Our London autumn event ‘Migrants and Migration Post Brexit; finding our voice to influence the new landscape’ will take place place on Friday November 25th from 09.30am – 4.00pm hosted at Unite the Union, London & Eastern Region, North London District Office, Ron Todd House, 33-37 Moreland Street, Islington, London, EC1V 8BB
Following the surge in hate crimes against migrants after the EU referendum vote and the new developments and challenges facing the UK, this event will go to the heart of these issues and explore ways forward. It will bring together migrant communities with experts on migration, equality, academics, the media and other stakeholders to take action.
Join us for a lively panel discussion chaired by Ronke Phillips, Senior Correspondent, ITV London News with panellists Barbara Drozdowicz, Director, Eastern European Advice centre, Nicholas Hatton, Founding co-chair of the3million, Saira Grant, Chief Executive, Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, Peter Kavanagh, London & Eastern regional secretary, Unite the Union and John Page, Head of Organising, Hope not Hate.
This will be a very action oriented event with a number of workshops focusing on reporting and challenging hate crime and xenophobia, building alliances, how we can work with journalists to get stories of migration and hate crime told, and the challenges for migrants’ rights and engagement in influencing the new landscape. Workshops will be led by Simon Israel, Channel 4 News, Stop Hate UK, The New Europeans, and John Page, Hope not Hate.