Programme
10-10.15: Introduction: Professor Emma Tomalin, University of Leeds
10.15 – 11.45: Session 1 The role of faith based organisations
10.15-10.45 Dr Gwyneth Lonergan (University of Sheffield) – Faith, Neoliberal Citizenship, and Third Sector Support for Migrants
10.45-11.15 – Dr Hannah Lewis (University of Sheffield), Professor Emma Tomalin and Dr Louise Waite (University of Leeds) – Understanding the Role of Faith Based Organisations in Anti-Trafficking
11.15-11.45 – discussion
11.45-12 coffee/tea
12-1: Session 2 Keynote presentation
Dr Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh (Reader in Human Geography & Co-Director of UCL’s Migration Research Unit)
1.45-2.45 Session 3 Keynote presentation
Dr Erin Wilson (Director of the Centre for Religion, Conflict and the Public Domain, at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Groningen) – Religion, Secularism, and the Politics of the Refugee Crisis
3-5: Session 4: Practitioner and community perspectives – a round table showcase and discussion of issues facing community work in migration and forced migration in Leeds and neighbouring areas, including the work of
- Fidelis Neba Chebe – Migrant Action (http://migrantaction.org.uk/)
- Mary Brandon – Leeds City of Sanctuary (https://leeds.cityofsanctuary.org/)
- Saima Afzal – Saima Afzal Solutions (http://sasolutions.info/home)