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The Refugee Tales Thank you for sharing your crossed finger selfie and for joining us in celebrating The National Lottery 30th birthday!😁🤞#NationalLottery30 #ThanksToYou

Last book of the year sent to print, things are finally relaxed at Comma (as if!) 10* books this year w/ some of the finest stories we’ve ever published. ❤️ to the writers, editors & translators who made these books possible. On to ‘25 *True North by Sara Maitland not pictured

We can all be refugees Nobody is safe, All it takes is a mad leader Or no rain to bring forth food, We can all be refugees We can all be told to go, We can be hated by someone For being someone.

‘Analysis estimates allowing people in the asylum system to work sooner could result in a net benefit of £1.2 billion to the UK Instead of unlocking this potential, our asylum system increasingly traps refugees in a cycle of homelessness.’ search.app/kfFrgqEHjfU4is…

Happy Winter Solstice to all in the northern hemisphere. The turn of the year's tide, a pivot-point, a day of hope—when the dark stops rising & after which the Sun begins its slow climb back. A day I mark in my mind much more than Christmas or New Year. Fiat lux! 📷 by

📣 Job opportunity with our small but mighty team! 📣 Come and work for Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group as an administrator and frontline worker. 🌟 We’d love to hear from you! 🌟 gdwg.org.uk/news

Final prep for a zine workshop I’m facilitating this week for a colleague on themes of journeys & belonging. My texts include Maya Angelou, Dr Khawla Badwan & @alisonphipps, David Herd, Audre Lorde, joelle taylor The Refugee Tales Tales & a medieval letter. My zines will be on display✨

Comprehensive new Commons Library briefing on the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2024-25 Helpful new briefing explains what is the Bill, focusing on its main provisions and most significant clauses ein.org.uk/news/comprehen… EIN CJ McKinney

148 organisations call on the Government to rethink measures to ban most refugees becoming citizens - no matter how long they've worked and contributed to British life. theguardian.com/world/2025/feb…

„To survive, you must tell stories.“ Umberto Eco

The Qur’an was first revealed during the month of Ramadan. This blessed month is also known by Muslims as the month of Fasting To celebrate the arrival of #Ramadan here are 24 beautiful Qur’anic manuscripts found in museum collections across the world #RamadanMubarak A thread…

There are times when it may feel we’re far from a future without detention. Help us maintain focus on our call for change. Walk with us in solidarity in our Festival of Walking in July. Book now! eventbrite.co.uk/e/refugee-tale…

If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.

🚨Since coming to power the govt has continued to argue that Albania is a 'safe' country, despite the risks facing those seeking protection in the UK. Our new briefing shows the harm this has caused Albanian survivors of trafficking - who make up nearly 1/4 of our clients. 🧵1/5

The Coat of Hopes, a patchwork coat on an ongoing walking pilgrimage through the UK, raising ecological issues, made by, worn and walked by 100s of people on a journey on foot over more than a 1000 miles so far.... #FridayFeeling

Today marks the seventh anniversary of the #WindrushScandal being exposed Windrush compensation is available to anyone from a Commonwealth country who's been affected by the scandal You might be eligible to claim government compensation Find out how: orlo.uk/sp8y6

Petition: Don’t abandon the Chalk Stream recovery pack petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7113… I have just signed this - the chalk streams of Wiltshire, Hampshire & elsewhere are very precious & of global significance

Final prep for the zine workshop I’m facilitating with Dr. Kirsty Bolton she/her We’re working with parallel translations of poetry & phrases in Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Italian, Chinese, German, as well as images. Thanks to The Refugee Tales & SÍDHE PRESS for your generous contributions. ❤️

Calling river-lovers: your river needs you! The Big River Watch runs until 1 May. Spend 15 mins by your local river, record what you see in the free BRW app––& help create a clearer picture of UK river health. I'm taking part! More here. The Rivers Trust theriverstrust.org/take-action/th…