GRAMNet Information Bulletin 9th September 2013
1. News
As we look forward to the new session and to the opportunities which it brings for discussion, debate and sharing of ideas, we are also conscious that the summer has provided no let-up in the challenges and difficulties facing migrants and refugees at home and abroad. GRAMNet has reflected some of these challenges in social media over the summer and has contributed to some debates. We remain committed to providing a space where these issues can be shared, debated and acted upon. On 25 September, in collaboration with the National Coalition of Anti Deportation Campaigns (NCADC), we kick off our seminar series with Sue Clayton, an academic and theatre producer, and this will be followed by a showing of Mazloom!. On 15 October, our film series, in collaboration with Black and Ethnic Minority Infrastructure Scotland (BEMIS), the Iona Community, The Confucius Institute and The Equality and Diversity Unit, Glasgow University will restart with a showing of Le Havre. Contact us on gramadmin@glasgow.ac.uk if you would like to be added to the mailing list and also look out for the GRAMNet bookgroup and seminar series, our blog, twitter and facebook.
2. Events
GRAMNet Events 2013/14
Please see the GRAMNet events site for full details of the events listed below. All events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise stated. Some events may require you to pre-book.
Wednesday 25th September
GRAMNet Seminar
The Glad Cafe, 1006 Pollokshaws Road, Shawlands, Glasgow G41 2HG
5.00 – 6.30pm
With film director, Sue Clayton. Seminar will include a screening of her film, Hamedullah: The Road Home, which documents the return of a young refugee from the UK to Afghanistan.
The seminar is free to attend.
Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th September
Mazloom
The Glad Cafe, 1006 Pollokshaws Road, Shawlands, Glasgow G41 2HG
7.30 – 9.30pm
A short, powerful theatre performance. Mazloom is the portrait of Asef, a young refugee whose life is being threatened by the impending prospect of deportation to Afghanistan. Plus music and words from Seeds of Thought, followed by a Q&A session and panel discussion on young people seeking safety, migrants’ rights and arts-based campaigning.
Written by Sarah Masters
Directed by Sue Clayton
Original production by Kieran Sheehan
Tickets £5 – buy online at www.mazloom.org.uk
Wednesday 25th September
Borders, Immigration and Citizenship discussion seminar
Royal Society of Edinburgh. 22-26 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 2PQ
6.00pm
The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) will host a public discussion seminar on the impacts of constitutional change upon borders, immigration and citizenship.
Chair: Professor John Curtice FRSE, Professor of Politics, University of Strathclyde.
Speakers: Professor Jo Shaw, Salvesen Chair of European Institutions, Dean of Research and Deputy Head, College of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Edinburgh;Professor Christina Boswell, Professor of Politics at the University of Edinburgh; Sarah Craig, Lecturer in Public Law, University of Glasgow and Co-Convenor, GRAMnet (Glasgow Refugee Asylum and Migration Network); and Professor Bernard Ryan, Professor of Migration Law, University of Leicester.
Register for this event here: http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/eventorders.php?event_id=100
Saturday 5th October
National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns (NCADC) Annual General Meeting
London
The day-long event will include a review of the year, celebration of campaigns for justice, learning and information-sharing, plans for the future, and food, music and friendship. All members, supporters, and friends of NCADC are invited to join. As well as the official business of the AGM, there will be a chance to hear from some inspiring campaigners, and to take part in discussion and debate, sharing knowledge and skills with people and groups from around the country. We will provide good food for lunch (free), and there will be a child-friendly space for parents and children to use throughout the day. After the meeting, there will be music, more food, and a chance to socialise.
The AGM is open to all, but only registered members are able to vote on elections and proposals. Membership is free. See the website here: http://www.ncadc.org.uk/about/membership.html for information on becoming a member.
Tuesday 15th October
GRAMNet Film Series 2013/14
Le Havre (2011)
CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD
Doors open 5.30pm, screening 6.00pm
In this warmhearted portrait of the French harbour city that gives the film its name, fate throws young African refugee Idrissa (Blondin Miguel) into the path of Marcel Marx (André Wilms), a well-spoken bohemian who works as a shoeshiner. With innate optimism and the unwavering support of his community, Marcel stands up to officials doggedly pursuing the boy for deportation. A political fairy tale that exists somewhere between the reality of contemporary France and the classic cinema of Jean-Pierre Melville and Marcel Carné, Le Havre is a charming, deadpan delight.
Film screenings are free to attend.
Saturday 19th October 2013
EMBRACE the Middle East Annual Meeting & Service Focus on Syria
Adelaides, 209 Bath St, Glasgow G2 4HZ
You are invited to attend the annual meeting of EMBRACE the Middle East. EMBRACE is heavily involved in Egypt and there inevitably will be report of the situation as it is unfolding as I write this email. For further information on the day’s event, please contact: Douglas Callander, 17 St Andrews Crescent, Dumbarton, G82 3ER, 01389 731830, dougientbl@gmail.com
28th – 29th October 2013
ERA Annual Conference of EU Asylum Law 2013 - Focus on revisions to the Common European Asylum System
The Stockholm Programme and the “EU agenda for better responsibility-sharing and more mutual trust” both aim to create common rules in the area of asylum law so as to increase mutual trust between Member States. After landmark judgments such as MSS v Belgium and Greece in the Strasbourg court and NS and ME in the Luxembourg court, the foundations of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) appeared to be shaken. The recently agreed legislative reform of the CEAS is a chance to repair damage to mutual trust and solidarity and improve EU-wide asylum policies. This conference will focus on the new legislative rules and will assess whether the second phase CEAS can achieve the objective of ensuring common standards in all Member States, based on a high level of protection.
For more information visit: https://www.era.int/cgi-bin/cms?_SID=a3f9a82f8805914004fda1583a48146472548ba900253564270871&_sprache=en&_bereich=artikel&_aktion=detail&idartikel=123915&idrubrik=1024
Until November 2013: A View from Here - Call for participants!
• Tuesdays from 10.30am-4pm @ Gorbals Parish Church, 1 Errol Gardens, Glasgow, G5 0RA
• Wednesdays from 10.30am-4pm @ St David’s Parish Church, 66 Boreland Drive, Knightswood, Glasgow, G13 3DX
You are invited to attend a free workshop to tell about living in or around Glasgow’s high flats. Through a series of creative workshops facilitated by theatre director Carrie Newman, visual artist Jan Nimmo and film-maker Basharat Khan, you have the opportunity to create a unique story-based performance, exhibition of photography and objects and a documentary film, exploring and capturing the heritage of your area. It will be working in two areas of Glasgow – the Gorbals and Knightswood - you can sign up for the workshops that are closest to where you live!
A View from Here is a new multi-disciplinary arts and heritage project, supported by Heritage Lottery Fund Scotland, Glasgow Housing Association and New Gorbals Housing Association, which will explore and capture the heritage of the high flats in two iconic districts of Glasgow and the shared and disparate experiences of asylum seekers, refugees and local Scots who live there. This is a heritage soon to be lost as many of the high rise flats in these areas have been or are soon to be demolished.
The workshop information:
•Workshops will take place 1 day per week from August – November 2013:
•Travel expenses & lunch will be provided for all workshops.
•Taking part is FREE and it especially welcomes participants from refugee or asylum seeking backgrounds.
•No experience needed, just an interest in being part of the project!
To book the free place contact Suzi on 0141 248 9799 or email suzi.simpson@scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk. The workshop especially welcomes asylum seekers and refugees. For more information please contact suzi.simpson@scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk / 0141 248 9799
Tuesday 17th December
GRAMNet Book Club - Reading Across Worlds
5.30 – 7.00pm in the upstairs room at Cafe Phoenix (on Woodlands Road, Glasgow).
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 's ' Americanah ' will be discussed.
2. Training Events
Positive Action in Housing (PAiH) Training
PAiH has over 16 years’ experience of working in the voluntary and social sectors in Scotland. During this time, we have developed a deep and long-standing relationship with stakeholder organisations within the voluntary, statutory and public sectors. These have been based on mutual respect and trust, and have been developed through referral protocols, collaborative working, advocacy, and through offering service users continuing advice and support.
Our training is centered on our work of ensuring that organisations are aware of the background and relevant issues relating to migrant, refugee and BME communities, also within an equality and diversity context. It is part of our mission to inform and support organisations in their work with these communities.
PAiH’s training manager, Zandra Yeaman, is offering some interesting and very worthwhile courses next month (September) for those of you hoping to gain a better insight into issues relating to migrant, refugee and BME communities, and within the context of equality and diversity. The times and dates are as follows:
Domestic Abuse Awareness - Wednesday 11th September 10am-4pm
Cultural Awareness - Thursday 12th September 10am-1pm
Equality and Diversity: Workshop - Tuesday 17th September 10am-1pm
Equality Impact Assessment – Thursday 19th September 10am-1pm
Train the Trainer – Friday 20th September 9.30am-4.30pm
Mental Health Awareness – Tuesday 24th September 10am-4pm
For more information regarding training, email training@paih.org, call 0141 353 2220 or visit the webpage at http://www.paih.org/~training/index.html
Age Assessment Awareness - Refugee Council Training Course
Wednesday 11th September 2013
This course brings delegates up to date with case law and facilitates discussions about issues to consider in an assessment. On completing the course, participants will have a practical understanding of; the impact of cultural background on the age assessment process; as well as the legislative and policy framework of Children’s Services and the UK Border Agency. Price: £175. Book the course by e-mailing: marketing@refugeecouncil.org.uk, or calling by 020 7346 6736.
Cultural Awareness Workshop – Half day training.
10.00 am – 1.00 pm Thursday 12th September 2013
98 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1PJ. Cost: non-members £75. Members: £50.
This half day workshop will encourage participants to explore assumptions about other cultures and thier own, and recognise ways of interacting more effectively with people from other cultures. the course will explore aspects of cultural difference which may affect our interactions and the services we deliver to a multi-cultural community. Places are limited. To book your place, please email: training@paih.org. For more information visit: http://www.paih.org/~training/culturalawareness.html?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NEW+EQUALITY+%26+DIVERSITY+TRAINING+COURSES+...&utm_source=YMLP&utm_term=read+more...
Free Training from Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER)
Influencing Politicians and Political Structures
10.00am – 4.30pm, Monday 16th September 2013
The Melting Pot, 5 Rose St, Edinburgh EH2 2PR
http://www.crer.org.uk/81-front-page-articles/398-influencing-politicians-and-political-structures-equality
Equality and Diversity – half day training
10.00 – 1.00 pm, Thursday 17th September 2013
98 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1PJ. Cost: non-members £75. Members: £50.
This workshop will inform you of the most up-to-date equality legislation and what it means in practice to your staff, volunteers, committee members and service users. You will explore what contributes to potential unlawful discrimination and how to ensure your organisation complies with the equality legislation. As a delegate you will gain an understanding of the impact discrimination, stereotypes and inappropriate language can have on people's chances of obtaining work, promotion, recognition and respect. Places are limited. To book your place, please email: training@paih.org. For more information visit: http://www.paih.org/~training/equalitydiversity.html?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NEW+EQUALITY+%26+DIVERSITY+TRAINING+COURSES+...&utm_source=YMLP&utm_term=read+more
Equality Act 2010: What do we need to know?
10.30am – 4.30pm, 18th September 2013
The Albany Learning and Conference Centre, Glasgow
http://www.gcvs.org.uk/whats_on/1505_equality_act_2010_what_do_we_need_to_know
Equality Impact Assessment – Half day training
10.00 am – 1.00 pm Thursday 19th September 2013
98 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1PJ. Cost: non-members £75. Members: £50.
Impact assessments are a method for public sector organisations and their partners to identify potential risks of inequalities to different groups of people. This highly popular half day course will give you an understanding of such assessments and how to make them practical to your organisations equality & diversity approach. Places are limited. To book your place, please email: training@paih.org. For more information visit: http://www.paih.org/~training/equalityimpact.html?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NEW+EQUALITY+%26+DIVERSITY+TRAINING+COURSES+...&utm_source=YMLP&utm_term=read+more...
The Refugee Council Therapeutic Casework Model - Supporting clients with mental wellbeing needs
19th September 2013
The session includes discussion of case material and participants’ own experiences, and a chance to practice skills, leaving participants with a practical understanding of the main causes of distress and disturbance in asylum seeking/refugee clients, including trauma, loss and anxiety as well as therapeutic casework and the distinction from other models of casework/ therapeutic intervention. Price: £175. Book the course by e-mailing: marketing@refugeecouncil.org.uk, or calling by 020 7346 6736.
Key Issues in Asylum & Asylum Support - Refugee Council Training Course
24th September 2013
This is a new and updated course! On 1 April 2013 the UK Border Agency was transferred back to the Home Office, the Asylum Operating Model was introduced and the legal aid changes commenced. Further changes will continue to take place throughout 2013 and 2014. This course will provide an overview of some key structures in the asylum system (including determination and support) in order to support delegates’ understanding of asylum issues.
Price: £175. Book the course by e-mailing: marketing@refugeecouncil.org.uk, or calling by 020 7346 6736.
Mental Health Awareness – PaiH working with SAMH – One day training.
10.00am – 4.00pm, Tuesday 24th September 2013
98 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1PJ. Cost: non-members £99. Members: £50.
This course will look at the range of issues or events that can have a negative impact on our mental health and well being. It will have a particular focus on the additional pressures faced by migrant workers, refugees and asylum seekers. As a participant you will be given an overview of the signs and symptoms of the most common forms of mental illness. Furthermore, the course will help you to develop approaches that will help you to provide appropriate services and support to people with mental health problems. Places are limited. To book your place, please email: training@paih.org. For more information visit: http://www.paih.org/~training/mentalhealth.html?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NEW+EQUALITY+%26+DIVERSITY+TRAINING+COURSES+...&utm_source=YMLP&utm_term=read+more...
Emotional wellbeing of refugee children and young people - Refugee Council Training Course
26th September 2013
Participants will be provided with the tools to assess the organisation in which they work, to identify factors which are detrimental to emotional wellbeing and to devise strategies for providing appropriate care and support. Price: £175. Book the course by e-mailing: marketing@refugeecouncil.org.uk, or calling by 020 7346 6736.
Equality Act 2010: Introduction to Accessibility and Equality in Employment
Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector Training
10.30am – 4.30pm, 8th October 2013
The Albany Learning and Conference Centre, Glasgow
http://www.gcvs.org.uk/whats_on/1506_introduction_to_accessibility
Good practice when engaging with and interviewing children and young people who have experienced trauma – Half day training.
9.00 am – 1.oo pm Thursday, 17 October 2013
Adelphi Centre，
Cost: £40.00
Lunch: There will be a buffet lunch provided at the end of the training
This workshop aims to recognise the challenges to both the interviewer and the child/young person inherit in this process and to demonstrate how to improve the reliability and usefulness of such evidence, while minimising the risks of re-traumatisation and re-victimisation.
We hope that this seminar will be of particular interest to: social workers, solicitors, police, residential care workers, advocacy workers, and healthcare and other professionals working with children and young people.
Should you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact Jennifer Ang or Clare Russell from Freedom from Torture. Young Persons’ Project， Legal Services Agency Ltd. Fleming House， 134 Renfrew Street， Glasgow G3 6ST， Tel: 0141 353 4154 (DD) Mob: 079 6005 2141 Fax: 0141 353 0354
Equality in Employment
Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector Training
10.30am – 4.30pm, 30th October 2013
The Albany Learning and Conference Centre, Glasgow
http://www.gcvs.org.uk/whats_on/1507_equality_in_employment
3. Funding Opportunities
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) IMPACT Awards
The UK IMPACT Awards are an annual scheme, funded by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) as part of the company's commitment to promoting community health and wellbeing. The Awards are organised and managed in partnership with the King's Fund, a leading independent health charity with a wide remit in the health and social care field. The IMPACT Awards recognise and reward small to medium-sized charities in the UK that are doing excellent work to improve people's health.
Available Funding/Support: Up to ten winners will receive £30,000 unrestricted funding with one overall winner receiving an extra £10,000. Winners will also receive free training valued at £4,000, a specially commissioned professional film and photographs along with publicity and press support. Up to ten runners-up will receive £3,000. The Awards recognise excellence in existing work and do not seek to fund new projects. Applications should meet the following assessment criteria, which focus on six areas of impact: innovation, management, partnership, achievement, community focus and targeting needs. Who Can Apply? Charities that are located and registered in the UK are eligible to apply. Deadline for the 2014 Awards is 20 September 2013 (5pm).
Link to guidelines: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/gskimpactawards
Contact: GSK Impact Awards, Funding and Development, King's Fund, 11-13 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0AN Tel: 020 7307 2466 E-mail: gskenquiries@kingsfund.org.uk
Website: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk
People's Health Trust - Active Communities Funding Programme
The People's Health Trust is an independent charity addressing health inequalities across Great Britain. It works closely with 51 community interest companies, using its expertise to help identify local funding priorities and support the distribution of grants. The Active Communities Funding Programme aims to close the gap between those communities, which experience the worst health in England, Scotland and Wales and the majority of the population. The programme focuses on people living in the poorest neighbourhoods because they will, on average die seven years younger than people living in richer neighbourhoods; spend 17 years more of their shortened lives with disability than people living in richer neighbourhoods; have higher rates of mental health problems; and have a lower quality of life.
Available Funding/Support: Grants of between £5,000 and £25,000 are available. Deadline: The programme is open to applications in different areas at different times. Before applying, applicants must use the online location search facility on the Trust's website to check that applications are being accepted in their area. Link to guidelines: http://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/index.php/apply-for-funding/the-active-communities-funding-programme
AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award
The AHRC has announced the Collaborative Doctoral Awards (CDA) competition for projects beginning in October 2014. (This is the ‘open’ competition separate from the Collaborative Doctoral Programme scheme with previously announced named partners.) Beginning last year, this ‘open’ competition is subject to demand management. The AHRC deadline for application is 3 October 2014. To identify the strongest applications for the external competition, the College of Arts will be running an internal process with a deadline of 12 noon on Thursday 5 September 2013.
Collaborative Doctoral Awards are intended to encourage and develop collaboration and partnerships between HEI departments and non-academic organisations and businesses. These awards provide opportunities for doctoral students to gain first-hand experience of work outside an academic environment. The support provided by both an academic and non-academic supervisor enhances the employment-related skills and training a research student gains during the course of their award. The studentships also encourage and establish links that can have long-term benefits for both collaborating partners, providing access to resources and materials, knowledge and expertise that may not otherwise have been available and also provide social, cultural and economic benefits to wider society.
For more information visit: http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/Funding-Opportunities/Pages/Collaborative-Doctoral-Awards.aspx
AHRC Highlight Notice for 2014
The AHRC’s Delivery Plan 2011-2015 identified Design as a strategic priority. In order to support capacity-building in Design research, the CDA scheme will include a Design highlight notice in its calls for cohorts beginning in 2014 and 2015. Up to 5 additional awards will be available to support high quality proposals in this field. We are particularly interested in receiving proposals that look at understanding the role of Design in Innovation, for example, how Design engages with business (particularly SMEs) or the service industry and the role of design in the innovation ecosystem. [...] For HEIs submitting one or more applications under the highlight notice the maximum number of applications they may submit will be raised from two to three.
Deadline: To identify the maximum of three UofG applications that we would want to be supported to go forward into the AHRC’s competition on 3 October 2013, the College of Arts invites outline applications to be made to the College Office by 12 noon on Thursday 5 September 2013. Electronic applications should be sent to the College of Arts Graduate School -- gradschool.arts@glasgow.ac.uk -- clearly marked ‘AHRC CDA’ in the title. For more information:
http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/Funding-Opportunities/Documents/CDA-scheme-guide-final.pdf.
Call for proposals for Seedcorn Funding 2013/14
The aim of the ASRF Seedcorn Fund is to support researchers across the College to develop research ideas, make new inter-disciplinary research partnerships, stimulate future research grant applications and produce quality published outputs. Proposals should address one or more of the following cross-College research themes (and/or other established or emergent College interdisciplinary themes):
• Globalisation, Competitiveness and Sustainability
• Governance, Policy, Accountability and Risk Management
• Health and Wellbeing
• Inequalities, Inclusion, Identities and Social Change
• Justice, Rights, Security and Conflict
• People, Places, Engagement and Change
• Learning Across the Professions
The ASRF is issuing one call for proposals in 2013/14, for which applications must be submitted by 4pm on Thursday 10 October 2012. Full details of the scheme and an Application Pro Forma are available on the ASRF website: http://www.gla.ac.uk/researchinstitutes/adamsmith/research/seedcorn/
4. Call for Papers
25 YEARS OF REVOLUTION – COMPARING REVOLT AND TRANSITION FROM EUROPE 1989 TO ARAB WORLD 2014
The Playfair Library Hall, University of Edinburgh
8th – 9th January 2014
The events from late 2010 in the Arab world and those of 1989 in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have invited many comparisons and even been described as two chapters in the story of democracy’s spread across the globe.
This unique conference, marking 25 years since the upheavals of 1989 and 3 since the beginning of the Arab Spring, is organised by the Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World (CASAW), Centre for Russian, Central and East European Studies (CRCEES), and the Centre for East European Language Based Area Studies (CEELBAS).
Proposals are invited for papers including but not limited to the following topics as they relate either to the Arab uprisings or the revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe. Papers may deal with one or other case, but priority will be given to those that include a comparative dimension and/or provide insights into analytical and theoretical concerns such as nationalism and ideology; democracy and democratisation; transnationalism; civil society; labour movements; revolutions and international relations; the politics of militaries and security sectors; non-violent resistance; civil wars; the role of religion; social movements; or the role of media and communications.
If you would like to participate in the conference please send a 250 word abstract and a CV to admin@casaw.ac.uk.
Deadline for proposals: 22 September 2013
For further information please see：http://www.casaw.ac.uk/news-events/call-for-papers-for-the-international-conference-25-years-of-revolution-comparing-revolt-and-transition-from-europe-1989-to-arab-world-2014/
New Visions for Refugee Education in the Middle East
14th – 15th March 2014, Beirut,
The Centre for Lebanese Studies (CLS) in collaboration with UNESCO, are pleased to invite you to participate in the forthcoming conference. The objectives of the conference are the following:
a) Reviewing relevant innovative policy, research, practice, funding and programmatic approaches to determine how the education of refugees can be met at scale;
b) Enhancing knowledge and capacity at the regional and national levels in order to support the education of the refugees;
c) Strengthening coordination and dialogue between relevant actors on strategies and programs needed to ensure quality and improve service delivery of education;
d) Developing targeted intervention recommendations and advocacy strategies to significantly improve the education of refugees.
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit abstracts of their research in Arabic or English, as well as their CVs by 15 October 2013 to info@lebanesestudies.com.
War and Peace in the Life of Language: A Symposium on the Role of Extra- and Intralinguistic Conflicts in the Development of Language Theory and Practice
25th & 26th April, 2014
University of Nottingham (UK campus)
Language often presents a battlefield upon which conflicts regarding the ³right² and ³wrong² approaches to practice or theory are played out. The prescribed norm of a standardised language may be perceived as being threatened by innovations and external influences, against which concerned language users feel themselves moved to fight or take action. The trauma of war or socio-political tensions can necessitate the taking of measures to regulate the teaching and use of a language. With regard to language pedagogy, linguistic and psychological paradigm shifts can result in conflicting methodologies and lead to new approaches to the learning and teaching of a second language. In cultural, ideological and military conflict, translation and interpreting may be politicised; they may be used to justify or legitimise positions but also to mediate conflict. In each of these cases, there is a clash between two or more groups, each of which believes that it can claim the one correct variety or philosophy of language or the one correct approach. These conflicts may be inter-generational, or may involve groups of different philosophical, social or political backgrounds. Equally, extra-linguistic conflicts and socio-political tensions inevitably modify the condition in which language is used, which often serves as a catalyst for the development of new directions in linguistic theory and practice. Although the majority of the issues mentioned above have received due attention in both scholarly and public discussions, the aim of this conference is to focus on the role of conflict in shaping the development of language theory and practice.
Topics of interest include the following:
• Tensions between language norm and actual language use
• Challenges for modern day corpus planning presented by the use of language in social media
• Political conflicts and their impact on language theory and language practice
• Disputes between the proponents of contrasting approaches to language pedagogy and linguistic theory
• Reactions to and actions against the borrowing of foreign linguistic material into a language
• Linguistic hegemony and minority languages
• Émigré views of a native language and the actual use of that language in the home country
• Changes in Translation Studies in response to social and political developments
• Gender challenges to standard language use
We invite proposals for presentations (20 minutes + 10 minutes discussion) which focus on any of the topics listed above, or which deal with another aspect of the influence of extra- or intra-linguistic conflict on the development of applied and theoretical linguistics. The working language of the conference will be English, but presentations may deal with any language(s).
Anonymous abstracts of 300 words should be submitted by email to AF-Conflictling@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:AF-Conflictling@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk in .doc, .docx, .txt or .pdf format. Include name(s) and affiliation(s) in the body of your message.
It is intended that conference papers will be published in themed volumes of peer-reviewed scholarly journals.
Deadline for abstracts is Friday 13th December, 2013.
Notification of acceptance will be sent in mid-January 2014.
5. Notices and opportunities
GLASGOW DESTITUTION NETWORK Food distribution programme
Unity is still distributing food to destitute asylum seekers every Tuesday at 33 Petershill Drive from 11-1.00 am. Destitute asylum seekers and those receiving Section 4 support are warmly welcome. Every Tuesday 11-1pm, 33 Petershill Drive, Free bags of food for destitute asylum seekers.
Interested in volunteering? Come along and help out. Volunteers are needed to help collect food and set up at Red Road. Every Tuesday. We’re a friendly bunch and won’t bite!
Food donations: If you would like to donate food we are looking for food that can be used to make good and filling meals – please note for health & safety grounds we will not take any uncooked meat. We are looking for donations of tinned food and fresh fruit and veg that people can take away for the rest of the week. Please donate sealed food that people can take away with them. Food donations can be dropped off for the Cafe before 5pm on Mondays at the Unity Centre or at our charity shops. The UNITY Centre, 30 Ibrox Street, Glasgow G51 1AQ, 0141 427 7992
The UNITY World Cafe is part of Glasgow Destitution Network’s food distribution programme involving charities, churchs and NGOs across the city. http://unitycentreglasgow.org/?page_id=316
Street Level Photoworks
Street Level Photoworks are delighted to announce our season of Lithuanian Photography which coincides with Lithuania's Presidency of the European Union. This significant programme will bring to Scotland the largest representation of Lithuanian photography to date in the UK, giving Scottish audiences a unique insight into the dynamic culture of Lithuanian art photography.
The exhibitions take place at Street Level Photoworks and Hidden Lane Gallery, Glasgow from August 10th, then a second series at Street Level and the Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine, in October. The season is the result of a 3 year partnership with Kaunas Photography Gallery, curators and artists in Lithuania. Most of the exhibitions have been specially curated and the majority of artists have not exhibited in the UK before.
2013 marks 20 years since Street Level staged the first major exhibition of Baltic photography in Britain, which included work from Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania. This current exhibition focuses on photography from Lithuania, including significant work from the 80s and 90s. A critical component is the inclusion of some work by little known artists groups which expressed a postmodern view of the world and a shift from traditional approaches - the Carnavora group, and the mysterious and untypical Doooooris.
Artists include: Vytautas Pletkus, Arturas Valiauga, Algirdas Seskus, Vilma Samulionyte,Mindaugas Azusilis, Arunas Kulikauskas, Giedrius Liagas and artists from that original Borderlands show, Vytautas Stanionis and Alvydas Lukys.
Cumberland Colloquium
We are pleased to announce the next round of applications to run a Cumberland Colloquium. This is a unique opportunity for early career researchers to develop their public engagement profile and foster interdisciplinary networks by working with staff at Cumberland Lodge to craft a one-day conference on issues of contemporary ethical importance.
Cumberland Lodge offers its expertise and beautiful venue to facilitate interdisciplinary and inter-institutional conferences, run by and for postgraduates and early career researchers. Cumberland Lodge will provide venue, facilities and refreshments (teas and lunch) but not travel costs. Organisers will be encouraged to apply for funding to help provide bursaries towards delegate and speaker expenses.
Deadline for applications is the 25th October 2013. Shortlisted candidates will be called to interview at Cumberland Lodge in November 2013. Successful applicants should expect to run their event at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park in June or October 2014.
Applications will be assessed according to their interdisciplinary and collaborative merits, and their engagement with issues of contemporary ethical importance.
Details on how to apply can be found at:
http://www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk/Colloquia
The Refuge and the Fortress Second Edition
CARA celebrated the publication of the second edition of The Refuge and the Fortress with a book launch at the House of Lords on 3rd June. Since the 1930s, the brutal actions of intolerant regimes and extremist groups have brought successive waves of 'refugee academics' to the UK’s shores - highly educated men and women, whose lives were in danger at home. Whilst only totalling a few thousand in number, they have made an extraordinary contribution to almost every aspect of UK intellectual life - medicine, science, art, philosophy, history, architecture, mathematics, law, sport and education. The Refuge and the Fortress tells their story, and the story of the organisation that helped them to start their new lives here - CARA. This fully updated second edition brings up-to-date the story of the academic refugees who fled to Britain over eight decades, escaping tyranny and persecution from around the world. For further information or to order the book, visit the Palgrave Macmillan website http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=652263.
Emergency Appeal for Syrian Academics
The situation in Syria is deteriorating. Syrian universities are being used as detention centres. Students and academics face targeted attacks. Those in the UK are left stranded, cut off from their families, without funds. CARA is launching an Emergency Appeal for Syrian Academics.
The Appeal aims to raise awareness of the plight and exceptional case of Syrian academics at this time and identify and support hosting opportunities in UK universities and scientific institutions. CARA is urging for donations that will be used to provide financial support to Syrian academics and their dependents.
If you have not responded to our survey on Syrian academics could you please let us know as soon as you can:
- How many Syrian post-graduate students (PGT and PGR), visiting academics or faculty members are at your university.
- If you are aware of any special problems, or of any special arrangements that are being made for them.
Please submit this by email to info.cara@lsbu.ac.uk or call our offices on 020 7021 0880. For information on how to donate and the full press release http://www.cara1933.org/national-appeal-syria.asp.
Maryhill Integration Network
mIN's Programme of Activities will be starting up again this week! Please take a look at our website http://www.maryhillintegration.org.uk/?page_id=109 for full details, including our Men's and Women's Group Meetings, ESOL Classes, Music Project and Yoga Classes. Do remember to call the office in advance if you wish to join any of the activities as they are subject to change, 01419469106.
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