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Latest News

21/03: It Only Takes a Minute - Lock Up or Lose Out
‘It Only Takes a Minute’ is a city wide burglary reduction campaign on behalf of Safer Leeds.

24/11: Local City of Sanctuary movement wins award
The movement to build a culture of hospitality and support for people seeking sanctuary in Leeds has been awarded the Special Initiative Award at the Hamara Community Awards.

24/11: Summat's Up in Leeds this Weekend
This weekend, Leeds plays host to an exciting and eclecting gathering of people looking to connect, talk, be inspired, have a laugh and work out ways to bring change to our communities, our city and maybe the world.

24/06: Artists, Journalists, School Children and Councillors celebrate Leeds Refugee Week
Tuesday night saw a unique celebration in Leeds Civic Hall. Refugees city councillors, journalists, artists and school children from across the city all came together to celebrate Refugee Week.

22/06: Bumper weekend in Leeds City Centre for countdown to Olympics
A bumper weekend of free entertainment is being planned for Leeds City Centre to mark the one-year countdown to the London Olympics on 23rd July.

10/06: Leeds Migrant Volunteers Celebrated
Harmonious Leeds this week celebrated a group of Leeds residents from different migrant backgrounds who recently completed a 12-week course in helping others new to Leeds.

09/05: Dates announced for Planet Leeds 2011
Planet Leeds 2011, the city centre's free street festival, will take place over the weekend of 23 and 24 July 2011.

07/03: Leeds Music Centres Present: Loud Leeds
A mass participation music event is being held at the Town Hall on April 2nd. Musicians/singers of all ages and abilities are welcome to join in!

27/01: Migrant Volunteers Recognised
The Civic Hall hosted a celebration event for a group of Leeds residents from different migrant backgrounds who recently completed a 12-week course in “community organising”.

27/09: Yorkshire and Humber - successful bid for help with Roma communities
A partnership of Yorkshire councils has successfully aquired £1m of European funding to lead a Europe-wide project to improve both the lives of Roma people and the local communities they live alongside.

06/08: 65th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings
Leeds will commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings next week, Monday 9th August.

24/06: Showcasing Roma life
The Lord Mayor has opened a special exhibition that celebrates Roma culture.

14/06: Leeds celebrates Refugee Week
Refugee Week 2010 is from 13th to the 21st June.Leeds Refugee Forum is coordinating the events across the city with the support of its volunteers. To see the different events happening through the week, check theharmonious communities calendar.

10/06: Celebrating Leeds' Waterfront
Leeds’ third annual Waterfront Festival promises to be bigger and better than ever before

09/06: A new Compact for Leeds
The 9th June 2010 saw the launch of a new Compact for Leeds, and representatives from public and voluntary and community sector organisations from across the city came together for the event at Leeds Civic Hall.

25/05: Awards for Bridging Cultures 2010 - Celebrating Intercultural Dialogue
Applications for the Awards for Bridging Culture are now open.

23/04: Volunteers of all ages called to the Green Generations Festival
Volunteers of all ages will take part in the Leeds Green Generations Festival, launched on Monday 26th April 2010.

19/03: MP to visit Leeds and meet with young Muslims
Shahid Malik MP will be the keynote speaker at a youth conference, as young people discuss police relations.

11/02: Approaches to Community Engagement regional conference
A conference hosted by the Leeds Initiative - Harmonious Leeds Partnership on behalf of the Yorkshire and Humber Empowerment Partnership

03/02: Reimagining community involvement
Regional Forum is seeking to commission nine case studies to showcase how VCS organisations empower activity within a neighbourhoods.

26/09: Archbishop Tutu lauds Leeds teenager for youth work
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has praised a Leeds teenager for her work providing local youth with an alternative to drink and vandalism.

17/09: Leeds organisation named "Charity of the Year"
Congratulations to Leeds Survivor Led Crisis Service, which has just won overall Charity of the Year in the prestigious Charity Times awards.

01/09: Big Lunch Winners Announced
The best Big Lunches in Leeds have been awarded grants to continue events in their communities

18/08: Engaging, Involving and Empowering Communities
September 29th, October 6th. Are you interested in sharing your expertise in community development and examples of good practice with local authority officers?

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