London & Middlesex Local Immigration Partnership
@lmlip.bsky.social
Building a welcoming community where immigrants thrive
We connect newcomers with resources, unite communities, and share stories that matter—working to make London & Middlesex a place where everyone belongs.
We connect newcomers with resources, unite communities, and share stories that matter—working to make London & Middlesex a place where everyone belongs.
FINAL HOURS: Project Assistant application deadline is NOON TODAY (Dec 12).
PT role supporting immigrant integration. Need 2+ yrs experience, strong comms, cross-cultural competency.
[email protected] | Subject: Project Assistant
PT role supporting immigrant integration. Need 2+ yrs experience, strong comms, cross-cultural competency.
[email protected] | Subject: Project Assistant
December 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
FINAL HOURS: Project Assistant application deadline is NOON TODAY (Dec 12).
PT role supporting immigrant integration. Need 2+ yrs experience, strong comms, cross-cultural competency.
[email protected] | Subject: Project Assistant
PT role supporting immigrant integration. Need 2+ yrs experience, strong comms, cross-cultural competency.
[email protected] | Subject: Project Assistant
Tomorrow's the deadline for our PT Project Assistant role.
Looking for organized, culturally competent person with non-profit experience who wants to support immigrant integration work. 6-month contract, starts Jan.
Apply by Dec 12 noon. DM for details.
Looking for organized, culturally competent person with non-profit experience who wants to support immigrant integration work. 6-month contract, starts Jan.
Apply by Dec 12 noon. DM for details.
December 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Tomorrow's the deadline for our PT Project Assistant role.
Looking for organized, culturally competent person with non-profit experience who wants to support immigrant integration work. 6-month contract, starts Jan.
Apply by Dec 12 noon. DM for details.
Looking for organized, culturally competent person with non-profit experience who wants to support immigrant integration work. 6-month contract, starts Jan.
Apply by Dec 12 noon. DM for details.
Free online poetry workshop Dec 17, 6-7pm! Learn writing basics, try creative exercises, hear about our Poetry Book Project. No experience needed. All welcome.
Register: buff.ly/nUSd5D2
#LdnOnt #poetry #community
Register: buff.ly/nUSd5D2
#LdnOnt #poetry #community
Please fill out this form
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December 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Free online poetry workshop Dec 17, 6-7pm! Learn writing basics, try creative exercises, hear about our Poetry Book Project. No experience needed. All welcome.
Register: buff.ly/nUSd5D2
#LdnOnt #poetry #community
Register: buff.ly/nUSd5D2
#LdnOnt #poetry #community
🖊️ Virtual Poetry Writing Workshop – Dec 17, 6-7pm
No experience needed. Just bring your stories.
Learn poetry basics, try creative exercises, discover the LMLIP Poetry Book Project.
Free & online. All welcome.
Register:
No experience needed. Just bring your stories.
Learn poetry basics, try creative exercises, discover the LMLIP Poetry Book Project.
Free & online. All welcome.
Register:
Fill | Virtual Poetry Writing Workshop
Please complete this form to register in the Poetry Writing Workshop on December 17 from 6–7pm
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December 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
🖊️ Virtual Poetry Writing Workshop – Dec 17, 6-7pm
No experience needed. Just bring your stories.
Learn poetry basics, try creative exercises, discover the LMLIP Poetry Book Project.
Free & online. All welcome.
Register:
No experience needed. Just bring your stories.
Learn poetry basics, try creative exercises, discover the LMLIP Poetry Book Project.
Free & online. All welcome.
Register:
Historic issue: First-ever I Am Middlesex launch + new data showing where newcomers live across our region, neighbourhood by neighbourhood.
Plus: 20+ jobs, free anti-racism workshops, poetry book project.
Read:
Plus: 20+ jobs, free anti-racism workshops, poetry book project.
Read:
, visualize where we live + A historic first for the region
As we head into December, we are focusing on seeing our community in new ways. In this issue, we move beyond the numbers to visualize exactly where newcomers are building their lives in London. We are...
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December 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Historic issue: First-ever I Am Middlesex launch + new data showing where newcomers live across our region, neighbourhood by neighbourhood.
Plus: 20+ jobs, free anti-racism workshops, poetry book project.
Read:
Plus: 20+ jobs, free anti-racism workshops, poetry book project.
Read:
Diego (DJ Atah) saw a gap in London's Latin music scene and filled it. Self-taught coder. Community builder. Living proof that immigrants enrich our city's culture.
"I just think about what I can do, and I do it"
Story: buff.ly/zAgTKlN
"I just think about what I can do, and I do it"
Story: buff.ly/zAgTKlN
Diego Chiluisa
Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview.
iamlondonon.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Diego (DJ Atah) saw a gap in London's Latin music scene and filled it. Self-taught coder. Community builder. Living proof that immigrants enrich our city's culture.
"I just think about what I can do, and I do it"
Story: buff.ly/zAgTKlN
"I just think about what I can do, and I do it"
Story: buff.ly/zAgTKlN
"I found London to be fertile ground where, if you plant an idea and give it enough care, the community provides the rich soil you need to grow."
Karim Ragheb came from Cairo as a student. Now owns pharmacy chain employing 100+.
His I Am London story: buff.ly/HOc1DlE
Karim Ragheb came from Cairo as a student. Now owns pharmacy chain employing 100+.
His I Am London story: buff.ly/HOc1DlE
Karim Ragheb
Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview.
iamlondonon.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"I found London to be fertile ground where, if you plant an idea and give it enough care, the community provides the rich soil you need to grow."
Karim Ragheb came from Cairo as a student. Now owns pharmacy chain employing 100+.
His I Am London story: buff.ly/HOc1DlE
Karim Ragheb came from Cairo as a student. Now owns pharmacy chain employing 100+.
His I Am London story: buff.ly/HOc1DlE
Rishi Deonarine: eavestrough installer → General Manager in 4 years. He's running a multi-million $ operation in Delaware, ON. With 18K local business owners retiring soon, skilled newcomers are the succession solution.
buff.ly/Zn60evx #IAmMiddlesex
buff.ly/Zn60evx #IAmMiddlesex
Rishi Deonarine
Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview.
iamlondonon.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Rishi Deonarine: eavestrough installer → General Manager in 4 years. He's running a multi-million $ operation in Delaware, ON. With 18K local business owners retiring soon, skilled newcomers are the succession solution.
buff.ly/Zn60evx #IAmMiddlesex
buff.ly/Zn60evx #IAmMiddlesex
Kelly Barnes came to London in 2011 and helped create #IAmLondon—14 years of celebrating immigrants who make this city home. "Everyone is building something together here." Her story: buff.ly/wWG6A2d
Kelly Barnes
Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview.
iamlondonon.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Kelly Barnes came to London in 2011 and helped create #IAmLondon—14 years of celebrating immigrants who make this city home. "Everyone is building something together here." Her story: buff.ly/wWG6A2d
Dec 10 is Human Rights Day. In Ontario, you're protected from discrimination in employment, housing, and services. Everyone deserves dignity and respect. The Ontario Human Rights Code protects you – knowing your rights matters. ohrc.on.ca #HumanRightsDay #LdnOnt
ohrc.on.ca
December 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Dec 10 is Human Rights Day. In Ontario, you're protected from discrimination in employment, housing, and services. Everyone deserves dignity and respect. The Ontario Human Rights Code protects you – knowing your rights matters. ohrc.on.ca #HumanRightsDay #LdnOnt
Hiring: PT Project Assistant for LMLIP (6-month contract, starts Jan 2026)
Support immigrant integration work - coordinate councils, manage comms, help organize events. 2+ yrs experience, strong communication, cross-cultural competency needed.
Apply by Dec 12 noon. DM for link/details.
Support immigrant integration work - coordinate councils, manage comms, help organize events. 2+ yrs experience, strong communication, cross-cultural competency needed.
Apply by Dec 12 noon. DM for link/details.
December 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Hiring: PT Project Assistant for LMLIP (6-month contract, starts Jan 2026)
Support immigrant integration work - coordinate councils, manage comms, help organize events. 2+ yrs experience, strong communication, cross-cultural competency needed.
Apply by Dec 12 noon. DM for link/details.
Support immigrant integration work - coordinate councils, manage comms, help organize events. 2+ yrs experience, strong communication, cross-cultural competency needed.
Apply by Dec 12 noon. DM for link/details.
Everyone has a unique perspective on what it means to belong.
Next week (Dec 17), LMLIP is hosting a free virtual workshop to help you put that perspective into words. We’ll cover basic tips and creative exercises.
It's free, online, and open to all skill levels.
Register: buff.ly/nUSd5D2
Next week (Dec 17), LMLIP is hosting a free virtual workshop to help you put that perspective into words. We’ll cover basic tips and creative exercises.
It's free, online, and open to all skill levels.
Register: buff.ly/nUSd5D2
December 10, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Everyone has a unique perspective on what it means to belong.
Next week (Dec 17), LMLIP is hosting a free virtual workshop to help you put that perspective into words. We’ll cover basic tips and creative exercises.
It's free, online, and open to all skill levels.
Register: buff.ly/nUSd5D2
Next week (Dec 17), LMLIP is hosting a free virtual workshop to help you put that perspective into words. We’ll cover basic tips and creative exercises.
It's free, online, and open to all skill levels.
Register: buff.ly/nUSd5D2
Mostafa Heikal saw a gap where others saw a quiet country road.
By opening childcare centers in Arva, Thorndale, and Komoka, he created 50+ jobs and allowed hundreds of parents to return to the workforce.
Rural immigration works.
Read his story:
By opening childcare centers in Arva, Thorndale, and Komoka, he created 50+ jobs and allowed hundreds of parents to return to the workforce.
Rural immigration works.
Read his story:
Mostafa Heikal
Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Mostafa Heikal saw a gap where others saw a quiet country road.
By opening childcare centers in Arva, Thorndale, and Komoka, he created 50+ jobs and allowed hundreds of parents to return to the workforce.
Rural immigration works.
Read his story:
By opening childcare centers in Arva, Thorndale, and Komoka, he created 50+ jobs and allowed hundreds of parents to return to the workforce.
Rural immigration works.
Read his story:
Belonging looks different for everyone. What does it look like to you?
Join LMLIP for a free, virtual writing workshop on Dec 17 (6–7pm). We’ll do creative exercises to help you find your voice. No prior writing experience is necessary; just bring yourself.
Sign up:
Join LMLIP for a free, virtual writing workshop on Dec 17 (6–7pm). We’ll do creative exercises to help you find your voice. No prior writing experience is necessary; just bring yourself.
Sign up:
Please fill out this form
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December 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Belonging looks different for everyone. What does it look like to you?
Join LMLIP for a free, virtual writing workshop on Dec 17 (6–7pm). We’ll do creative exercises to help you find your voice. No prior writing experience is necessary; just bring yourself.
Sign up:
Join LMLIP for a free, virtual writing workshop on Dec 17 (6–7pm). We’ll do creative exercises to help you find your voice. No prior writing experience is necessary; just bring yourself.
Sign up:
From Fanshawe student to Auditor at a major bank. 🎓💼
Mulikat Amodemaja found more than a degree in London—she found a safe place to build her career and family. Now, she mentors other newcomers to help them find their footing.
Read her story:
Mulikat Amodemaja found more than a degree in London—she found a safe place to build her career and family. Now, she mentors other newcomers to help them find their footing.
Read her story:
Mulikat Jadesola Amodemaja
Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM
From Fanshawe student to Auditor at a major bank. 🎓💼
Mulikat Amodemaja found more than a degree in London—she found a safe place to build her career and family. Now, she mentors other newcomers to help them find their footing.
Read her story:
Mulikat Amodemaja found more than a degree in London—she found a safe place to build her career and family. Now, she mentors other newcomers to help them find their footing.
Read her story:
Wishing a peaceful Bodhi Day (Rōhatsu) to all observing in #LdnOnt and #Middlesex! 🌿
Today marks the Buddha's enlightenment: a time for reflection, meditation, and kindness. We are proud to be a community rich in diverse traditions.
#LMLIP #WelcomingCommunity
Today marks the Buddha's enlightenment: a time for reflection, meditation, and kindness. We are proud to be a community rich in diverse traditions.
#LMLIP #WelcomingCommunity
December 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Wishing a peaceful Bodhi Day (Rōhatsu) to all observing in #LdnOnt and #Middlesex! 🌿
Today marks the Buddha's enlightenment: a time for reflection, meditation, and kindness. We are proud to be a community rich in diverse traditions.
#LMLIP #WelcomingCommunity
Today marks the Buddha's enlightenment: a time for reflection, meditation, and kindness. We are proud to be a community rich in diverse traditions.
#LMLIP #WelcomingCommunity
Happy Pansexual Pride Day! 💖💛💙
Today we celebrate our pansexual and panromantic neighbours. Building a Welcoming Community means ensuring everyone feels safe to be their authentic self, regardless of gender or who they love.
We see you, and we are glad you are here.
#PansexualPride #LdnOnt
Today we celebrate our pansexual and panromantic neighbours. Building a Welcoming Community means ensuring everyone feels safe to be their authentic self, regardless of gender or who they love.
We see you, and we are glad you are here.
#PansexualPride #LdnOnt
December 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Happy Pansexual Pride Day! 💖💛💙
Today we celebrate our pansexual and panromantic neighbours. Building a Welcoming Community means ensuring everyone feels safe to be their authentic self, regardless of gender or who they love.
We see you, and we are glad you are here.
#PansexualPride #LdnOnt
Today we celebrate our pansexual and panromantic neighbours. Building a Welcoming Community means ensuring everyone feels safe to be their authentic self, regardless of gender or who they love.
We see you, and we are glad you are here.
#PansexualPride #LdnOnt
Want to learn a new skill before 2025 ends?
Join our free Virtual Poetry Workshop on Dec 17 6pm. We'll guide you through creative writing exercises and explain how to submit to the LMLIP Poetry Book Project.
Open to all newcomers and community members in #LdnOnt!
Register: buff.ly/tYPyTLX
Join our free Virtual Poetry Workshop on Dec 17 6pm. We'll guide you through creative writing exercises and explain how to submit to the LMLIP Poetry Book Project.
Open to all newcomers and community members in #LdnOnt!
Register: buff.ly/tYPyTLX
December 6, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Want to learn a new skill before 2025 ends?
Join our free Virtual Poetry Workshop on Dec 17 6pm. We'll guide you through creative writing exercises and explain how to submit to the LMLIP Poetry Book Project.
Open to all newcomers and community members in #LdnOnt!
Register: buff.ly/tYPyTLX
Join our free Virtual Poetry Workshop on Dec 17 6pm. We'll guide you through creative writing exercises and explain how to submit to the LMLIP Poetry Book Project.
Open to all newcomers and community members in #LdnOnt!
Register: buff.ly/tYPyTLX
Happy International Volunteer Day! 🌟
We believe that a welcoming community is built by hand, one act of service at a time. To the volunteers supporting newcomers, fighting discrimination, and organizing events across the region: we see you and we appreciate you.
Let’s keep building together.
We believe that a welcoming community is built by hand, one act of service at a time. To the volunteers supporting newcomers, fighting discrimination, and organizing events across the region: we see you and we appreciate you.
Let’s keep building together.
December 6, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Happy International Volunteer Day! 🌟
We believe that a welcoming community is built by hand, one act of service at a time. To the volunteers supporting newcomers, fighting discrimination, and organizing events across the region: we see you and we appreciate you.
Let’s keep building together.
We believe that a welcoming community is built by hand, one act of service at a time. To the volunteers supporting newcomers, fighting discrimination, and organizing events across the region: we see you and we appreciate you.
Let’s keep building together.
We have a massive gap in rural business leadership as owners retire. Immigrants like Rishi Deonarine are filling that gap.
He moved from an entry-level survival job to General Manager of a 50-person company in Delaware.
Read the final I Am Middlesex profile:
He moved from an entry-level survival job to General Manager of a 50-person company in Delaware.
Read the final I Am Middlesex profile:
Rishi Deonarine
Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
We have a massive gap in rural business leadership as owners retire. Immigrants like Rishi Deonarine are filling that gap.
He moved from an entry-level survival job to General Manager of a 50-person company in Delaware.
Read the final I Am Middlesex profile:
He moved from an entry-level survival job to General Manager of a 50-person company in Delaware.
Read the final I Am Middlesex profile:
14 years ago, Kelly Barnes helped launch the #IAmLondon campaign to celebrate newcomers.
Today, things come full circle. 🔄
We are highlighting Kelly as the final profile of our 2025 series. From Western PhD student to community leader, read her story:
Today, things come full circle. 🔄
We are highlighting Kelly as the final profile of our 2025 series. From Western PhD student to community leader, read her story:
Kelly Barnes
Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview.
buff.ly
December 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
14 years ago, Kelly Barnes helped launch the #IAmLondon campaign to celebrate newcomers.
Today, things come full circle. 🔄
We are highlighting Kelly as the final profile of our 2025 series. From Western PhD student to community leader, read her story:
Today, things come full circle. 🔄
We are highlighting Kelly as the final profile of our 2025 series. From Western PhD student to community leader, read her story:
Every community member has a unique story. 🌍
On Dec 17, we are hosting a Virtual Poetry Workshop to help you put that story into words. We're also looking for submissions for our upcoming Poetry Book!
Come write with us.
Sign up: buff.ly/tYPyTLX
#LdnOnt #Newcomers
On Dec 17, we are hosting a Virtual Poetry Workshop to help you put that story into words. We're also looking for submissions for our upcoming Poetry Book!
Come write with us.
Sign up: buff.ly/tYPyTLX
#LdnOnt #Newcomers
Fill | Virtual Poetry Writing Workshop
Please complete this form to register in the Poetry Writing Workshop on December 17 from 6–7pm
buff.ly
December 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Every community member has a unique story. 🌍
On Dec 17, we are hosting a Virtual Poetry Workshop to help you put that story into words. We're also looking for submissions for our upcoming Poetry Book!
Come write with us.
Sign up: buff.ly/tYPyTLX
#LdnOnt #Newcomers
On Dec 17, we are hosting a Virtual Poetry Workshop to help you put that story into words. We're also looking for submissions for our upcoming Poetry Book!
Come write with us.
Sign up: buff.ly/tYPyTLX
#LdnOnt #Newcomers
Mostafa Heikal saw a business case where others saw a quiet country road.
By moving his focus to Middlesex County, he turned a "childcare desert" into a thriving network of centres with 50+ employees.
Immigrants build infrastructure.
Meet the new face of I Am Middlesex: 🔗
By moving his focus to Middlesex County, he turned a "childcare desert" into a thriving network of centres with 50+ employees.
Immigrants build infrastructure.
Meet the new face of I Am Middlesex: 🔗
Mostafa Heikal
Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview.
buff.ly
December 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Mostafa Heikal saw a business case where others saw a quiet country road.
By moving his focus to Middlesex County, he turned a "childcare desert" into a thriving network of centres with 50+ employees.
Immigrants build infrastructure.
Meet the new face of I Am Middlesex: 🔗
By moving his focus to Middlesex County, he turned a "childcare desert" into a thriving network of centres with 50+ employees.
Immigrants build infrastructure.
Meet the new face of I Am Middlesex: 🔗
“I found London to be a fertile ground... the community provides the rich soil you need to grow.”
Karim Ragheb moved here from Cairo and grew from a student into an employer of 100+ people. He’s improving local access to specialized healthcare.
Read his story:
Karim Ragheb moved here from Cairo and grew from a student into an employer of 100+ people. He’s improving local access to specialized healthcare.
Read his story:
Karim Ragheb
Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview.
buff.ly
December 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
“I found London to be a fertile ground... the community provides the rich soil you need to grow.”
Karim Ragheb moved here from Cairo and grew from a student into an employer of 100+ people. He’s improving local access to specialized healthcare.
Read his story:
Karim Ragheb moved here from Cairo and grew from a student into an employer of 100+ people. He’s improving local access to specialized healthcare.
Read his story:
Mulikat moved from Nigeria to London, ON for school. She stayed for the community.
Now an Internal Auditor, she helps other newcomers find their footing—from career advice to finding the best cultural foods.
Meet Mulikat: buff.ly/HgNylaF
#LdnOnt #IAmLondon
Now an Internal Auditor, she helps other newcomers find their footing—from career advice to finding the best cultural foods.
Meet Mulikat: buff.ly/HgNylaF
#LdnOnt #IAmLondon
Mulikat Jadesola Amodemaja
Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview.
buff.ly
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Mulikat moved from Nigeria to London, ON for school. She stayed for the community.
Now an Internal Auditor, she helps other newcomers find their footing—from career advice to finding the best cultural foods.
Meet Mulikat: buff.ly/HgNylaF
#LdnOnt #IAmLondon
Now an Internal Auditor, she helps other newcomers find their footing—from career advice to finding the best cultural foods.
Meet Mulikat: buff.ly/HgNylaF
#LdnOnt #IAmLondon