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Migrants and migration post Brexit conference Birmingham

Migrants and Migration Post Brexit; finding our voice to influence the new landscape Migrant Voice Network West Midlands Autumn Event, hosted by The Institute for Research into Super diversity (IRiS) at the University of Birmingham will take place on October 24th, 2016. Programme: 09.30 - 10.00 Arrival and registration – tea and coffee - sign up for sessions 10.00 - 10.10 Opening remarks from Migrant Voice 10.10 – 10.30 Keynote speech, welcome to the University, Nando Sigona, Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director of IRiS, School of Social Policy, University of Birmingham 10.30 –…

Migrants and Migration Post Brexit; finding our voice to influence the new landscape Migrant Voice Network West Midlands Autumn Event, hosted by The Institute for Research into Super diversity (IRiS) at…

Media Lab Training London

Our next Media lab session in London will be on Tuesday September 20th from 4.00-8.00 pm at Migrant Voice, Collaboration House, 77-79 Charlotte Street, London W1T 4PW This will be a special masterclass session of the Media lab, offering two sessions: Session 1: Video messaging Simon Whitlock, Video Producer from London Live will lead a session from 4.00 - 8.00 pm. The group training session from 4-5.30pm will demonstrate techniques for video journalism, how to develop your message for video, the basics of filming and editing, do's and don'ts and will be followed by hands-on exercises to produce your…

Our next Media lab session in London will be on Tuesday September 20th from 4.00-8.00 pm at Migrant Voice, Collaboration House, 77-79 Charlotte Street, London W1T 4PW This will be a special…

Action against racism

This is a follow up from our earlier emergency meeting to take actions forward and engage a wider group of stakeholders in combating post referendum hate crime. Wednesday July 20th from 4-6 pm at Migrant Voice, Collaboration House, 77-79 Charlotte Street, London W1T 4PW. This is one of a series of meetings Migrant Voice is organising with migrant groups and organisations in London, Birmingham and Glasgow, to examine the implications for migrant communities of the surge in racial attacks and hate crimes against migrants, and to agree joint actions.…

This is a follow up from our earlier emergency meeting to take actions forward and engage a wider group of stakeholders in combating post referendum hate crime. Wednesday July…

Meeting on EU referendum & EU migrants Birmingham

Migrant Voice is organising a series of meetings, media labs and discussions for migrants to make their views heard on the upcoming UK referendum on the EU and how it would impact on our lives. The Migrant Voices for Change network in Birmingham held a meeting and discussion on April 7th from 6-8.30pm at the Birmingham and Midland Institute, 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham B3 3BS. Roger Casale, founder and executive director of New Europeans, shared with us the perspective of his organisation on the UK EU referendum debate and…

Migrant Voice is organising a series of meetings, media labs and discussions for migrants to make their views heard on the upcoming UK referendum on the EU and how…

Pioneering new initiative launched

Migrant Voice’s first Meet a Migrant event was held in London on 30th October. This pioneering new initiative aims to bring migrants’ authentic voices into the media. The first meeting was a huge success with over 10 migrant participants (including Syrian and Eritrean refugees, activists and experts) and journalists from the BBC, Guardian, Telegraph and Evening Standard attending. The meeting focussed on the current refugee crisis, and in particular, issues facing Syrian refugees in the UK. The informal meeting gave our participants the opportunity to freely discuss their concerns and provided…

Migrant Voice’s first Meet a Migrant event was held in London on 30th October. This pioneering new initiative aims to bring migrants’ authentic voices into the media. The first meeting was…

Migrant Voice fundraiser

Join us for a night of cutting-edge comedy and live performance cinema at Voyage of Living Cinema: A Fundraiser for Migrant Voice. Hosted by Cheltenham’s Comedy Newcomer of the Year Award Winner 2014, Sonia Aste, the first half of the evening features rising stars of comedy, Sarah Sheldon (Jewish Comedian of the Year 2014 finalist) and Nalika de Silva, who follows her 2014 sell-out show at the Camden Fringe, Me, Bill Nighy and the Goblin; the 'self-assured and smart' Chicago native, Cynthia Levin; Funny Women Semi-Finalist 2014, Georgia Thorp; and…

Join us for a night of cutting-edge comedy and live performance cinema at Voyage of Living Cinema: A Fundraiser for Migrant Voice. Hosted by Cheltenham’s Comedy Newcomer of the Year…

Migrant Voice 5th annual conference

Migrant Voice is delighted to invite you to join us for our fifth annual conference on September 18-19th, 2015 at the University of Westminster, London. The conference will address the most urgent issues around migration in the UK and Europe, the rhetoric on migration, develop actions and strategies, and raise alternative voices and messages. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with members of our networks in London, Birmingham and Glasgow, the media, academics, and the public. The programme features debates on the current situation in the Mediterranean and Calais and…

Migrant Voice is delighted to invite you to join us for our fifth annual conference on September 18-19th, 2015 at the University of Westminster, London. The conference will address the…

Migrant Voice 5 year anniversary

We are celebrating our 5th anniversary on April 10th, 2015 from 6-8 pm at the Guardian Scott Room Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU. We will be looking back at 5 exciting years of mobilising migrants and building a UK movement to engage migrants with the media and in the debate on migration. More details to follow soon. Please note that this even replaced the one initially announced for the date of March 27th. The event on March 27th is cancelled.

We are celebrating our 5th anniversary on April 10th, 2015 from 6-8 pm at the Guardian Scott Room Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU. We will be looking back at…