On 21 July 2023, we facilitated a workshop with MILK Cafe and Unity Sisters in Glasgow. This event was a chance to see how the Right to Remain Toolkit can be used to support a community-based peer advocacy project.
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Taking the Toolkit to the North East!
Events | News | Solidarity | Toolkit 10
As we continue on our anniversary tour of the UK, some of the team travel to Newcastle for our fifth Toolkit festival
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‘We will always fight for our community’s right to seek safety and a better life’ – on the passage of the Illegal Migration Act
Right to Remain is one of 290 organisations coming together to condemn the government’s Illegal Migration Act.
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Huge increases to immigration fees
On 13 July 2023, the government announced it is massively increasing immigration fees, as well as the Immigration Health Surcharge. This will have hugely detrimental effects on many people, and we must stand against it.
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Beyond language skills: English for Action
At Right to Remain, we are gearing up to become a lead cheerleader for radical solidarity. We have been working hard to connect with small grassroots groups, especially those who use our resources, attend our workshops and share their campaigns with us.
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“There is no them. There is only us.” Derbyshire Refugee Solidarity
Right to Remain spoke to Derbyshire Refugee Solidariy, one of the many grassroots groups who use our Toolkit. Their motto is “There is no them. There is only us.”.
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Neglect Emergency – Solidarity with disabled people seeking asylum abandoned by the Home Office
A local grassroots group, RAMA (Refugee, Asylum Seeker and Migrant Action) in Colchester has been standing in solidarity with people seeking asylum with severe disabilities, abandoned by the Home Office. It’s time that we show solidarity with them.
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Birmingham Mind: How can we support the mental health of migrants and sanctuary seekers?
On Thursday 6th July 2023, staff from Right to Remain had the opportunity to attend Birmingham Mind’s Sanctuary Seekers and Us event, to learn more about mental health and people seeking asylum.
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Supporting each other at the Migration Yorkshire VCS Engagement day
On Thursday 6 July, Migration Yorkshire hosted an Engagement Day for members of the voluntary and community sector. The day was focused on understanding the current migration situation in Yorkshire and Humber as well as nationally, encouraging information sharing between groups and organisations, and promoting a positive counter-narrative to the constant negative story peddling surrounding migration justice.
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Home Office abandons new test requiring survivors of modern slavery to provide evidence of trafficking
On 28 June 2023, in a huge victory for survivors of modern slavery, the Home Office withdrew and agreed to review a cruel test introduced in the Modern Slavery Statutory Guidance.
read moreThe Rwanda ruling – Right to Remain message
Everyone in our Right to Remain community welcomes the Court of Appeal ruling on 29 June 2023, which found that Rwanda is not a safe third country for people who seek asylum in the UK. We salute each and every person who has contributed and sustained this act of resistance, which shone brilliantly in the court of law.
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The journey of our Toolkit flyers, so far
Over the past couple of months, the Right to Remain team has been distributing our brand new Toolkit leaflets to various groups across the country.
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Legal updates
- What we know so far about the new 24-week timetable for some asylum appeals
- Changes to asylum appeals: What we know so far about the proposed Independent Appeals Body
- How to request a workshop from Right to Remain, and why we ask some organisations to pay
- A new Young Person’s Key Guide is on the way, after a groundbreaking Young Asylum Guide
- Can’t afford to pay for your visa application? You might be able to apply for a fee waiver
Events
- Radical Solidarity Hub meeting, 29 April; Appeals
- How to request a workshop from Right to Remain, and why we ask some organisations to pay
- Workshop: Introduction to the Right to Remain Toolkit, 23 April
- Knowledge is Power; the Asylum System workshop, 9 April. 10am – 12.30pm
- Knowledge is Power; Detention and Enforcement workshop. 16 April, 10am – 1pm
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When people reach the UK, the struggle isn’t over. It's a hostile environment. Right to Remain relies on grants from charitable trusts and on donations from people like you. Your donation will help us to help people in their struggles for the right to remain in the UK, and to campaign for migration justice.
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Right to Remain works with communities, groups and organisations across the UK, providing information, resources, training and assistance to help people to establish their right to remain, and to challenge injustice in the immigration and asylum system. Right to Remain is a registered charity (charity number 1192934).
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