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Kristina Hemon
Policy and Voice Officer
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London Mayoral Elections – Have your say on the 3rd of May!
On 27th March, the Forum held an Engage to Change discussion on the London Mayoral elections to be held on 3rd of May 2012. We focused on election issues relevant to migrant and refugee communities in London and voter registration and voting procedures. Here is an update on questions raised during the meeting and other [...]
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A Canadian Integration Story – Part 1
Imagine this…
You fled a great calamity to arrive into a new country. You are shocked in every way possible. A friendly border officer welcomes you and your family with an aid of a person speaking your language. In the first week, you feel like a baby – the world is strange and new and [...]
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A Canadian Integration Story – Part 2
This somewhat rosy picture of integration is a lived experience of many immigrants to Canada (true for my large Bosnian family) where they get integrated into the mainstream society much more successfully as a result of a deliberate public policy. What are the elements of this policy and how does it work?
First, Canadian public narrative [...]
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Why should migrants care about the Mayor of London?
VOTE for MAYOR on May 3rd
Londoner’s daily life is touched by decisions of our Mayor more than by those of the national government. If you travel on a tube or bus to work, have children of school age, struggle to find affordable accommodation and wish for safer streets – you should pay close attention in [...]
The Forum’s submission to the Leveson Inquiry
In November 2011, the Forum submitted evidence to The Leveson Inquiry: Culture, Practice and Ethics of the Press. You can read our original blog post about it here.
Our submission, along with many others, have been published on the Inquiry’s website. We hope by participating in the Leveson Inquiry that we are able to raise the [...]
This Year’s Christmas Present: A Coherent Integration Policy?
This year for Christmas we might get the new government’s integration policy. Should we rejoice or be worried? Reason to be cheerful no. 1 is the fact that integration is regarded as important and thus subject to public policy. There are many reasons to be worried judging by David Cameron’s and Theresa May’s statements on multiculturalism [...]
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Meet The Forum: Kristina
Policy and Voice Officer
A Bosnian by birth, I fled the war in my country in 1992 and have been on the move ever since. My migration to Canada was positive, enlightening and empowering. I’ve studied politics to understand why the war happened and some years later, I also studied international development to learn how [...]
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Respond to the Consultation on Legal Aid [Deadline: Feb 14 @Noon]
The Coalition Government has been conducting a consultation on proposed changes to Legal Aid. MRCF was one of the first to point out how these changes could negatively impact migrants and refugees in Indre’s post: Green Paper Proposes Changes to Legal Aid.
The consultation period is ending this Monday, February 14, 2011 at 12:00 (noon). We have [...]
Who Watches the Watchmen? Immigration Inspectors Can Be Your Friends
This Tuesday I attended an Inside Government conference on Immigration in the UK: Ensuring Cohesion and Protecting Public Services, tackling in detail a current government agenda. It was a very interesting and informative conference. The most useful thing I’ve learnt about was on the existence of the immigration system ‘watchmen’ and the role of two key [...]
