Blogs
People have started being detained for Rwanda flights. Here’s what we can do
By: Izzie McIntosh
Date: 1 May 2024
Campaigns: Migration
Rishi Sunak’s shameful Rwanda Bill became law last week. Now his government has started detaining people in anticipation of the first flights, even though they’re expected to be weeks away, […]
Read moreGJN RWANDA BILL REACTION: “A shameful day for the UK”
Date: 23 April 2024
Campaigns: Migration
Responding to the Rwanda Bill passing, Dorothy Guerrero, head of policy and advocacy at Global Justice Now said: The passing of the Rwanda Bill is a shameful day for the […]
Read moreRwanda ruling reaction: We will not build a fairer society by punishing those who most need our support
Date: 19 December 2022
Campaigns: Migration
Today, the High Court has ruled that the UK government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is legal. Nick Dearden, our Global Justice Now director, responds: We don’t have […]
Read moreStop Deportations A4 leaflet
Type: Leaflets
Date: 20 September 2022
Campaigns: Migration
The UK government’s immigration policy is moving from unbridled hostility to outright breaches of its international agreements. We need to take action. Find out more in this A4 leaflet.
Read moreWe Rise Manchester
When: 1:30 pm, January 21, 2023
Where: Bridge 5 Mill (formerly MERCi),
22A Beswick Street,
Manchester,
M4 7HR View on map
Campaigns: Climate, Migration, Pharma, Youth
Join the national gathering of our youth network (under 30s). We Rise is a free event for young people new and old to activism. Register for your FREE place We […]
Read moreFreedom of Movement: Why we need open borders
Type: Leaflets
Date: 18 December 2020
Campaigns: Migration
Even in the middle of a global pandemic, few days go by when migration is not in the news. Migrants have become the perpetual scapegoat, to distract from the damaging anti-social policies of the elite and to boost the votes of demagogues – in the UK and around the world.
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The border regime is a form of global apartheid. Eventually it must fall
By: Global Justice Now
Date: 18 December 2020
Campaigns: Migration, Trade
Even in the middle of a global pandemic, few days go by when migration is not in the news. Migrants have become the perpetual scapegoat, to distract from the damaging anti-social policies of the elite and to boost the votes of demagogues – in the UK and around the world.
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6 ways to mark Windrush Day and challenge the racist hostile environment
By: Jonathan Stevenson
Date: 22 June 2020
Campaigns: Migration
Today is Windrush Day, marking the day 72 years ago when the Empire Windrush ship arrived at Tilbury Docks and gave its name to a generation of migrants from the Caribbean. It’s a day of celebration – but also necessarily a day of confronting injustice. Here’s a reminder of why and how we can re-commit to demanding justice for the Windrush generation and demanding an end to the hostile environment for migrants, once and for all.
Read more6 ways to mark Windrush Day and challenge the racist hostile environment
By: Jonathan Stevenson
Date: 22 June 2020
Campaigns: Migration
Today is Windrush Day, marking the day 72 years ago when the Empire Windrush ship arrived at Tilbury Docks and gave its name to a generation of migrants from the Caribbean. […]
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Our online fundraiser to support displaced communities in Calais proves social distancing doesn’t mean social apathy
By: Hiba Ahmad
Date: 13 May 2020
Campaigns: Migration
On Wednesday 6 May, Our Future Now (OFN) held an online fundraiser in support of the work of Calais Food Collective (CFC), an organisation providing essential food services for displaced communities in Calais and Dunkirk in France. Over 2000 refugees from various war-torn places are currently displaced in Northern France, and have found themselves in a perpetual state of uncertainty and marginalisation as European countries reject their claims to asylum.
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