Celebrating International Migrants Day
Celebrating International Migrants Day
On International Migrants Day (December 18th), Migrant Voice called for the celebration and recognition of the role and contribution of migrants to society.
Ordinary citizens have demonstrated solidarity with migrants and refugees this year and individuals in the UK have a proud history of offering their support.
However, as the refugee crisis in Europe escalates and conditions deteriorate we called on the international community to listen to migrants’ voices, and uphold our collective values, fundamental rights and human rights rather than degrading them.
Visit our twitter and facebook to see our members’ media work In London, Birmingham and Scotland to celebrate International Migrants Day, December 18th
Coverage included:
London
December 16th
Letter published in the Evening Standard
December 18th
BBC 94.9 on the Breakfast show - Jamima Fagta was interviewed
Letters were sent to the following papers: The Metro, The Guardian, The Mirror, The Independent, The Telegraph and were printed in the Metro and the Independent.
Birmingham
December 18
BBCWM radio between 10 and 12 am - Interviews were held with Virginia Kamara and Almamy Taal
Letters were sent in to the following papers: The Birmingham Mail, The Metro, The Birmingham Post. We had seven letters printed in the Birmingham Mail and one in the Metro.
Scotland
December 18th
Letters sent in to The Metro, several Highland newspapers. Letters were printed in the Metro and in Highland newspapers.
An article was printed in the Falkirk Herald,
December 19th
BBC radio Good Morning Scotland – Anna and Amparo were interviewed.
An article was printed in the Daily Record with interviews with Miro, Anna and Pinar.