2024 in review

Editorials

2024 in review

This year has been a powerful testament to the resilience and determination of migrant communities and those who stand with them. Amid challenges, we have seen remarkable acts of solidarity, compassion, and hope that remind us of what can be achieved when we come together. At Migrant Voice, during 2024 we have continued our mission to tell our stories and change the narrative on migration. Across the UK, our work has brought people together to share experiences, and demand rights, to create lasting change: From powerful media stories and exhibitions…

This year has been a powerful testament to the resilience and determination of migrant communities and those who stand with them. Amid challenges, we have seen remarkable acts of solidarity,…

Standing up to hate and division: safe space meetings

Earlier this year we saw far-right riots sweep across the country. Many of us were left in fear, scared to leave our homes, terrified in our own communities. We also saw solidarity though. We saw people stand up against the rising hate and division. We saw the public band together. In response to concerns from our members, we organised “safe space meetings” for people to discuss how they were now feeling in the wake of the racist violence which had affected so many, and how we can move forward in…

Earlier this year we saw far-right riots sweep across the country. Many of us were left in fear, scared to leave our homes, terrified in our own communities. We also…

Day of #ActionOnVisas - standing in solidarity

The extortionate costs of visas, long routes to settlement, restrictive and complex system, minimum income requirements, among so many other things, impact upon the lives of people every single day. With visa fees currently seven to ten times the actual costs of processing them, the International Health Surcharge exceeding the cost of some private medical insurances, and the Minimum Income Requirement for spouses and dependants set at such a level as to exclude more than 50% of the population, it is clear that the system needs changing. On Thursday 31…

The extortionate costs of visas, long routes to settlement, restrictive and complex system, minimum income requirements, among so many other things, impact upon the lives of people every single day.…

We need regularisation for undocumented migrants, not returns

The reasons people become undocumented can be varied, but people do not choose it. Many of those who are undocumented in the UK have become so through no fault of their own. It can be something as simple as an error on a form, a communications breakdown, including very often letters from the Home Office being sent to the wrong address. Things which could happen to anybody when dealing with large organisations, just think about the errors which can happen with utility companies. For migrants though these errors can have…

The reasons people become undocumented can be varied, but people do not choose it. Many of those who are undocumented in the UK have become so through no fault of…

Hostile language led to riots, now it needs to change

Our communities have been attacked. We have been made to feel afraid in our own homes. We have been made to feel unsafe on our own streets. All of this caused by a minority of far-right thugs. What we have seen can be looked at as terrorism against our communities. A minority of racists attempting to use violence to push their ideological agenda. We have also seen how people come together to oppose hate and division though. Thousands of people have stood up and stood against the far-right. They have…

Our communities have been attacked. We have been made to feel afraid in our own homes. We have been made to feel unsafe on our own streets. All of this…

It’s time to change the narrative. Hate has no place in our communities

The violence and hate we have seen run riot through our communities with the far right did not come out of nowhere. The tragic and hideous attack against children in Southport has been used as an excuse, but it is just that, an excuse. At a time when we should be thinking about the young children who were brutally murdered, we are faced with far right thugs, as the Prime Minister rightly called them, attacking people on the streets and attempting to burn them where they live. They have targeted…

The violence and hate we have seen run riot through our communities with the far right did not come out of nowhere. The tragic and hideous attack against children in…

The Olympics shows how migration makes us all stronger

The Olympics and Paralympics bring together some of the best talent from around the world. It is not just the diversity of athletes coming together to compete which makes the games so spectacular though, it is the diversity within teams. For Team GB, we have athletes born all around the world coming together to represent Great Britain at the largest sporting event in the world. They will have millions of people rooting for them to win Gold as they compete. Win or lose we see solidarity with those taking part,…

The Olympics and Paralympics bring together some of the best talent from around the world. It is not just the diversity of athletes coming together to compete which makes the…

We need a complete change in the treatment of migrants

There has been a lot of talk about immigration during the General Election. What we need to focus on now is moving forward and creating a positive environment for migrants. Migrants form our communities. We are your colleagues, friends and families. We are the people you see every day. We are people at the end of the day. We are not abstract statistics to be thrown around as a political soundbite. We are people with families, families which have been ripped apart by cruel policies including minimum income requirements. We…

There has been a lot of talk about immigration during the General Election. What we need to focus on now is moving forward and creating a positive environment for migrants.…

The English Test Scandal is the Post Office mark two

If you have been following the Horizon Post Office Scandal then the similarities with the English Language Test Scandal are striking. One company refusing to take responsibility for IT errors. Innocent people affected criminalised, and expert evidence ignored. As with the Post Office Scandal, there is not just one point where everything went wrong. It has been a catalogue of errors and injustices, compounded over a decade. In reality, the IT errors, or manipulation, almost take a backseat to the wider range of issues. So many people were criminalised, that…

If you have been following the Horizon Post Office Scandal then the similarities with the English Language Test Scandal are striking. One company refusing to take responsibility for IT errors.…

Migrants’ rights are women’s rights

This International Women’s Day we are celebrating all the amazing migrant women we know. Some of those who have shared their stories with us over the years include the award-winning Mirela Sula, who moved to the UK from Albania than a decade ago, and spoke to us about what led her to leading an organisation campaigning for women’s empowerment. There is Livia Barreira, who moved to the UK from Brazil in 2016, who has written a book bringing together the experiences of eight migrant women, and who has been a…

This International Women’s Day we are celebrating all the amazing migrant women we know. Some of those who have shared their stories with us over the years include the award-winning…

2024 in review

Editorials

2024 in review

This year has been a powerful testament to the resilience and determination of migrant communities and those who stand with them. Amid challenges, we have seen remarkable acts of solidarity,…

Standing up to hate and division: safe space meetings

Earlier this year we saw far-right riots sweep across the country. Many of us were left in fear, scared to leave our homes, terrified in our own communities. We also…

Day of #ActionOnVisas - standing in solidarity

The extortionate costs of visas, long routes to settlement, restrictive and complex system, minimum income requirements, among so many other things, impact upon the lives of people every single day.…

We need regularisation for undocumented migrants, not returns

The reasons people become undocumented can be varied, but people do not choose it. Many of those who are undocumented in the UK have become so through no fault of…

Hostile language led to riots, now it needs to change

Our communities have been attacked. We have been made to feel afraid in our own homes. We have been made to feel unsafe on our own streets. All of this…

It’s time to change the narrative. Hate has no place in our communities

The violence and hate we have seen run riot through our communities with the far right did not come out of nowhere. The tragic and hideous attack against children in…

The Olympics shows how migration makes us all stronger

The Olympics and Paralympics bring together some of the best talent from around the world. It is not just the diversity of athletes coming together to compete which makes the…

We need a complete change in the treatment of migrants

There has been a lot of talk about immigration during the General Election. What we need to focus on now is moving forward and creating a positive environment for migrants.…

The English Test Scandal is the Post Office mark two

If you have been following the Horizon Post Office Scandal then the similarities with the English Language Test Scandal are striking. One company refusing to take responsibility for IT errors.…

Migrants’ rights are women’s rights

This International Women’s Day we are celebrating all the amazing migrant women we know. Some of those who have shared their stories with us over the years include the award-winning…

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