The energy that we’re bringing with us into June is that of Kenmure Street! On Thursday 13th May 2021, what started as five or six concerned citizens intervening in an immigration raid on Kenmure Street in Pollokshields, Glasgow, soon became hundreds of protestors surrounding an immigration van, stopping the police from moving, chanting ‘Leave our […]
The Sewell Report has invoked a tremendous reaction from those of us who work in race and equality, and rightly so. Over this Easter weekend, there have been numerous activists and campaigners talking about how this report does nothing except gaslight Black & Brown communities and justify the claims of racists that racism doesn’t exist
As part of our project to support families we are working in partnership with RAMFEL & OLMEC to help support migrant individuals and families by offering immigration, employment, mental health & well-being advice and support. We will be running our Know Your Rights workshop in February (22-24th) which aims to help migrants understand and assert
In March 2019, MRN successfully intervened on behalf of a number of migrants and their families in the Balajigari case after the Tier 1 General visa scheme for Highly Skilled Migrants (HSMs) closed in April 2015. While the Balajigari, and subsequent January 2020 Tahir Yaseen case rulings have helped many HSMs to be granted indefinite
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. This was the month which bore the dreaded return of the Immigration Bill to Parliament with a flurry, and we witnessed its unfortunate passing at its second reading.
While we are applauding and celebrating the efforts being carried out across the country by communities to look after the most vulnerable, we are still calling on our Government to step up and do the same. #HealthAndSafetyForAll Here is our monthly update on news & campaigns happening across the country: Urgent Action STILL needed By Local
Welcome to our newsletter We hope everyone is safe and managing in these very surreal times. We know the constant stream of Covid-19 news may not be helpful at times, but we wanted to report on how we are campaigning to safeguard migrant communities at this time, and how we continue to work with marginalised
