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Last chance: Complete our survey!

Last chance to complete our survey on the cost of living crisis and its impact on migrants! Over the past few weeks, we have been running a survey to investigate the impact of the current cost of living crisis on migrants across the UK. The cost of living crisis is affecting millions of Britons and migrants across the UK, with women, those from ethnically diverse communities and those relying on benefits being worst affected. Migrants are not unique in facing the cost of living crisis, but there can be additional challenges, due…

Last chance to complete our survey on the cost of living crisis and its impact on migrants! Over the past few weeks, we have been running a survey to investigate…

Impact of cost of living crisis on migrants discussed at Migrant Voice London network meeting

Government and policymakers have generally ignored migrants when talking about the cost of living crisis, Migrant Voice director Nazek Ramadan told a meeting the organisation convened last week. This includes those who must pay huge sums of money in visa costs on top of rising bills and prices. The most dramatic examples of poverty and hardship come from individuals and organisations working with asylum seekers temporarily housed in hotels: “We saw children who walked barefoot because they had no shoes to wear,” Emad Ebadi of the Iraqi Welfare Association (IWA)…

Government and policymakers have generally ignored migrants when talking about the cost of living crisis, Migrant Voice director Nazek Ramadan told a meeting the organisation convened last week. This includes…

New London community hub!

FRIDAY, 21 OCTOBER 2022 We're excited to announce that our community hub is up and running at our London office! You're welcome to pass by our office every Wednesday between 2-5pm, to say hello, get to know more about our work and learn how we can support you. At our drop-in sessions you will: Find a safe space to share your experience, socialise and meet other migrants Share your issues and get support from us, or be referred to others who can help Learn more about our London team, our activities and…

FRIDAY, 21 OCTOBER 2022 We're excited to announce that our community hub is up and running at our London office! You're welcome to pass by our office every Wednesday between 2-5pm, to…

New round of Migrant Ambassadors programme launched in the West Midlands

WEDNESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2022 This month, we kicked off our first event as part of this year's West Midlands Migrant Ambassadors programme. Attended by migrants from different backgrounds and immigration statuses, the team delivered an engaging session on media training at the Birmingham Midland Institute. Participants learnt about the inner workings of journalism, how to source stories and how to format a pitching email to editors. The programme aims to equip ambassadors with journalistic skills, whilst also building their confidence in voicing their experiences as migrants in the media.…

WEDNESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2022 This month, we kicked off our first event as part of this year's West Midlands Migrant Ambassadors programme. Attended by migrants from different backgrounds and…

Migrant Voice launches new projects in Glasgow

TUESDAY, 18 OCTOBER 2022 On Saturday 8 October, we celebrated the launch of three Migrant Voice’s projects in Glasgow: Putting Ourselves in the Picture, Migrant Media Lab, and Women’s Group. The event was attended by over a hundred people representing around 20 ethnicities, including Albanian, Chinese, Dutch, Greek, Gypsy traveller, Kurdish, Pakistani, Persian, Polish, Scottish, Sudanese, and Ukrainian. The launch event was a great opportunity to connect with others, enjoy food and dances from around the world, and to help Migrant Voice shape our Glasgow based activities. Above: Nazek…

TUESDAY, 18 OCTOBER 2022 On Saturday 8 October, we celebrated the launch of three Migrant Voice’s projects in Glasgow: Putting Ourselves in the Picture, Migrant Media Lab, and Women’s…

Join our next Migrant Ambassadors programme!

Our West Midlands hub is back with another Migrant Ambassadors programme starting next week, following the success of the previous programmes! Are you active in your community, feel passionate about changing the debate on migration, and concerned about the lack of migrant voices in the media? If so, this is for you. Migrant Voice is looking for proactive migrants who are keen to develop their skills and knowledge in getting the voices and issues of their communities into the media. You’ll become one of our migrant ambassadors. We’ll share with…

Our West Midlands hub is back with another Migrant Ambassadors programme starting next week, following the success of the previous programmes! Are you active in your community, feel passionate about…

Borderline injustice: The externalisation of borders

Tuesday, 13 September 2022 Borders may be the cause of all the problems we are facing in British and European governments’ policies on immigration. That comment set the ball rolling on a lively three-and-a-half-hour discussion organised by Migrant Voice in partnership with the University of Westminster on 8 September. The topic was “The Externalisation of Borders” — how some countries shift some of their border controls to nearby countries (for example, wealthier European Union countries pressing and paying less prosperous European countries to take responsibility for controlling the borders of…

Tuesday, 13 September 2022 Borders may be the cause of all the problems we are facing in British and European governments’ policies on immigration. That comment set the ball rolling…

Faith and Lipstick, migrants telling their own stories

On the 17 July, the IKON gallery hosted their annual Soap Boxes event, where at the gallery a number of local Migrant Voice activists spoke for five minutes each with ten quick-fire soapbox presentations and a Q&A from individuals and groups supporting migrants in the Midlands. This event is part of The Migrant Festival 2022 and Ikon’s Arrivals programme for Summer 2022. What was different about this event is that the main speakers were migrants, not only with lived experiences, but who have campaigned for both themselves and others. We…

On the 17 July, the IKON gallery hosted their annual Soap Boxes event, where at the gallery a number of local Migrant Voice activists spoke for five minutes each with…

Overview: Our campaign against the extortionate cost of visas

Migrant Voice is campaigning for a fairer immigration system together with migrants directly affected by extortionate visa costs. The issue We have known for several years from our members that the cost and process of renewing their visas in the UK was causing anxiety, concern and financial difficulties and keeping people in limbo for long periods. Currently, a 2.5-year visa renewal application fee is £1,048. On top of it, people must pay the Immigration Health Surcharge (also known as NHS Surcharge), which is currently £624 a year as well…

Migrant Voice is campaigning for a fairer immigration system together with migrants directly affected by extortionate visa costs. The issue We have known for several years from our members…

Standing up to the Hostile Environment

This week is a national week of action against the Hostile Environment. People are gathering all over the country to stand up to the it and call for its end. Over a decade, the Hostile Environment has ruined too many people’s lives and changed the fabric of our society. It’s been too long. Injustice can take many forms; so can resistance. Some actions we can take are: + Read, learn and gain knowledge + Speak out and spread the message + Amplify other people's voices + Write a letter to…

This week is a national week of action against the Hostile Environment. People are gathering all over the country to stand up to the it and call for its end.…

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Last chance: Complete our survey!

Last chance to complete our survey on the cost of living crisis and its impact on migrants! Over the past few weeks, we have been running a survey to investigate…

Impact of cost of living crisis on migrants discussed at Migrant Voice London network meeting

Government and policymakers have generally ignored migrants when talking about the cost of living crisis, Migrant Voice director Nazek Ramadan told a meeting the organisation convened last week. This includes…

New London community hub!

FRIDAY, 21 OCTOBER 2022 We're excited to announce that our community hub is up and running at our London office! You're welcome to pass by our office every Wednesday between 2-5pm, to…

New round of Migrant Ambassadors programme launched in the West Midlands

WEDNESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2022 This month, we kicked off our first event as part of this year's West Midlands Migrant Ambassadors programme. Attended by migrants from different backgrounds and…

Migrant Voice launches new projects in Glasgow

TUESDAY, 18 OCTOBER 2022 On Saturday 8 October, we celebrated the launch of three Migrant Voice’s projects in Glasgow: Putting Ourselves in the Picture, Migrant Media Lab, and Women’s…

Join our next Migrant Ambassadors programme!

Our West Midlands hub is back with another Migrant Ambassadors programme starting next week, following the success of the previous programmes! Are you active in your community, feel passionate about…

Borderline injustice: The externalisation of borders

Tuesday, 13 September 2022 Borders may be the cause of all the problems we are facing in British and European governments’ policies on immigration. That comment set the ball rolling…

Faith and Lipstick, migrants telling their own stories

On the 17 July, the IKON gallery hosted their annual Soap Boxes event, where at the gallery a number of local Migrant Voice activists spoke for five minutes each with…

Overview: Our campaign against the extortionate cost of visas

Migrant Voice is campaigning for a fairer immigration system together with migrants directly affected by extortionate visa costs. The issue We have known for several years from our members…

Standing up to the Hostile Environment

This week is a national week of action against the Hostile Environment. People are gathering all over the country to stand up to the it and call for its end.…

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