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Brilliant interview with our trustee Zain Hafeez BBC Leicester about his own long journey to be granted asylum and his passion to create a more welcoming society for everyone 🧡

Last week we profiled 3 amazing women who spoke René Cassin🧡 event for #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2025. If you missed it, you can catch up here. Discover what the end of detention might look like & how we can welcome refugee women into our communities youtube.com/watch?v=qS7Hzb…

Talented, driven, skilled: imagine what we could do if we weren't banned from working. The Lift The Ban coalition visited Parliament to make it clear: people seeking asylum are ready to work. Share our message. It's time for the govt to #LiftTheBan Refugee Action Asylum Matters 🧡

An engineer. A doctor. A teacher. You would have thought the government would be crying out for these professionals to be allowed to work. But they're blocked because they are seeking asylum. It makes sense & it is time to give people seeking refuge the right to work #LiftTheBan

'I urge future documentary makers on asylum seekers to engage with both new & experienced asylum seekers in the UK for a more authentic portrayal.' IMIX Steering Group Member Diya Butt shares her perspective Channel 4 show #gobacktowhereyoucamefrom bylines.scot/society/breaki…

Incredibly proud of Media & Storytelling Manager Elahe🧡 (means Goddess 🤫) for winning CharityComms Rising Star award & dedicating it to our storytelling network! 'I'd like every single person in our storytelling network to feel like they have won this award. It belongs to all of them.'

The Channel 4 show #gobacktowhereyoucamefrom sparked a lot of debate. Was it a missed opportunity or harmful experiment? We worked Real Britain Ros to host a 'Refugee Gogglebox' to give people who have sought asylum the opportunity to share their views imix.org.uk/go-back-to-whe…

Excellent article on the realities of couples kept apart by strict visa rules & huge financial costs. Was great to work Reunite Families UK 🧡 & journalist Isabella McRae Big Issue on this #LoveInLimbo story. We believe love should not have a price tag. bigissue.com/news/social-ju…

Our CEO Jenni Regan 🧡 joined Adeela Warley OBE (she/her) CEO CharityComms James Harris Rethink Mental Illness Mental Health UK for a special episode ACEVO podcast about storytelling, misinformation & how to use communications as a tool for positive change. You can listen now! ⬇️ acevo.org.uk/2025/03/leadin…

Interesting & interactive day yesterday Refugee Week 🧡 awayday exploring their theory of change. Great to see partners & friends from across the sector & spend time taking a step back to think strategically 🧡 Excited for this year's festival! #RefugeeWeek #CommunityAsASuperpower

'It is the time to move away from the hostile politics, racist rhetoric & demonising language of the past & unite our communities for a different way forward' Proud to have signed Together With Refugees 🧡 letter calling on PM to tone down anti-migrant rhetoric theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

Our friends Climate Outreach Climate Visuals have put together a super useful guide on how to visualise climate migration highlighting the importance of nuance, storytelling, consent & collaboration. Great insights for all ethical, visual storytelling climatevisuals.org/climate-migrat…

We just had 2 incredible days with the 2025 Refugee Week 🧡 Ambassadors. From an Olympian to musicians to writers to activists, campaigners & experts, each one of them blew us away. Can not wait to share their stories, passion & skills for this year's festival. Watch this space!

We know that through collective action & collaborating closely with other organisations, we can achieve change. That's why we're pleased & proud to be part Together With Refugees 🧡 Steering Group planning & working together for a #FairNewPlan for refugees 🧡 togetherwithrefugees.org.uk/new-steering-g…

New report by Women for Refugee Women 🧡 uncovers the harmful impact of the work ban on women, including sexual assault, abusive relationships, and being forced into sex work. It's time to #LiftTheBan and give people seeking asylum the right to work! refugeewomen.co.uk/safety-and-sur…

Meet Refugee Week 🧡 2025 Ambassadors. An extraordinary group of individuals who will share their experiences & stories for this year's festival #CommunityAsASuperpower Let us know if you want to book one of them for your Refugee Week event [email protected] refugeeweek.org.uk/meet-the-refug…

An 'island of strangers'? That doesn't sound like the Britain we know. Migrants are our families, our friends, our neighbours, our colleagues. Our lives and our history are built on migration - attacking it means attacking us, our loved ones, our communities, and our economy.

Major shout-out to IMIX Refugee Journalism mentee and footie pundit ⚽️⚽️⚽️ Necati Kola who has written this awesome piece on the talents of Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe North East Bylines – howay the toon! All possible thanks to @ActionFdn and The Rayne Foundation northeastbylines.co.uk/culture/sport/…

ICYMI British Future piece drawing Focaldata insights into public views on immigration which show that there is a more balanced public view on immigration for work or study

'Our stories can touch hearts, challenge assumptions, & push for change in ways that facts alone cannot' #LiftTheBan activist & IMIX Steering Group member Mary on how crucial lived experience voices are in campaigning Asylum Matters 🧡 Refugee Action imix.org.uk/the-power-of-l…