NoH8@All: We’re recruiting up to 3 participants to attend a 7 day training in Warsaw in June!
The Ubele Initiave is recruiting up to 3 participants to attend a 7 day fully funded Erasmus + training programme on combating online hate speech which is being led and delivered by The Autokreacja Foundation in Warsaw, Poland. Dates: 16th June – 23rd June 2018 Location: Warsaw, Poland NoH8@All was developed in response […]
Pandora Mobility: Poland – Month 2 by Saffron Nnamdi-Johnson
I started my journey in Poland with feelings of excitement and anxiety, and now that I am near the end of my journey I am feeling fulfilled, yet also a bit sad. 2 months in the beginning seemed quite daunting, and now perhaps it seems as if it was not enough time for […]
Call for Participants! European Summer School: Towards Resilient Communities
We’re looking for participants to attend European Summer School: Towards Resilient Communities training courses in Amsterdam and Berlin! Application deadline: Friday, 11th May 2018 To receive more information and an application form please contact Aisha Khan, Project Development Officer, at aisha.khan@ubele.org View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize
Spring Edition of LivingMaps Review
We’re pleased to share with you the two articles from the newest edition of LivingMaps Review. “BAME community assets mapping in England: the evidence gathered by the Ubele Initiative” written by Santa Pedone who has been working for Just Space and the Ubele Initiative. The article describes mapping exercises which were undertaken between 2014 and […]
PANDORA mobility: My First Week in London by Ceyda Ozkan
I have come to London via Pandora Project from Turkey. I have been working at The Ubele Initiative and I have made good friends (Yvonne, Aisha and Tracey) at my office. Today is my tenth day In London and I have had amazing experiences. I have been working with people who are from all over […]
Black to the Future – Amsterdam on Reflection by Owen Clarke
Amsterdam, the third and final frontier in our exploration of intergenerational youth work across the African diaspora. Arriving in the late Afternoon, at our quiet and cosy hotel, we de-bagged and made our way to the relaxed atmosphere of a diner on the South East – the mainstay of Surinam immigration to Amsterdam. […]
PatHERways International: Final seminar in Cascais, Portugal
PatHERways International final seminar took place in Cascais, Portugal from 7th-11th March 2018. We have been sharing and evaluating the work that we have developed in PatHERways London with our partner organisations from 6 countries! The project aims to develop the competences of youth workers, youth trainers and educators to efficiently engage young women in […]
PatHERways International: Seminar in Cascais, Portugal, March 2018 by Adiam Yemane
Ⓒ Photo by Adiam Yemane Last year I started participating at PatHERways London. For me it has been a fantastic opportunity to meet other like-minded women and to have the safe space to develop projects. Following from that I was invited to participate on the International level. I remember how excited I got when […]
Black to the Future: Last study visit, Amsterdam, March 2018
With the visit to Amsterdam the international study visits for the project Black to the Future have come to an end. Black to the Future is an Erasmus+ project which focuses on intergenerational youth work practice within the African Diaspora community in Amsterdam, Bonn/Cologne and London. Through a series of study visits and dialogue […]
Erasmus+ PatHERways International: Timor Loro Sa ‘E (Sunrise in the East), February 2018 by Yvonne Field
View fullsize I had not consciously chosen to visit Timor Loro Sa ‘E (Timor Leste in Portuguese and East Timor in English) but I am here visiting Empreza Di’ak who are our partners on the job shadowing element of a 20 month Erasmus+ PatHERways International project on young women’s political participation which seven different […]
PANDORA Month 1: My Time With The Autokreacja Foundation, Poland by Saffron Johnson
In the weeks that led up to my 2-month departure to Poland, I was filled with nerves and excitement, but mostly nerves. I was to embark on a new adventure into the unknown, in a country that I was unsure on how they would react to me, to work with an organisation whose agenda I […]
Working on our power – a new training programme for 2018
We are excited to share with you the first glimpse of a new training programme for 2018: Working on our power – transformative leadership training for womxn of colour across Europe. It’s a 9 month programme for non-binary, trans and cis-women of colour working towards economic and political systems change across Europe. If this sounds […]
