“Our heritage is dynamic and constantly changing”
By Simon Cheng, Hong Kong exiled pro-democracy activist, and founder of the UK-wide Hong Kong diasporic non-profit organisation, Hongkongers in Britain.
By Simon Cheng, Hong Kong exiled pro-democracy activist, and founder of the UK-wide Hong Kong diasporic non-profit organisation, Hongkongers in Britain.
We, the undersigned, condemn the comments made by the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, on Tuesday that promote hostility towards migrants and migratised communities across Europe through racist and xenophobic rhetoric around “integration”. In her speech the Home Secretary named immigrants an “existential challenge for the political and cultural institutions of the West”. She referred to
The Migrants’ Aspiration Programme returned for 2023 to empower the new arrivals of BN(O) visa holders from Hong Kong. Thanks to the new Hong Kong Community Fund supported by the Greater London Authority and Groundwork, about 30 fellows in London joined the programme, and gave an overall rating of 8 out of 10 for the
The Migrants’ Aspiration Programme (MAP) is a Migrants’ Rights Network programme in collaboration with Hongkongers in Britain which aims to support participants’ development as community and political leaders. The programme builds on the success of MRN’s previous Migrants’ Aspiration Programme which ran from Jan 2022 until Feb 2023. The Greater London Authority (GLA) launched the
Refugees will now only have seven days notice before being evicted from their asylum support accommodation. This “move-on” notice period falls drastically short of allowing refugees the time they need in order to secure alternative accommodation, and subsequently will subject many to houselessness. It makes no sense for our Government to recognise someone’s asylum claim,
International Day of Charity fundamentally exists to celebrate the role charity plays in the world alongside notions of philanthropy. However, at MRN, we believe this day should mark a time for much-needed reflection. As members of civil society, we have to be honest with ourselves about why the charity sector exists, and must reckon with
In response to our open letter calling for an end to unsuitable and dangerous accommodation for sanctuary seekers, the Government has sent a letter in an attempt to justify their dehumanising plans. The Government’s response is deeply concerning. But we will continue to fight against its policies and work towards upholding the dignity and safety
Open letter to Shadow Home Secretary and Shadow Immigration Minister “I feel like I am not welcomed here and UK asylum policies have successfully stripped away my sense of belonging. I am worried about plans for detaining people in unsafe environments for long periods of time and the impact this will have on us.”- asylum