It’s October and the month to pay special attention to the UK’s Black History. Whilst we want it to be a celebratory moment and one where we learn from the Black communities, we do want to share a more sombre point with regards to those still affected by the Windrush Compensation Scheme. There are still many […]
Can a crisis be solved by short-term visa’s? In a case of déjà vu, the government announced its emergency visa/short-term visa scheme. This time the plan is to recruit migrant workers to drive our trucks- putting fuel in our cars and food on our table. If urging migrants to come and work in the UK
We are looking for individuals or agencies to create graphics/illustrations for our Know Your Rights guide. We may have an interest in producing other digital media as well, such as short videos. For an initial discussion and to receive a full briefing, please email [email protected] with samples of your work.
Trustees play a key role at the Migrants’ Rights Network (MRN) to help us achieve our vision of a more just society for migrants a reality, and ensure MRN remains a dynamic and influential organisation that stands with all migrants in their fight for rights and justice. As a trustee, you are instrumental in ensuring
Join Migrants’ Rights Network on 27 October from 11am-noon for an online workshop on exploitation taught by FLEX! About this event FLEX (Focus on Labour Exploitation) will be teaching a workshop on exploitation, with lots of helpful information around employment as well. This workshop is primarily for migrants in the UK, as well as caseworkers/organisations
Join Migrants’ Rights Network for a workshop taught by Victim Support on Hate Crime on 13 October, 11-12:30pm! About this event During Hate Crime Awareness Week, Migrants’ Rights Network and Victim Support will be hosting a workshop on hate crime and about what your rights are as a migrant. The workshop will take place online.
We spoke to ITV News on the mental health support for Afghan refugees coming into the UK. We spoke on the need for appropriate mental health provision for Afghan refugees. We need this Gov to scrap the Borders Bill which will only be detrimental to mental health of asylum seekers & refugees coming to the
We have been deeply saddened in the past couple weeks by the crisis in Afghanistan. The scenes at Kabul Airport are a reminder that many Afghans fleeing the Taliban don’t get a choice over the way they escape. We welcome the fact the government is thinking about resettlement, but their commitment is over five years
In the shadow of the Sewell report on race and ethnic disparity and Home Office’s internal work to ensure that the discrimination found in the Windrush Lessons Learned Review happen ‘never again’, the Government’s 19 April response in the House of Lords on the Highly Skilled migrants seems to be unwilling to even acknowledge the
Join the Migrants’ Rights Network on a six-session leadership programme for migrants and refugees who are campaigning or want to campaign on issues that impact them. We’ll explore our own stories, learn how the current system works and our rights, and develop skills to help us advocate for ourselves and our communities. We will use
