25.08.2008
The
study
visit
of
the
representatives
of
the
City
of
London
borough
in
Barka's
Network.
Last
week
(24-26.08.2008)
six
representatives
from
City
Of
London
borough
came
to
visit
Barka.
They
cooporate
with
Barka
UK
in
London
in
a
project
of
helping
labour
migrants.
Below
we
attach
thanks
letters
from
Davina
Lilley,
Street
Population
Manager,
and
Jim
Barber,
Head
of
Needs
and
Resources.
12.08.2008
The
homelessness
of
the
migrants
in
UK.
We
attach
an
article
which
appeared
in
British
"The
Guardian"
about
the
situation
of
migrants
in
UK.
11.08.2008
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14.07.2008
Barka
starts
work
in
next
London
boroughs?
On
Friday
the
11th
of
July
Barka
has
been
asked
to
start
a
support
pilot
project
for
migrants
from
Central
and
Eastern
Europe
in
the
next
borough
of
London
(Brent).
Representatives
of
the
Brent
local
government
and
police
will
visit
Barka
Network
in
Poland
18–20.08.2008.
13.07.2008
Barka
fights
for
support
for
its
activities
for
Polish
migrants
Barka
has
started
negotiations
with
Foreign
Affairs
Ministry
in
Warsaw
and
Polish
Consulate
in
London
which
aim
at
canceling
charges
for
issuing
temporary
passports
for
persons
in
critical
socio-economical
situations
with
whom
Barka
works.
Also
Barka
Board
has
issued
a
letter
to
Polish
Parliament
Speaker
Mr.
Bogdan
Borusewicz
about
8-month-long
lack
of
financial
support
from
Polish
Senate
for
Barka’s
activities
in
London
helping
Polish
migrants
what
“lays
a
shade
on
Polish
programme
of
securing
citizens”.
30.06.2008
Windsor
consultations
on
migrants'
housing
problems
On
the
26th
of
June
ended
three-day
long
consultations
on
labour
migrants’
housing
problems
in
England
organized
at
Windsor
Castle.
Consultations
gathered
25
experts,
leading
housing
associations’
and
local
authorities’
representatives,
architects
and
representatives
of
organizations
working
for
migrants.
Ewa
Sadowska
was
representing
Barka
UK.
Suggestions,
propositions
of
changing
legislation
and
implementing
new
solutions
improving
living
conditions
of
migrants
will
be
presented
to
British
government.
Second
line,
sixth
from
the
left:
Ewa
Sadowska
(Barka
UK)
25.06.2008
Gdańsk
Social
Economy
Conference
-
a
great
event
of
social
economy!
The
conference
will
take
place
on
26
–
28
June
2008.
Gdańsk
was
especially
chosen
to
host
this
event.
As
the
birthplace
of
the
Solidarity
movement
and
witness
to
the
historic
negotiations
between
Solidarity
activists
and
the
communist
government
in
1980,
it
is
an
ideal
site
to
discuss
new
forms
of
social
solidarity.
These
reflections
are
also
encouraged
by
the
summing
up
of
the
European
Social
Fund’s
EQUAL
Community
Initiative
Programme.
The
end
of
the
three-year
programme
raises
questions
on
the
future
of
the
social
economy
in
Poland,
prospects
for
its
development,
and
creation
of
a
friendly
environment
at
the
local,
regional,
national
and
international
levels.
It
is
also
high
time
to
take
a
closer
look
at
the
results
achieved
by
EQUAL
CIP
itself.
BARKA
Foundation
was
asked
to
comment
achievements
of
the
conference
together
with
Mr.
Michał
Boni
–
Polish
PM’s
advisors’
team
head,
Mr.
Jerzy
Hausner
–
former
ministry
of
labour
and
social
policy
well-deserved
for
the
development
of
social
economy
in
Poland
and
Mrs.
Janina
Ochojska
–
a
chairwoman
of
one
of
the
leading
Polish
NGOs
Polish
Humanitarian
Organization.
12.06.2008
WARNING!!!
WARNING!!!
WARNING!!!
In
London
works
a
swindler
–
Franciszek
Milczek
–
who
claims
to
be
a
employee
of
Barka.
This
person
may
work
with
a
group
of
people.
This
man
offers
people
a
help
in
finding
a
job
and/or
a
possibility
to
come
back
to
Poland
and
cons
money
out
of
them.
We
kindly
ask
to
inform
us
in
case
of
having
contact
with
this
person,
having
any
piece
of
information
or
in
case
of
being
tricked
by
person
or
persons
claiming
to
employees
or
volunteers
of
Barka
in
London.
09.06.2008
Ewa
Sadowska
at
the
meeting
with
H.
M.
Queen
of
Jordan
Rania
Al
Abdullah
On
the
5th
of
June
in
the
framework
of
Young
Global
Leaders
programme
Ewa
Sadowska
took
part
in
a
Young
Global
Leaders’
private
meeting
with
H.
M.
Queen
of
Jordan
Rania
Al
Abdullah.
In
the
meeting,
which
took
place
in
London,
took
part
23
YGL
from
the
all
around
the
world.
The
subject
of
the
discussion
was
organizing
a
study
visit
of
YGL
to
Jordan
and
starting
a
common
project
for
development.
Queen
Rania
underlined
an
interdisciplinary
character
of
YGL
network
and
a
value
of
connecting
different
fields
of
activities
(public,
non-governmental
and
business
sector
as
well
as
media,
art
and
science).
Queen
encouraged
Leaders
to
put
more
efforts
in
order
to
strengthen
YGL
network
as
a
community
of
people
tied
together
by
acting
for
improvement
socio
–
economical
conditions
in
the
world.
Queen
Rania
(formerly
Rania
Al-Yasin)
comes
from
Palestinian
–
rooted
family.
In
1991
she
graduated
from
economics
at
American
university
in
Cairo
and
then
she
started
to
work
in
Citibank.
In
1993
at
the
supper
she
has
met
Prince
Abdullah
to
whom
she
has
married
5
months
later.
She
is
a
mother
of
four
children.
She
is
known
for
her
peace
activities,
she
builds
bridges
between
Arab
and
Western
worlds
and
she
fights
for
rights
of
women
and
children
in
the
Near
East.
Rania
is
a
trustee
of
many
associations
and
foundations
developing
educational
and
entrepreneurship
programmes,
among
others
she
is
a
trustee
of
World
Economic
Forum
and
she
is
a
chair
of
the
jury
assessing
applications
of
YGL
candidates.
She
is
the
youngest
queen
in
the
world.
She
was
chosen
the
third
the
most
beautiful
women
of
the
world.
04.06.2008
Ewa
Sadowska
visits
House
of
Lords
and
meets
lord
Roberts
of
Llandudno
to
establish
cooperation
in
UK
On
the
3rd
of
June
Ewa
Sadowska
had
a
meeting
with
House
of
Lords’
representatives
in
the
Parliament:
Lord
Roberds
of
Llandudno
from
liberal
democrats
and
his
team.
It
was
a
working
meeting
and
aimed
at
establishment
of
direction
of
cooperation
between
Barka
UK
and
lord
Roberts
in
the
framework
of
labour
migrants’
support
programme.
It
has
been
agreed
that
lord
Roberts
will
visit
Barka’s
partnership
in
boroughs
City
and
Tower
Hamlets
in
the
mid
June
and
in
September
representatives
of
House
of
Lords
will
visit
Barka
Network
in
Poland.
Lord
Llandudno
is
also
interested
in
cooperation
in
the
framework
of
building
information
and
counseling
points
for
migrants
from
Central
Europe
on
airports
and
Victoria
Coach
Station.
03.06.2008
Barka
UK
meets
ASHOKA
in
London
Barka
UK
team
in
London
(Stanisław
Szczerba,
Jerzy
Tymczak,
Dorota
Harembska
and
Ewa
Sadowska)
has
met
today
with
representatives
of
ASHOKA
Association
–
Innovators
for
the
Public
–
Ben
Metz
and
Grace
Kang.
During
the
meeting
ASHOKA
representatives
were
analyzing
possibilities
of
support
Barka’s
activities
in
UK
especially
in
fields
of
financing,
staff
and
directions
of
development.
The
meeting
participants
were
discussing
also
about
ASHOKA
people
in
the
world
(among
others
about
Barbara
and
Tomasz
Sadowscy)
and
their
programmes.
03.06.2008
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welcome
next
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group
of
Poles
from
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21.05.2008