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What's in a name?

On International Migrants Day 2020, Migrant Voice is celebrating our names and everything that they mean. But what, exactly, is in a name? English poet and playwright William Shakespeare was quick to dismiss the importance of names in his famous play Romeo and Juliet, a tragedy about two young people in love. A rose “would smell as sweet” even if we called it something else, we read in that play. Shakespeare wasn’t wrong: if you think about the English word ‘rose’, and then picture it in any other language that you…

On International Migrants Day 2020, Migrant Voice is celebrating our names and everything that they mean. But what, exactly, is in a name? English poet and playwright William Shakespeare was…

Launch of Covid-19 media monitoring report

As part of our International Migrants Day celebrations, we’re launching the first major report to analyse UK media coverage of migration during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read the report here. We analysed nearly 900 articles published during the first Covid-19 lockdown by nine of the most popular online news outlets – and our findings are now available to everyone in this report. We reveal that 21% of those news stories included the voice of someone impacted by issue being reported on – a significant improvement from the 12% found in our 2014…

As part of our International Migrants Day celebrations, we’re launching the first major report to analyse UK media coverage of migration during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read the report here. We…

Is Covid racist?

Well, is it? That was the question that an hour-long TV programme set out to answer. It took very few minutes to point out the absurdity of the question. Although two-thirds of frontline NHS Covid deaths are people categorised as Black and Minority Ethnic, BAME doesn’t really exist. It’s just the British term for the country’s non-white people. They are Africans, Asians, Latin Americans, Pacific islanders. There’s obviously no genetic link. Equally risible is the idea that the amount of melanin in the skin is a factor in falling ill…

Well, is it? That was the question that an hour-long TV programme set out to answer. It took very few minutes to point out the absurdity of the question. Although…

Creating poems, letters & films at a Glasgow Media Lab

On 9 November, Migrant Voice’s Glasgow members were treated to a star-studded online Media Lab, with experts from the worlds of journalism, filmmaking and poetry sharing their wisdom and leading workshops. Veteran UK journalist and longtime Migrant Voice supporter Daniel Nelson shared his top tips on how to write letters to the Editor of a newspaper – and make sure they get published – while Marlon Fraser, a music producer and filmmaker based in Glasgow, showed participants some simple ways to improve their videos. Participants were also joined by Félix…

On 9 November, Migrant Voice’s Glasgow members were treated to a star-studded online Media Lab, with experts from the worlds of journalism, filmmaking and poetry sharing their wisdom and leading…

Online music festival kickstarts a global movement battling inequality

Migrant Voice is one of 20 charities being supported by RAAH. Fest, a free eight-hour online music festival held on 24 October, and the global youth movement that this festival has kickstarted. If you missed it, watch the full festival here. RAAH. Fest organiser Jasminder Odusanya says that seeing a friend arrested for being “undocumented”, and her experience of working in a refugee camp, inspired her to take action to help victims of displacement, trafficking and racial discrimination. “Working in the camp really got to me and I was in tears.…

Migrant Voice is one of 20 charities being supported by RAAH. Fest, a free eight-hour online music festival held on 24 October, and the global youth movement that this festival…

Migrant Voice members produce 'Beyond', an e-magazine for Black History Month

To celebrate Black History Month, a group or participants from our Media Lab in the West Midlands have created their own magazine, Beyond. Part of the MiFriendly Cities Project, the special publication was created by a team of budding ‘citizen journalists’ who have honed their media skills through Media Lab and newsroom workshops over the last two years. Initially meeting up regularly for training with hands-on mentoring in mediums including photography, writing news and filmmaking; many of the participants have spent much of this year continuing their training at home…

To celebrate Black History Month, a group or participants from our Media Lab in the West Midlands have created their own magazine, Beyond. Part of the MiFriendly Cities Project, the…

200+ international students call for Prime Minister to end six-year injustice

On 24 September, a letter signed by over 200 international students who were wrongly accused of cheating on an English test by the Home Office in 2014 was delivered to the Prime Minister. They represent thousands of students who have been fighting for six years to prove their innocence, and they’re now calling on Boris Johnson to take urgent action to end their nightmare. "This country has a proud tradition of justice and fairness - one of the many reasons we chose to come here for our education," they wrote. "But…

On 24 September, a letter signed by over 200 international students who were wrongly accused of cheating on an English test by the Home Office in 2014 was delivered to the…

Refugees: ‘It can happen to anyone’

One of the hardest tasks in staging a large season such as Refugees at the Imperial War Museum is ensuring that it is not outdated by events. A feature of the season is Life in a Camp, an installation created with CNN that uses three large wall projections to offer an intimate view of the makeshift Moria camp on the Greek Island of Lesbos. Designed to host 2,200 people, says the exhibition publicity, Moria became home to more than 18,000 refugees. But in September a fire destroyed the camp, and the exhibit changed from present…

One of the hardest tasks in staging a large season such as Refugees at the Imperial War Museum is ensuring that it is not outdated by events. A feature of the…

Learning about filmmaking at a Glasgow Media Lab

At Migrant Voice, we’re dedicated to giving a platform to the voices of people who identify as being from migrant, refugee, or asylum seeker backgrounds. At a recent online session with GMAC Film Little Pictures, we learned about how another organisation is prioritising the voices of under-represented groups - and got some great tips on filmmaking on a micro budget too. On 8 September, participants from 23 countries – including Belarus, Moldova, Scotland, Spain, Hong Kong, Basque Country, Scotland, South Kurdistan, Syria, Lebanon, Germany, Cyprus, India, and Cameroon – came…

At Migrant Voice, we’re dedicated to giving a platform to the voices of people who identify as being from migrant, refugee, or asylum seeker backgrounds. At a recent online session…

Status Now Network statement on Britain First

Migrant Voice deplores the actions of some members of Britain First over the last few days, who have been entering asylum accommodation in different parts of the UK and harrassing and filming those living there. As a member of the Status Now Network, we fully endorse the statement below. 29 August 2020 The Status Now Network unconditionally condemns the actions of Members of Britain First, a British fascist political organisation formed in 2011 by former members of the British National Party. Britain First members have filmed people seeking asylum…

Migrant Voice deplores the actions of some members of Britain First over the last few days, who have been entering asylum accommodation in different parts of the UK and harrassing…

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What's in a name?

On International Migrants Day 2020, Migrant Voice is celebrating our names and everything that they mean. But what, exactly, is in a name? English poet and playwright William Shakespeare was…

Launch of Covid-19 media monitoring report

As part of our International Migrants Day celebrations, we’re launching the first major report to analyse UK media coverage of migration during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read the report here. We…

Is Covid racist?

Well, is it? That was the question that an hour-long TV programme set out to answer. It took very few minutes to point out the absurdity of the question. Although…

Creating poems, letters & films at a Glasgow Media Lab

On 9 November, Migrant Voice’s Glasgow members were treated to a star-studded online Media Lab, with experts from the worlds of journalism, filmmaking and poetry sharing their wisdom and leading…

Online music festival kickstarts a global movement battling inequality

Migrant Voice is one of 20 charities being supported by RAAH. Fest, a free eight-hour online music festival held on 24 October, and the global youth movement that this festival…

Migrant Voice members produce 'Beyond', an e-magazine for Black History Month

To celebrate Black History Month, a group or participants from our Media Lab in the West Midlands have created their own magazine, Beyond. Part of the MiFriendly Cities Project, the…

200+ international students call for Prime Minister to end six-year injustice

On 24 September, a letter signed by over 200 international students who were wrongly accused of cheating on an English test by the Home Office in 2014 was delivered to the…

Refugees: ‘It can happen to anyone’

One of the hardest tasks in staging a large season such as Refugees at the Imperial War Museum is ensuring that it is not outdated by events. A feature of the…

Learning about filmmaking at a Glasgow Media Lab

At Migrant Voice, we’re dedicated to giving a platform to the voices of people who identify as being from migrant, refugee, or asylum seeker backgrounds. At a recent online session…

Status Now Network statement on Britain First

Migrant Voice deplores the actions of some members of Britain First over the last few days, who have been entering asylum accommodation in different parts of the UK and harrassing…

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