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Welcome Walkthrough: Julian Abraham 'togar', Claudia Martínez Garay and Hamid Zénati
Wed 05 Jun 2024Left Magpie: September 2023
Tue 26 Sept 2023A run-down of another month of goals and wins at Meadow Lane...
Mesopotamia Charity Director Rachel Miller Lifts the Lid on Helping Refugees and Tackling Poverty in Nottingham
Sun 30 Jan 2022Mesopotamia charity is full of hidden depths, both literal and metaphorical. We chat with director Rachel Miller, whose story has seen her return from the front lines of the migrant crisis on the shores of Turkey and Greece to fight poverty in an unassuming corner of New Basford…
Host Nottingham: The Organisation Providing Support to Those Going Through the Asylum Seeking Process
Thu 14 Oct 2021Despite what the right would have you believe, every time there’s an influx of refugees from a war-torn country, the UK is not overrun with people claiming asylum. In fact, the UK holds only about 1% of the total number of refugees the world over. UK refugees have to go through a gruelling process to achieve settled status, which often lasts years and leaves any failed claimants without money or a place to stay while they lodge appeals. Host is a Nottingham-based charity that provides support to those going through the asylum seeking process, making their lives just a little easier. Penny Reeve sat down with Host chair Roger Van Schaick to find out a little more...
Nadia Whittome: "Make no mistake, this Bill is an attack on the fundamental human right to seek asylum"
Sat 02 Oct 2021In her regular column, MP for Nottingham East Nadia Whittome explores the ongoing refugee crisis, and the threat posed by the The Nationality and Borders Bill.
Welcome to Nottingham Guide 2021
Wed 15 Sept 2021The free guide for all new students joining Nottingham Trent University and the University of Nottingham, brought to you by the team at LeftLion...
Beeston Set To Welcome New State-of-the-Art Multiplex Cinema
Mon 10 May 2021Notts film fans will get the chance to check out a brand new eight-screen cinema at the end of next month...
Host Nottingham is a Community Organisation That Saves Refugees Fleeing Inhospitable Environments
Mon 17 Jun 2019Compassionate, altruistic and essential, Host Nottingham changes the lives of refugees fleeing inhospitable environments by offering a place to stay with local hosts. We talked to the organisation’s founders, families who offer their support, and former guests, to find out more about the project…
Absurd Theatre Makers Maison Foo Talk Refugees, Puppetry, and A Thing Mislaid
Fri 12 Oct 2018In one of Derby Theatre’s rehearsal spaces,we find two female Artistic Directors creating A Thing Mislaid, a play that will tour to Nottingham this October.
The Maison Foo performance duo are back at it again; all grown up in the director’s chair, with young toddlers under their belt, and still wanting to produce theatre that shouts “play, play, really play”. And this time, their production has got the backing of the local refugee community...
Welcome to Nottingham - Student Guide 2019
Wed 22 Aug 2018For the fourth year in a row, LeftLion have been asked to curate and produce the official Student Guide, received by all this years' first year students, in partnership with both Nottingham University and Nottingham Trent University, with the support of Nottingham City Council and Nottingham BID. These key relationships mean the guide is distributed exclusively right into the heart of student life, across all campuses, in halls of residence and at freshers’ fair events.
Riding on Solomon’s Carpet: Poetry from Nottingham’s Refugees
Mon 26 Mar 2018“Projects like this open doors for people like me,” says Victoria Mponda, of her experience with Riding on Solomon’s Carpet, an anthology of poetry from refugees and asylum seekers living in the East Midlands...
And Now, the Weather: Talking Art, Mystery and Oddity with Welcome to Night Vale’s Meg Bashwiner
Sun 01 Oct 2017A podcasting staple for fans of weird fiction, Welcome to Night Vale has made an international name for itself since its debut in 2012. With its fourth live tour All Hail underway, we popped in to have a chat with performer and sentient patch of haze Meg Bashwiner to get her thoughts on the show, the state of the world, and her first time in Nottingham.
Welcome to Nottingham - Student Guide 2017
Fri 21 Jul 2017Our 2017 Student Guide is produced in partnership with both Nottingham University and Nottingham Trent University, with the support of Nottingham City Council and Nottingham BID. These key relationships mean the guide is distributed exclusively right into the heart of student life, across all campuses, in halls of residence and at freshers’ fair events.
The Woman Sending Bras to Refugees
Mon 12 Jun 2017Persistent military conflicts in the Middle East have left millions of people lost and without. Imagine, just for a second, that Nottingham was plunged into war: hospitals bombed, schools and libraries gone, and your home destroyed. It's a situation you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy, yet mainstream media sources continue to vilify some of the most desperate people on the planet who find themselves in that very situation today. One woman, Caroline Kerr of Bras Not Bombs, is on a mission to make a difference for the better...
Bras Not Bombs: Underwear Donations Needed for Refugees
Sun 05 Feb 2017Nottingham resident, Caroline Kerr of Bras Not Bombs, is doing her bit for the crisis and she needs our help...
Interview: Dom Joly
Thu 16 Jun 2011Dom Joly’s CV is so studded with career highlights and downright randomness that his current incarnation – as a media-age raconteur and author – almost seems like downtime. On his way to the Playhouse to perform his one-man show, we collared him for a chat about mental ex-classmates, skiing in Iran, and everything in between...
Shelter From the Storm
Wed 01 Aug 2007What do fish and chips, Marks & Spencer, the Mini and the Bank of England have in common? Refugees...