Help keep our Solidarity Space alive!

December 2024 Newsletter

Dear supporters,?

We know that this time of year can be especially isolating for migrant and racialised communities. It is precisely at these moments where community and solidarity is more important than ever.

This is why we are asking for your support during this critical time. Our Solidarity Spaces are vital hubs of connection for migrant and racialised communities, bringing joy, solidarity and strength to the community. This space has been running for three months, but we need your help to continue it in 2025. So if you are interested in supporting our Winter Appeal, please keep reading.

Last month, we were incredibly busy with Islamophobia Awareness Month, and we released a collaborative blog with the Inclusive Mosque Initiative about the need for queer movements to challenge Islamophobia. Migrant justice requires us to reject Islamophobia, and so we also co-wrote a Words Matter explainer with CAGE, urging the migration sector to be critical of the way that ‘terrorism’ is invoked to oppress Muslim migrants and migratised people. We followed this up with a detailed Hostile Office blog exploring the the growing reach of counter-terror powers, such as Prevent, in the immigration system, and their disproportionate targeting of Muslim communities. Find out more below.

We end this newsletter with other campaign updates, including a new resource on gender and sexuality for migrant support services, as well as personal stories from our community members for Disability History Month.?

We thank you all for your support this year, and we wish you a restful holiday period with your loved ones. The fight for migrant liberation is far from over, and we hope you will remain with us in 2025, as we continue our pursuit of justice for all migrants.

See you in the new year!

In solidarity, The MRN Team

To read this month's newsletter in full: https://migrantsrights.org.uk/2024/12/11/help-keep-our-solidarity-space-alive-newsletter-december-2024/