Liverpool City Council staff learned to have constructive conversations about migration, avoiding hostility. Our team offered training on storytelling, social media, and safeguarding, helping staff discuss migration confidently. Explore more at: imix.org.uk/training/
In our sector comms meeting today @jakepuddle.bsky.social @britishfuture.bsky.social shared their recent report about community cohesion in the UK. Everyone recognised the urgent need to do more to tackle the rise of mis & disinformation as well as the far-right www.britishfuture.org/publication/...
The State of Us: Community strength and cohesion in the UK - British FutureA snapshot of the state of cohesion and community strength in the UK, detailing a worrying combination of social tensions and grievances.www.britishfuture.orgReally useful insights here @britishfuture.bsky.social highlighting divisions & tensions which exist in 1 yr on from the riots. But at a local level people often feel that those from different backgrounds get on well. Stronger community cohesion is possible but it needs significantly more funding
British FutureA “powder keg” of social tensions and grievances remain unaddressed across the UK, one year on from last summer's riots, according to a major new cohesion report published today. It warns that without urgent action, unrest risks being reignited. [🧵]
We spent yesterday working with journalists to help bring human voices of those affected by the Afghan data breach to the media. We mobilised our networks & provided a number of excellent spokespeople who shared their anxieties & fears over the breach www.itv.com/news/2025-07...
www.itv.comWe recently worked @channel4news.bsky.social supporting them to report on Channel crossings. The news team spent time getting to know the people in Calais & understanding how to film sensitively. More in-depth reporting like this is needed www.channel4.com/news/view-fr...
View from Calais: why so many are risking small boats for the UKIn Calais we speak to some of the thousands of migrants hoping to cross from northern France, on small boats, into the UK - risking their lives in the process.www.channel4.comIMIX CEO @jenniregan.bsky.social reflects on what ethical reporting on the border should like after working with charities in Calais. As media interest in Channel crossings increases it's crucial to tell human stories behind the headlines sensitively & safely imix.org.uk/through-a-ch...
Through a child’s eyes: What ethical reporting should look like on the border - IMIXListening to Radio 4 last week, I was shocked—but not surprised—to hear the Home Secretary say she can’t wait for French police to wade into the water with knives to slash boats carrying people trying...imix.org.uk'Some evenings stay with you. Not because they were grand or loud but because they made you feel understood.' Read #RefugeeWeek Ambassador Douna's beautiful reflections on our recent event held at The Conduit. Thanks to all our speakers for such a powerful evening. imix.org.uk/finding-the-...
Finding the human behind the headline: Reflections from The Conduit panel and my journey with IMIX - IMIXWriter and Refugee Week 2025 Ambassador, Douna Haj Ahmed reflects on her experiences with IMIX and her participation in The Conduit Panelimix.org.uk'Every day we see France & the UK not only failing to protect the human rights of children but pursuing policies which actively threaten & undermine them' Powerful report @projectplayfrance.bsky.social about horrific increase in violence against children in Calais www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Children crossing Channel from France exposed to teargas, report saysNGO says increased interventions have only increased danger as new data shows at least 15 children died in transit last yearwww.theguardian.com'It’s difficult to describe the stress of that journey – the terror of thinking I was about to be sent back to a country I’d fled' Hugely powerful article in Metro from #RefugeeWeekAmbassador Agnes about her detention in Yarl's Wood metro.co.uk/2025/06/17/t...
I followed every rule as an asylum seeker - I was still detainedI wouldn’t wish a detention centre on anyone, let alone on people who are forced to come to the UK because they have no other choice.metro.co.uk'We challenge the way refugee voices are portrayed: not as victims but as visionaries. You’ll see what investment in refugee futures looks like. Not just in funding but in trust, visibility, joy and collective power'. Meet Awssan and the 2025 #RefugeeWeek Ambassadors imix.org.uk/meet-our-202...
Meet our 2025 Refugee Week Ambassadors - IMIXMeet the 2025 Refugee Week Ambassadors finding common ground in changing the narrative we have about refugees in the UK today.imix.org.uk