Links page

London’s diverse communities

Moving Here explores the migration histories of Caribbean, Irish, Jewish and South Asian people to Britain during the past 200 years
http://www.movinghere.org.uk/

GLA facts and figures on diversity in London
http://www.london.gov.uk/gla/publications/factsandfigures/factsfigures/diversity.jsp

'London The World In One City' series of articles and maps on the Guardian website
http://www.guardian.co.uk/britain/london/0,,1394802,00.html

London minority and faith communities on the BBC website
http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/faith/

The Institute for Public Policy Research’s September 2005 report 'Beyond Black and White: mapping new immigrant communities'
http://www.ippr.org.uk/pressreleases/?id=1688

The Black and Asian Studies Association fosters research and disseminates information on the history of Black peoples in Britain
http://www.blackandasianstudies.org.uk

CASBAH identifies and maps research resources relating to Caribbean Studies and the history of Black and Asian people in the UK
http://www.casbah.ac.uk/index.html

The National Maritime Museum’s Port Cities site includes London
http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/

Untold London lists collections and events relating to London’s diverse populations
http://www.untoldlondon.org.uk/

Visitlondon.com offers guides to multicultural London
http://www.visitlondon.com/maps/

The United Kingdom's Disabled People's Council website
http://www.bcodp.org.uk/

The Hall Carpenter Archive is the largest source for the study of gay activism in Britain:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/archive/gutoho/hall_carpenter_archives.htm

Black and Minority Ethnic contribution to World Wars I and II

The We Were There Exhibition on the Ministry of Defence website http://www.wewerethere.mod.uk/index.html

The Memorial Gates: We Also Served site
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/teacher/history/served/index.htm

Refugees and asylum

The refugee council is the largest organisation in the UK working with asylum seekers and refugees
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk

The Information Centre about Asylum and Refugees in the UK (ICAR) is an independent information and research organisation based at City University in London
http://www.icar.org.uk

The Researching Asylum in London website provides research material on refuge and asylum issues relating to London
http://www.researchasylum.org.uk

Census statistics on ethnicity and religion

Ethnic communities in London from Focus on London 2003 a report by the Office for National Statistics
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_compendia/FOL2003/02Population.pdf

Report on religions practised in Britain from the Office for National Statistics
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/focuson/religion/

GLA report comparing ethnic data from the last two censuses
http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/events2003-12-08/bainsChapter.pdf
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