Hackney CVS

Navigating Brexit for SMEs. General Business Session
2019-07-01 09:00 - 12:00 UTC
When the UK leaves the EU, the commercial environment as we know it will change. This may cause disruption for business, but could equally mean unexpected opportunities.
The London Growth Hub is providing small and medium-sized enterprises with tools to anticipate changes and how Brexit will impact on their business activity and their industry.
In this 3 hour face-to-face training session, businesses will be equipped to spot relevant developments in the Brexit process and anticipate new trading terms. The sessions are practical, interactive and packed with information dispensed by presenters who are a renowned experts on the subject of Brexit.
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Eid Street Party
2019-06-30 17:00 - 19:00
Come to Eid Street Party organised by Musallaa an-Noor Mosque to celebrate the Eid festival with your neighbours, faith leaders and the wider community.
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Peace Market
2019-06-29 10:00 - 18:00
Come to Peace Market, a showcase of young creative businesses, musicians, artists, and entrepreneurs, with the aim of bringing the community together to help young people who are homeless and need mental well being support.
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Launch of Hackney Council's 'A Place for Everyone' Grants Programme
2019-06-26 09:30 - 16:30
The Council would like to welcome you to the combined launch of its forthcoming Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) Grants Programme 2020/21 and the new VCS Strategy. This will be an opportunity to find out more about the grants and how your organisation can engage with the new strategy.
There will be a morning session and an afternoon session and organisations are invited to book onto either one of these. Places are limited across both sessions, so only a total of two places per organisation should be booked in order to ensure that as many organisations are able to participate as possible.
Further details will follow for participating organisations.
Details
Date: Wednesday, 26 June 2019
Venue: Hackney Town Hall Assembly Rooms
Sessions: 9.30am – 12.30pm and 1.30pm – 4.30pm
To register to the morning session click here.
To register to the afternoon session click here.

CV Surgery and interview training
2019-06-25 10:30 - 13:30
ELBA and Hackney Works invite you to a CV and Interview skills focused employment workshop for Hackney residents seeking career development.

CV Surgery
Corporate volunteers will support you in small groups or one to one with a review of your CV/s, providing constructive feedback, discuss the strengths of the documents and suggest areas of development. You will have the opportunity to talk through the roles or life experiences you have to date, and discuss effective ways to communicate this effectively in the format or a CV and/or cover letter.
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Health and Social Care Forum Meeting
2019-06-24 14:00 - 17:00
Come to the Health and Social Care Forum Meeting to learn more about Integrated Care System, Primary Care Network and Children’s Mental Health Strategy. Date: 24 June. Read more

Big Caribbean Tea Party
2019-06-22 12:00 - 18:00
To celebrate Windrush Day Hackney Council is hosting the ‘Big Caribbean Tea Party’ for Caribbean elders and their families.
Enjoy live entertainment, afternoon tea and the chance to learn more about the Windrush generation in Hackney. Read more

Hackney Black Women Writers: Professional Development Workshop
2019-06-20 18:00 - 20:00
Join Joy Francis founder of Words of Colour for a session about creative entrepreneurship and creative wellbeing, and the importance of positioning, self care and sustainability.
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Xenia workshop for women
2019-06-15 10:00 - 12:00
Women from all walks of life are invited to come along and meet, connect and learn in our next Xenia meetup for women. English language learners and women who are confident in English will participate in activities together, discovering the area, talking and forming relationships. At each meetup we use a different theme to enable conversations to flow and friendships to form.
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2019-06-14 10:00 - 12:00
Hackney Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) 2019-2022 Strategy launch. Come and hear from Councillors and professionals working in the Violence Against Women and Girls sector as Hackney launches the updated three year Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy. Date: 14 June. Read more

Come Correct Sexual Health Training
2019-06-14 09:30 - 13:30
Introduction To Sexual Health and Condom Distribution Schemes
This is a half day training course, running from 9:30-1:30. After completeing the training, participants will be able to distribute condoms as part of the Come Correct and The Free Condom Project Schemes. Read more

Supporting asylum seekers and refugees in Hackney
2019-06-13 17:30 - 19:30
Come along to find out how you can support asylum seekers and refugees in Hackney.
The evening will begin with a screening of Child Migrants Welcome?, a short film that explores experiences of welcome and non-welcome of unaccompanied child migrants from across the UK, both from the point of view of the young people themselves but also those who know or care for them. This film is part of the Child Migrant Stories project (www.childmigrantstories.com).
The screening will be followed by a panel talking about how you can support unaccompanied asylum seeking children through different projects. The discussion will include representatives from:
– Hackney Council, who have a specific team supporting young Unaccompanied Asylum Seekers and are currently recruiting hosts and carers for them
– JCORE, who run a befriending project for unaccompanied asylum seekers
– Refugee Support Network, who run an education mentoring programme for young unaccompanied asylum seekers
There will also be an opportunity to view material in Hackney Museum’s collection, which shows that Hackney has been a safe haven for people fleeing countries from around the world, since at least the 17th century.
Whether you have a spare bedroom or a spare hour, come and see how you can help.
This event is co-hosted by Hackney Museum & Hackney Social Services, to mark Refugee Week 2019.
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Hackney Advice Forum meeting
2019-06-13 10:00 - 12:00
Hackney Advice Forum meets on a quarterly basis. Come along to the next meeting to hear from:
– Joanna Blackwood and Poppy Middlemiss from Hackney Council who will present on the Hackney Advice Grant;
– Jackie Brett and Mohammed Mansour who will present on Hackney CVS’s role on Hackney Advice Grant Service;
– Stephen Hanshaw from DWP who will give an update on DWP;
Please click here to book or email Shamima at shamima@hcvs.org.uk to confirm your attendance.

Stop and Search Community Events
2019-06-12 17:00 - 20:00
Stop and Search Community Events. The Metropolitan Police Service are pleased to announce two upcoming events open for local residents to attend. The aim of the events is to provide information to the local community on the police stop and search power. Dates: 12 June and 3 July. Read more

Working Together to Join-up Care in City and Hackney
2019-06-10 14:00 - 16:00
Any member of staff working across City and Hackney – including our voluntary sector – are welcome to attend one of these events, which have been planned to provide you with the following opportunities:

To meet colleagues from partner organisations – the event has built in networking time with refreshments
To explore how we can work in a more integrated way with others – the event will include an exercise in mixed groups to explore some of the opportunities & challenges to integrated work and thinking about creative solutions
To meet some of the programme leaders and ask them questions – leaders from all the key organisations who work in City and Hackney such as the Homerton, East London Foundation Trust, the CCG and both Local Authorities will be attending one of these events each

If you have any questions please email integratedcommissioning@nhs.net.
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Hackney Cultural Strategy Launch
2019-06-06 17:00 - 19:30
This will be an opportunity to hear from Mayor Glanville about the Council’s plans for arts and culture in the borough over the next three years, to meet with other cultural organisations, artists, and people from the voluntary sector from across Hackney and to pick up a hard copy of the strategy.
Information will also be available about forthcoming creative and arts funding opportunities in Shoreditch and Hoxton.
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Hackney Fostering Information Session
2019-06-05 17:30 - 19:30
If you have ever thought about fostering and have a spare room, come and speak to us. These sessions are hosted by the recruitment team and foster carers, providing a perfect platform for you to ask questions and get a real account of the application process and life as a foster carer.
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1-Day Mental Health First Aid Course for Hackney Frontline Professionals
2019-06-03 10:00 - 17:00
Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest have been commissioned by Hackney council to provide this course to frontline professionals who work with Hackney residents, who either have or are at risk of developing poor mental health.
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Dalston Children's Festival
2019-06-01 09:00 - 20:00
Dalston Children’s Festival will take place on Saturday 25 May and Saturday 1 June. It’s a perfect way for Hackney’s under 12’s to be entertained for free whilst giving families the chance to discover the fun to be had in Dalston all-year-round. Read more

Hackney Town Hall tour and Vaults
2019-05-31 17:00 - 19:00
A town hall is more than just a building: it represents both local government and the community, and provides a public space where the two can meet.
Residents and visitors to the borough can take a 45 minute guided tour around the building to find out more about its history and architecture. Followed by a visit to an illuminating display in Hackney Town Hall’s newly refurbished vaults that concludes the tour sheds light on the building’s origins and proud history, with original architectural elements on display alongside civic memorabilia such as the original mayoral robes and a room that looks at local democracy and the function of the council today.
If you have any access needs please contact the Speaker of Hackney’s office on 020 8356 3591. Hackney Town Hall is fully accessible.
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Sustainable Procurement Strategy
2019-05-30 14:00 - 17:00
Are you interested in winning contracts from the Council? Do you want to shape how the Council buys from the voluntary and community sector? If so then join us as the Council launches its new Sustainable Procurement Strategy. Date: 30 May. Register here

Dementia User Involvement Group
2019-05-28 13:30 - 15:00
City and Hackney Dementia User Involvement Group. An opportunity for people with dementia to have their concerns heard, influence local and national services and share their ideas. Come to the meeting on 28 May. For more information please contact
hackney@alzheimers.org.uk or call 020 8533 0091. Read more

Hackney-Islington Young Londoners Fund Network
2019-05-23 10:00 - 12:00
Hackney CVS together with Voluntary Action Islington, on behalf of the GLA, have launched the Hackney-Islington Young Londoners Fund Network. One of our roles is to support prospective applicants to YLF Round 2, which is launching mid-May. The network will be hosting an information session on Thursday, 23 May 2019, from 10am to 12 noon. Register here.

'Let's talk Prevention - Hackney'
2019-05-21 17:00 - 19:00
NHS City and Hackney Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) invites you to the event ‘Let’s talk Prevention – Hackney’. Volunteer to improve residents’ health and wellbeing. Date: 21 May. Read more

Domestic Violence & Abuse
2019-05-20 09:00 - 16:30
Group B/C: Domestic Violence & Abuse: Dynamics, Identification & Response. A one day course to encourage reflective practice and analytical thinking around the impact of domestic violence & abuse. Date: 20 May. Read more

Black Men’s Health Solutions
2019-05-18 13:00 - 18:00 | Hackney CVS, 24-30 Dalston Lane, London, E8 3AZ, United Kingdom
An Open Space for a Cross Generation Conversation

As part of this year’s Mental Health week male members of the African and Caribbean community will reflect on health, healing and help across the generations.
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Hackney Dementia Festival
2019-05-16 14:00 - 16:00
Hackney Dementia Festival 2019, celebrating Dementia Action Week and the continued involvement of people living with dementia in arts, culture and sport.Thursday 16 May – Wednesday 29 May. Download the programme here.

Making Hackney Work For You
2019-05-09 13:30 - 16:00
Hackney Council and the Skills, Economy and Growth Scrutiny Commission are hosting an engagement event for all businesses in the borough. Date: 9 May. Read more

Community Engagement Event
2019-05-08 18:00 - 20:00
Come to a free Community Engagement Event organised by Metropolitan Police in Tower Hamlets to take part in a discussion about anti-social behaviour and drug dealing. Date: 8 May. Read more

Rainbow Grow
2019-05-07 05:00 - 19:00 | Hackney CVS, 24-30 Dalston Lane, London, E8 3AZ, United Kingdom
Rainbow Grow is a Hackney-based, LGBTQI+ led community gardening initiative open to all those who support the aim of providing a friendly space for members of the LGBTQI+ community. They meet weekly in Dalston at Hackney CVS. The next meetings will be on Tuesday 7 May and 21 May, 5:00-7:00pm. On Saturday 18 May they will have a Mushroom Growing day. Read more
