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Learning about filmmaking at a Glasgow Media Lab

At Migrant Voice, we’re dedicated to giving a platform to the voices of people who identify as being from migrant, refugee, or asylum seeker backgrounds. At a recent online session with GMAC Film Little Pictures, we learned about how another organisation is prioritising the voices of under-represented groups - and got some great tips on filmmaking on a micro budget too. On 8 September, participants from 23 countries – including Belarus, Moldova, Scotland, Spain, Hong Kong, Basque Country, Scotland, South Kurdistan, Syria, Lebanon, Germany, Cyprus, India, and Cameroon – came…

At Migrant Voice, we’re dedicated to giving a platform to the voices of people who identify as being from migrant, refugee, or asylum seeker backgrounds. At a recent online session…

Status Now Network statement on Britain First

Migrant Voice deplores the actions of some members of Britain First over the last few days, who have been entering asylum accommodation in different parts of the UK and harrassing and filming those living there. As a member of the Status Now Network, we fully endorse the statement below. 29 August 2020 The Status Now Network unconditionally condemns the actions of Members of Britain First, a British fascist political organisation formed in 2011 by former members of the British National Party. Britain First members have filmed people seeking asylum…

Migrant Voice deplores the actions of some members of Britain First over the last few days, who have been entering asylum accommodation in different parts of the UK and harrassing…

Asylum seeker with a disability appeals for help to raise fees for his PhD study

The struggle of a Coventry-based, disabled and wheelchair-bound asylum seeker to raise tuition fees for his PhD in the UK is continuing with no end in sight. After applying for admission to five UK universities, asylum seeker Dickson Tarnongo – who is also a volunteer community journalist with Migrant Voice – was offered a place by a Midlands-based university. The university gave him an offer with a home fees status, which means he will pay much lower fees than if he were treated as an international student. But he still…

The struggle of a Coventry-based, disabled and wheelchair-bound asylum seeker to raise tuition fees for his PhD in the UK is continuing with no end in sight. After applying for…

Health Heroes on the move

A Syrian refugee filmmaker, a Trinidadian migrant nurse and a British Nigerian woman who set up West Africa’s flying doctor service are among Health Heroes honoured in a new book. Hassan Akkad came to the UK as a refugee from Syria in 2012, campaigned for the rights of other refugees and at the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic volunteered as a cleaner at Whipps Cross hospital in East London. The book, Health Heroes: The People Who Took Care of the World, reports that in a tweet that went viral, Hassan said: “London has been…

A Syrian refugee filmmaker, a Trinidadian migrant nurse and a British Nigerian woman who set up West Africa’s flying doctor service are among Health Heroes honoured in a new book.…

A success in the My Future Back campaign!

In response to a case brought by law firm Bindmans, the Home Office has agreed to grant 2.5 years leave to remain to any international students who were accused of cheating on an English test six years ago and who win their appeal in the immigration tribunal. This is a major victory and a policy change for which we, along with Bindmans and MPs including Stephen Timms, have been calling for many months. It's great news for students who were falsely accused of cheating on the English test known as…

In response to a case brought by law firm Bindmans, the Home Office has agreed to grant 2.5 years leave to remain to any international students who were accused of…

Support the Gurmit Kaur campaign

“Being here in Smethwick is my true home, it’s where I work to help the community, it’s where I give back, it’s where I know and love the people who have become my family. This is the society I am part of and the place I have made my home.” Gurmit Kaur is a 75-year-old woman from India and a member of Migrant Voice. She has lived in Smethwick since 2009, but she is undocumented and lives in fear of being forcibly removed to India, where she has no home…

“Being here in Smethwick is my true home, it’s where I work to help the community, it’s where I give back, it’s where I know and love the people who…

The impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on asylum seekers and refugees

The Covid-19 pandemic is a constant challenge for asylum seekers and refugees, who are already faced with the daily reality of living in an environment that is hostile to them. Asylum seekers and refugees are some of the most vulnerable groups during this pandemic – they already face an uncertain future and now they have few places to turn for help. I arrived in London in April 2017 after fleeing my country (Gabon) due to my political affiliations. Since being in the UK, I have been unable to create new…

The Covid-19 pandemic is a constant challenge for asylum seekers and refugees, who are already faced with the daily reality of living in an environment that is hostile to them.…

International Students Week at Migrant Voice

Welcome to International Students Week at Migrant Voice! This week (13-17 July), we are celebrating the international students who come to the UK and raising their voices and the issues affecting them. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for lots of great daily content. We’ll be sharing facts and stats along with blogs written by international students in the UK and calls for policy changes. Read blogs (here and here) by international students who are frustrated that the Government is waiting until 2021 to introduce the new graduate visa, when…

Welcome to International Students Week at Migrant Voice! This week (13-17 July), we are celebrating the international students who come to the UK and raising their voices and the issues…

Launch of Status Now Network & Campaign

We are proud to be one of 65+ organisations in the Status Now Network, launching on 11 July. We are calling on the Government to grant leave to remain to all undocumented migrants in the UK, and all migrants in the legal system, including asylum seekers. Find out more about the launch here. Currently, migrants who are destitute and/or undocumented live in the shadows and fear what will happen to them if they try to access healthcare, emergency shelter and food, or report or seek protection from domestic violence, rape,…

We are proud to be one of 65+ organisations in the Status Now Network, launching on 11 July. We are calling on the Government to grant leave to remain to…

Symbols of Home: Refugee Week 2020

During Refugee Week 2020, Migrant Voice has been working with our members and other partners in the MiFriendly Cities project to share Symbols of Home - an object, photograph or meal that reminds us of home. The picture above was sent by our member Louise Andrews from Jamaica, who misses "the warmth of the sunshine and the heart of the people". We also made a video with our take on Brian Bilston's famous poem 'Refugees', recreated by our members and supporters in the West Midlands. Watch the video here. And…

During Refugee Week 2020, Migrant Voice has been working with our members and other partners in the MiFriendly Cities project to share Symbols of Home - an object, photograph or…

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Learning about filmmaking at a Glasgow Media Lab

At Migrant Voice, we’re dedicated to giving a platform to the voices of people who identify as being from migrant, refugee, or asylum seeker backgrounds. At a recent online session…

Status Now Network statement on Britain First

Migrant Voice deplores the actions of some members of Britain First over the last few days, who have been entering asylum accommodation in different parts of the UK and harrassing…

Asylum seeker with a disability appeals for help to raise fees for his PhD study

The struggle of a Coventry-based, disabled and wheelchair-bound asylum seeker to raise tuition fees for his PhD in the UK is continuing with no end in sight. After applying for…

Health Heroes on the move

A Syrian refugee filmmaker, a Trinidadian migrant nurse and a British Nigerian woman who set up West Africa’s flying doctor service are among Health Heroes honoured in a new book.…

A success in the My Future Back campaign!

In response to a case brought by law firm Bindmans, the Home Office has agreed to grant 2.5 years leave to remain to any international students who were accused of…

Support the Gurmit Kaur campaign

“Being here in Smethwick is my true home, it’s where I work to help the community, it’s where I give back, it’s where I know and love the people who…

The impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on asylum seekers and refugees

The Covid-19 pandemic is a constant challenge for asylum seekers and refugees, who are already faced with the daily reality of living in an environment that is hostile to them.…

International Students Week at Migrant Voice

Welcome to International Students Week at Migrant Voice! This week (13-17 July), we are celebrating the international students who come to the UK and raising their voices and the issues…

Launch of Status Now Network & Campaign

We are proud to be one of 65+ organisations in the Status Now Network, launching on 11 July. We are calling on the Government to grant leave to remain to…

Symbols of Home: Refugee Week 2020

During Refugee Week 2020, Migrant Voice has been working with our members and other partners in the MiFriendly Cities project to share Symbols of Home - an object, photograph or…

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