Birmingham-based organisations have warned migrants to be on the lookout for exploitative behaviour in the wake of the Windrush generation scandal. Solicitors tricking vulnerable people, GP surgeries discriminating against migrants, and “throwing good money after bad” have been highlighted as problems by representatives from Ashiana Community Project and Migrant Voice. Ashiana Community Project (ACP) has shone a spotlight on law firms charging over £1000 to fill in immigration forms — just months after Migrant Voice launched the #HonestAdvice campaign against rogue solicitors. https://twitter.com/MigrantVoiceUK/status/921070473794019328 Support workers at the charity reported encountering cases of illegal immigrants being charged thousands of pounds by solicitors before losing…
Author: Catalina George
The School of Code programme has already inspired The Sunday Times to write about the “start-up revolution” in Birmingham, and this month the first Bootcamp recruits of the programme made an appearance at a Demo Day to show off their projects. Catalina George spoke to members of one of the five teams about diversity, adapting to new challenges, and what happens next. Out of the five teams at School of Code’s Demo Day, one team stood out both for the diversity of its members and the practicality of their product: a visual, digitized CV. The members of the MapMyCV team came from very different backgrounds:…
“Living with gods” curator has revealed what makes the British Museum exhibition unique. During the talk at Barber Institute of Fine Arts this week, she said the Faith in Birmingham Gallery inspired the London based event. Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery is running a four months programme called “Finding Faith”, with events and activities such as the talk given by the curator. She organised the “Living with gods: peoples, places and worlds beyond” exhibition at British Museum, partner for the Brum based programme. An exhibition about how people believe Curator Jill Cook explains how objects of faith are displayed in a traditional…
An app to schedule Facebook posts, a website to tackle youth unemployment and an online quiz game are only 3 of the projects developed by the code boot campers. The first batch of School of Code Bootcamp recruits presented their products to over 100 possible employers and supporters from the tech industry. On demo day, Wednesday January 17th, the code bootcampers prepare to show off their digital products “Code can be for anyone,” says organiser Chris Meah, founder of the School of Code, explains why this can be for anyone, from any background. Watch him talk at demo day about what mattered…
About 60 sellers, artists and writers displayed their work at the Birmingham Comic Art Show last weekend.
Antifascist protesters have opposed Britain First supporters rallying in the city centre. With anger on both sides during the clash on Saturday (June 24th), they targeted each other with chant. Watch video footage, including interviews with protesters and supporters, and the Britain First march to Centenary Square: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N–YStMblYk The Britain First rally and the antifascist counter-protest both started at the corner of John Bright street, in the centre of Birmingham. Two vans and rows of police separated them, with patriotic music booming from Britain First loudspeakers under a wave of flags, speeches and slogans. Both Britain First and the antifascist…
Experts have been debating how the UK’s decision to leave the European Union will impact on the country as part of the launch of a new centre at Birmingham City University.
The 27th Autosport International racing show hits the ground at Birmingham NEC with heavy horsepower and adrenaline pumping attractions.
Santa has taken a break from Christmas preparations to take gifts to Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
Birmingham City Council invited local and European leaders to discuss how democracy works for minorities. Local Councillor Paulette Hamilton, Amsterdam City Councillor Meltem Kaya, British Arab Association Chairman Fadel Takrouri disagreed on how well minorities are represented by politicians today. Watch the participants debate on what the biggest challenges and possible solutions are: https://www.youtube.com/embed/s8p8H8KHIiw?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent Birmingham City Council, together with The French Institution for International Relations, organised two conferences at the end of September, in Birmingham. Local and European politicians, as well as community leaders, debated the challenges faced by different ethnic groups. Yemeni community – not enough represented? Fadel Takrouri identifies challenges for the Arabic communities in…