On Thursday 30th May 2024, SLRA hosted the 3rd Youth Summit and Exhibition. Over 150 people were welcomed to a day full of activities, workshops and an art exhibition. It was a beautiful, sunny day where people were able to connect with each other despite differences of country, language, race or gender; everybody was equal […]
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written by Hannah (ARSP intern) On Tuesdays the Woodlawn Centre next to the SLRA office becomes a social space for migrants and asylum seeker. Last year, we started the Social Tuesday. On this day of the week, we offer drop-ins for ESOL (Englisch for Speaker of Other Languages ) and community lunch. In the morning, […]
In the last three weeks, the youth group was busy exploring London and going on many adventures! It’s tradition that over the summer break, SLRA staff and all of the young people who attend the Youth Club sessions, head out on different trips, instead of participating in regular activities. This year, the young people had lots of exciting days-out planned: from London Zoo and ice skating in Streatham to exploring the Natural […]
On a lovely Thursday in half-term, eleven young people and staff members met in the morning to start their journey from Lambeth to South Hackney to go on a new adventure. Our destination was the Labernum Boat Club at the Regents Canal. Labernum Boat Club is a voluntary organisation ran by local people. On their website, it says they aim “to provide opportunities for the personal development of children, young people and […]
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Since the end of September, SLRA’s youth club project, Global Youth, has re-started its in-person sessions. Around 12 young people have been joining the youth club each week. The youth club is an opportunity to find distance from the difficulties that young people have to face during their daily lives. We really enjoyed meeting everyone and, together, […]
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