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June 13, 2020
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Want to lead an organisation that stands in solidarity alongside migrants in their fight for rights and justice? Then join us! We are looking for an energetic…
June 1, 2020
The month of Immigration Highs & Lows
May has seen expected disappointments, climb downs, shock and us uttering the words ‘YES!’ in relation to immigration but at least we have had some glorious weather.…
May 6, 2020
Letter to MHCLG: Supporting homeless migrants during the pandemic
Today with the Public Interest Law Centre, we wrote to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Robert Jenrick MP to express concerns that not enough is…
April 30, 2020
Local Authorities, homeless migrants and families & Covid-19
On 20 March, along with Public Interest Law Centre and Project 17 and over fifty other organisations, we wrote to local authorities in England demanding that they take…
March 31, 2020
Leadership in hostile times: Lessons from the BME Women’s Programme
The first BME Women’s Community Leadership Programme in Manchester and Sheffield was delivered six months ago to a new and diverse group of women keen to learn…
March 30, 2020
Open Letter: Access to Healthcare, Housing & Food for All- ‘Status Now’!
An Open Letter to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is calling on both governments to give ‘Status Now’ (leave to remain) to…
March 20, 2020
Letter to Local Authorities-Urgent action needed to support vulnerable migrants during the Covid-19 crisis
Today, with Project17 and the Public Law Interest Centre & many other groups, we are calling for immediate action by local authorities to safeguard and protect the…
March 19, 2020
Windrush: Call for Review into Institutional Racism in the Home Office
Today, as the Windrush Lessons Learned Review was published, alongside 15 other race equality and migrant rights organisations , we called for an call for independent review…
January 13, 2020
Joint letter: Newham Council collaboration with immigration enforcement
Today, we joined nine other local Newham organisations asking Rokhsana Fiaz, Mayor of Newham, to bring about an end to joint working between Council Services and Immigration…
January 2, 2020
Comment: Concerns for future immigration policies
Jilna Shah, co- chief executive officer of the Migrants’ Rights Network, told Eastern Eye: “We are particularly concerned about the continued impact of existing policies on undocumented…