Category Archives: MRCF News

Invitation to the Forum’s AGM [Nov 24]

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Nick Micinski

Annual General Meeting
Thursday, November 24, 2011 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

2 Thorpe Close
London W10 5XL

MRCF would like to invite you to our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, November 24th starting at 6:00pm. There will be live music and fantastic theatre performance by our mentors and mentees. We are celebrating our many achievements this year as well [...]

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MRCF launches new website – Dentist StudyBuddy

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Sofia Aman

MRCF has launched the new website called the Dentist StudyBuddy (formerly called the DJC: Dentist Journal Club) aimed to improve our services to overseas dentists studying to for their verification exams in the UK.

Over the last year, MRCF has conducted a review of our services and the needs of our 3,439 DJC members. We conducted a [...]

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The Forum: Annual Review 2010-11

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Zrinka Bralo

The nature of our work at the Forum – urgent daily interventions to make the  lives of migrants and refugees better – can sometimes make it difficult to determine how our efforts help deliver long term change for the better. The year behind us is an exception to this rule.

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Why Working With Citizens UK Works For Me

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Zrinka Bralo

When I was refused asylum in the UK in 1994, having fled besieged Sarajevo, I was in complete shock. I was severely traumatised, having lived under mortar and sniper fire for 535 days, with no food, water or electricity. Instead of finding sanctuary, I encountered hostility. For a period of time I had all my [...]

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Postcard from America

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Zrinka Bralo

I’ve spent two weeks in early May in New York and Washington as a guest of the Women’s Refugee Commission. This year I was awarded their annual ‘Voices of Courage’ award for my work with urban refugees in London. I was very excited and honoured to be recipient of this award on behalf of my colleagues and members [...]

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Women in Transition [Videos]

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Beth Crosland

MRCF hosted the event, Women in Transition, on March 30 to mark the 100th anniversary of the International Women’s Day. We had many speakers on the day.
Here are a few highlights:

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Women in Transition

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Beth Crosland

Over 45 people attended MRCF’s event on the 30th March to mark the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day. We held the event to recognise the courageous, skilled and dedicated women who have led their communities during their transition to life in the UK.
During the meeting two of our community leaders Waris Mohamoud (Midaye Somali Development [...]

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MRCF Social Entrepreneurs Fellowship Launch

Posted on April 5, 2011 by James Ingram

In order to meet the growing interest expressed by our members and countless other community organisations, on 19th March, we launched our fellowship for Migrant and Refugee Social Entrepreneurs. The fellowship aims to provide an opportunity for embryonic, early stage and experienced social entrepreneurs to build their professional networks and access support.
In the current funding [...]

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Count Us In! – MRCF launches new campaign for UK Census

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Nick Micinski

Count Us In! is a campaign by MRCF members to get migrants and refugees in the UK to participate in the UK Census in spring 2011. We are gathering and compiling as many resources, events, links, videos, and opportunities to get more migrants and refugees to participate in the 2011 UK census.
Please visit the Count [...]

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EVENT: Women In Transition [March 30]

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Beth Crosland

Migrant and Refugee Communities Forum (MRCF) invites you to an event to mark the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day by:

Recognising and celebrating the leadership of refugee and migrant women in the integration of their communities in London

Planning how we can work together to support refugee and migrant women and their communities at a [...]

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