This year, Refugee Week takes place during the General Election 2024. The irony of this has not been lost on us here at Migrants’ Rights Network. It is something of a juxtaposition to narrow our focus to simply ‘celebrate’ refugees when migrants’, including refugee, rights are being increasingly weaponised in cross-party political campaigns. Moreover, Refugee […]
Key info Date- 23 June 2024 Time- 12-9pm Location- St. Margaret’s House, 21 Old Ford Rd, E2 9PL Description We are so excited to announce that we have a stall at Queer Migrant Pride Fest, an amazing one day festival celebrating Pride Month and Refugee Week. Come find us at St Margaret’s House from 12pm
Let’s Talk About Queer Migrants is a conversation with Migrants’ Rights Network and Dr Fabio Fasoli from the University of Surrey. Key info 18 June, 2-3pm, online. Event description Reflecting on the unique struggles that queer migrants face is a necessary step in our fight for a society without oppression. We are delighted to have
We have written an open letter to Teeside University, to express our shock at their treatment of international students, and to demand that these students be reinstated immediately. The international students, most of them Nigerian nationals, have been unjustly reported to the Home Office by the University and now face deportation. These students have been
Dear supporters, The General Election has been announced, and the fight for migrants’ rights is gearing up. We must take a firm stand against anti-migrant hate spouted by candidates. Now is the time to call for meaningful narrative change around migration and other marginalised groups. We kick off this month’s newsletter with our Words
Pride has a radical history. Let’s honour it. The first Pride was about queer liberation. It was a revolt by Black and Brown, trans and queer people against White supremacy and queerphobia. But colonial legacies of queerphobia, alongside the mainstreaming of Pride, means that radical Black and Brown queer histories are sidelined and erased. Colonial
Marginalised groups including Muslims, migrants and trans people continue to be scapegoated by the Government and media, and turned into targets of hate. The latest iteration of this came in the form of a Sky News interview with Nigel Farage on Sunday 26th May 2024. He claimed there are a growing number of young people
Summary We invite communities with personal histories and experiences of colonialism to our second ‘Why are we here?’ workshop, to discuss colonialism’s influence on our migration patterns and journeys. Key details Time and date: 20 June 2024, 6.30-8.30pm Location: Pelican House, Bethnal Green, E1 5QJ More info When we look at the politicians overseeing Britain’s
We are relieved that the Government is no longer planning on scrapping the Graduate Visa Scheme (GVS). This means that international students will still be able to remain in the UK two years after the completion of their studies (three years for PHD students). However, this is not a cause for celebration. We have heard
Britain praises itself on its track record of offering protection to refugees plus others seeking safety and congratulates itself as having a proud and generous history. A contemporary example that is often cited by politicians, migration advocates or the media is the Ukraine ‘refugee’ scheme or the British National (Overseas) scheme for Hongkongers. However, dig
