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16 September 2019
Vacancies: Are you a Migrant Leader?
Are you a migrant living in Newham, Tower Hamlets or Hackney? Are you passionate about the rights and experiences of the members of your community? Do you…
20 August 2019
MRN’s comment on international students heading to France
Fizza Qureshi, co-chief executive officer of the Migrants Rights Network charity, told Eastern Eye: “We have seen a slow but clear progression of an unfavourable and hostile…
8 August 2019
MRN comment on Priti Patel’s appointment
Jilna Shah, the co-CEO for Migrants’ Rights Network, also expressed concern over Patel’s appointment. Jilna Shah wants the current immigration policies to be “completely and radically overhauled”…
17 July 2019
Working Across the Lines
Working Across the Lines is a scoping initiative by Voice4Change England and Migrants’ Rights Network. It explores how advocates, activists and others in race equality, migrants’ rights,…
10 July 2019
MRN’s London Network talks Intersectionality and Migrants’ Rights
Mumbi Nkonde It’s thirty years since Kimberle Crenshaw theorised the concept of Intersectionality. On this anniversary, she has been holding discussions to reflect on the theory in…
24 June 2019
BME Women’s Community Leadership Programme
The Real Change Collective (RCC) is a newly established partnership between six organisations: Arhag Housing Association Praxis Community Projects Doctors of the World Olmec Iranian & Kurdish…
20 June 2019
Permanent People’s Tribunal its verdict on the state of migrant rights in the UK to the Prime Minister
On Monday 3rd June a group of supporters of the Permanent People’s Tribunal (PPT) on Violations of the Rights of Migrants presented the ‘deliberation’ of the jury…
10 June 2019
Announcing exciting staff changes at MRN
Fizza Qureshi has returned from leave (welcome back Fizza!). Moving forwards, Fizza and Jilna Shah (who has been covering Fizza’s leave) will be sharing the CEO role.…
25 February 2019
No deal Brexit and race
Brexit will happen by default (and law) on 29 March 2019. At the time of writing it is looking unlikely that the government’s Withdrawal Bill will be…
16 January 2019
MRN’s Initial Analysis of the Immigration White paper
Home Office white paper shows us where the battles for rights-based immigration policies will be fought in the future. The government’s long-awaited white paper on future immigration,…