / oleksandra.s@leedsrefugeeforum.org.uk

Join Thackray Museum for an evening of live poetry & spoken word from writers who took part in a creative writing session, + an exhibition of poems around the museum.
Wednesday 18th June
Doors 5:30pm, performances 6pm-8pm
Thackray Museum of Medicine LS97LN
More info: ezra.kingston@thackraymuseum.org

LASSN and @retasleeds.bsky.social , Hyde Park Picture House + @leedsfilmfest.bsky.social present a special screening of ‘We Dare To Dream’ + panel discussion from those with lived experience. Tickets PAYF.
Wednesday 18th June
6:30pm
Hyde Park Picture House, LS61JD
hpph.co.uk/films/we-dare-to-dream-2

Refugee week begins today! How are you celebrating?