Calling poets & writers! the other side of hope || lit MAG are looking for poetry submissions from migrants around the world, in any language except English. Deadline 15th of August - and they offer a payment of £200 per published poem. othersideofhope.com/submissions-mo…

An amazing moment at the #Paris2024 Olympic Games #OpeningCeremony. High Commissioner Filippo Grandi accepted the Olympic Laurel on behalf of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency: an award that recognizes the power of sport to help refugees heal and find hope.

Not all heroes wear capes. Some use trowels.

Academic and scholarship application support available for refugees applying for Master's degrees from the fantastic team at Refugee-Led Research Hub rsc.ox.ac.uk/news/rlrh-laun… Andonis Refugee Education UK

🚨 Call for Papers! Only 10 days left to submit! Join us at the Second Queer(y)ing Asylum Conference on 8 Nov 2024 at the University of East London, in partnership with the University of Nottingham. Submit your abstracts now at tinyurl.com/yhzem5rj #QueerAsylum2024

🚨our statement on the brutal violence and attacks being carried out against migrants across Britain.🚨

Britain does not have an immigration problem. Britain has a racism problem. RT if you agree.

Solidarity, love and strength to everyone affected by this weekend's appalling violence. Thank you to the tens of thousands of people, many in Cities of Sanctuary, who have stood up for their neighbours & cleaned up after these mobs. There are far more of us than of them.

Fanning the flames......

A statement from UNHCR and UK for UNHCR.

When things look bleak, look for the helpers. And find the things you can do. Sharing City of Sanctuary UK 🧡 's resources for building solidarity locally and responding to hostility: cityofsanctuary.org/2023/04/19/bui……🧡#TogetherWithRefugees #IAmAnImmigrant

Come and join Hub for Education for Refugees in Europe (HERE) 's September interactive webinar! This is our 7th event, come along if you are a regular or if this will be your first one! UoN Education

This is a very timely read: Disinformation and strategic frames: Introducing the concept of a strategic epistemology towards media - Anton Angwald, Charlotte Wagnsson, 2024 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Brendan is a carer. He looks after the elderly and vulnerable in Middlesbrough. After he finished work, this is how he found his car.

Horrified by what's going on? Do something about it. We can support you to make the institutions you care about true places of welcome for all. From schools to universities, councils to libraries - we work in every sector & area. Here's what you can do today...💪

Liverpool’s Nans against Nazis are forming a human shield around the city’s immigration advice centre. Meanwhile, an elderly man is playing John Lennon’s ‘Give Peace a Chance’ on repeat on a portable speaker resting on his walking frame. theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2…

Labour is playing the tired old tune that we can deport our way out of the mess of our immigration system. That isn’t true. Detention & deportation are brutal & useless for anything but enriching private companies that enact it. There’s a real case for change, it must be heard

Such courage

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