<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> Jessie Lawson [mailto:<a href="mailto:jessgjl@gmail.com" target="_blank">jessgjl@gmail.com</a>] <br><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">Hi<u></u></p><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">Thank you very much for your interest. We'd love this podcast to reach as many people as possible:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.8px">We’ve now uploaded the podcast to Soundcloud: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-195331826/right-to-rent-podcast">https://soundcloud.com/user-195331826/right-to-rent-podcast</a></span><br></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">It was made for the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (<a href="http://www.jcwi.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.JCWI.org.uk</a>) and was released online on Monday 13th February, in tandem with JCWI publishing its independent report into discrimination caused by the 'right to rent' scheme.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">'Right to rent' is a policy that was introduced last year requiring landlords to check the immigration status of tenants before renting to them. JCWI’s research has uncovered various forms of discrimination as a result of the scheme, including landlords who are less likely to accept tenants without a British passport, and instances of racial discrimination where a tenant cannot show a passport.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Alongside the online release, we're looking for UK-based radio stations that would be interested in broadcasting the podcast. It's 7 minutes long - it provides a brief explanation of the 'right to rent' scheme, highlights the discrimination it has caused, and shares stories of tenants who have been discriminated against, and landlords who disagree with the scheme. <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Do you think this is something that could work on some of your radio stations?<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Thank you very much for your help and advice, <u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Jessie (</span><span style="font-size:12.6667px"><a href="mailto:jessgjl@gmail.com">jessgjl@gmail.com</a>)</span></p></div></div></div><div><br></div>\\<div><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Community Media Association<br><a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk/</a><br><a href="http://twitter.com/community_media" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/community_media</a><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation</a><br><br>Canstream Internet Radio & Video<br><a href="http://www.canstream.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.canstream.co.uk/</a><br><a href="https://twitter.com/canstream" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/canstream</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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