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London Media Lab: Drama & Photography follow-up

In this series of Media Labs, we will explore creative uses of photography, drama and writing. We will explore the power of the arts to express our messages and produce a series of images and writing to showcase on our platforms. Join our Media Lab on Wednesday 12 July, 3.00-7.00pm, at Migrant Voice, 200A Pentonville Road, London N1 9JP. Pop by for just one session or stay for the afternoon - it's your choice. Register here Session 1 • Messages of welcome - discussion and photography follow up session, by…

In this series of Media Labs, we will explore creative uses of photography, drama and writing. We will explore the power of the arts to express our messages and produce…

London film screening: "MATAR" and "AYMAN"

To mark Refugee Week, Migrant Voice and the University of Westminster are hosting an evening of award-winning film and discussion on 19 June at the University’s Regent Street campus. We will screen two powerful short films, MATAR and AYMAN, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A. Register here Speakers include Hassan Akkad, the Bafta award-winning director of MATAR, and Ayman Alhussein, who directed the award-winning AYMAN and co-wrote MATAR based on his own lived experience as a young refugee who fled from Syria to the UK in 2015. The discussion…

To mark Refugee Week, Migrant Voice and the University of Westminster are hosting an evening of award-winning film and discussion on 19 June at the University’s Regent Street campus. We…

London Media Lab: Photography

At the next series of Media Labs, we will explore creative uses of photography, drama and writing. We will explore the power of the arts to express our messages and produce a series of images and writing to showcase on our platforms. The first Media Lab is on Thursday 1 June, 3.30-8pm, at Migrant Voice, 200A Pentonville Road, London N1 9JP. It will focus on photography and it will be made up of three workshops. Each traning session will last approximately 1 hour 15 minutes, and you can join as…

At the next series of Media Labs, we will explore creative uses of photography, drama and writing. We will explore the power of the arts to express our messages and…

London Network Meeting: "Beyond the Bill"

Join our next network meeting in London looking at the impact of the current hostile rhetoric towards migrants. The meeting will take place in person on Tuesday 6 June, 6-8pm, at Migrant Voice, 200A Pentonville Road, London N1 9JP. Reserve your place. The political rhetoric surrounding the Refugee Ban Bill (Illegal Migration Bill) is reaching new heights of hostility in tone as well as policy. This meeting will look at the implications of this increasingly toxic, misleading rhetoric on migrants and how it is impacting our communities. We know the…

Join our next network meeting in London looking at the impact of the current hostile rhetoric towards migrants. The meeting will take place in person on Tuesday 6 June, 6-8pm,…

Call for applications: Intensive two-day Media Lab in Glasgow

Apply for an intensive two-day Media Lab training and develop your skills in podcasting and print journalism! The professional-level workshops are free and open to everyone with experience of migration. Although prior media experience isn't necessary, all applicants must demonstrate a strong interest in journalism. Language support can be provided for those who don’t speak English fluently. Where: University of Glasgow, When: 25 and 26 May from 10-4pm We have 6 spaces in podcast journalism and production and 6 in print journalism and production. You sign up for either two…

Apply for an intensive two-day Media Lab training and develop your skills in podcasting and print journalism! The professional-level workshops are free and open to everyone with experience of migration.…

April Glasgow calendar

April is an exciting month for us in Glasgow - find out more about the events we have planned: We’ve teamed up with Outdoors for You, another migrant-led organisation, to take our members on a tour showcasing the city centre’s murals. It's a great opportunity to see work by local and international artists. Thursday 13 April, 10.30 am - 12 pm Sign up here. We will meet in front of the Lion statues in George Square, please bring water and comfy shoes. We will finish the tour at Garnethill…

April is an exciting month for us in Glasgow - find out more about the events we have planned: We’ve teamed up with Outdoors for You, another migrant-led organisation,…

March Glasgow calendar

We’re excited to host a wide range of activities in March, starting with a Vision Group for the Putting Ourselves in the Picture project on the 9th and ending with a Multicultural Spring Ceilidh on the 25th, Media Lab on the 28th, and a Women’s Group for English Learners on the 30th. We’re looking forward to writing, dancing, and learning with you! Here is what's coming up: Thu 9: Putting Ourselves in the Picture vision group Sat 18: Traditional Persian pattern workshop Thu 23: Women's group Sat 25: Multicultural spring…

We’re excited to host a wide range of activities in March, starting with a Vision Group for the Putting Ourselves in the Picture project on the 9th and ending with…

London and Glasgow Media Labs

Do you want to learn more about how the media works and how you can get your stories in it? Are you looking for a hands-on training on media skills - pitching, interviewing, photography, filming and more? Then join our media labs! In February and March, we'll be running two media labs in Glasgow and London: Glasgow - 24 February Develop your skills in photography, interviewing, telling your own story and more. Find more information and register here, or email [email protected] if you have any questions. London -…

Do you want to learn more about how the media works and how you can get your stories in it? Are you looking for a hands-on training on media skills…

Conference: "A better deal for migrants"

As part of our campaign against extortionate visa fees, we will be holding a conference, “A Better Deal for Migrants: Campaigning for a fairer visa and settlement process”, on 9 February 2023 in London. We will be bringing together people who have first-hand experience of the UK’s settlement process, as well as campaigners and policy makers and shapers to discuss how we can campaign for a fairer visa systemfor migrants. This is an event for individuals and organisations to come together to strategize and strengthen all our campaigning around these…

As part of our campaign against extortionate visa fees, we will be holding a conference, “A Better Deal for Migrants: Campaigning for a fairer visa and settlement process”, on 9…

West Midlands Migrant Ambassadors programme 2023

Are you active in your community, feel passionate about changing the debate on migration, and concerned about the lack of migrant voices in the media? If so, this is for you. Migrant Voice is looking for proactive migrants in the West Midlands who are keen to develop their skills and knowledge in getting the voices and issues of their communities into the media. You’ll become one of our migrant ambassadors. We’ll share with you our years of experience and train you in identifying stories in your community and pitching them…

Are you active in your community, feel passionate about changing the debate on migration, and concerned about the lack of migrant voices in the media? If so, this is for…