🚨The Home Secretary said "illegal migration is dividing our country." Let’s be clear: the only thing dividing our country is a politics devoid of humanity and compassion. The plans announced today are a cruel political choice. It is #NotInOurName. www.refugeewomen.co.uk/morally-and-... 1/🧵

As we anxiously wait for Monday’s announcement, we have just one thing to say: Hostile polices cost lives. For those seeking safety here, these policies represent more cruelty, more anxiety, and more uncertainty. Nobody leaves their home unless they have to. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

There are so many reasons the work ban has to end - and this is one of the most important ones. The good news is, pressure to end this unjust and illogical ban is building. Add your voice now, and tell the Government it's time to let people work: bit.ly/LTB-act

‼️ Most people seeking safety in the UK are banned from working. This traps people in poverty, long periods of inactivity, and wastes their skills. This policy is nonsensical. Tell the Government to #LiftTheBan now: lifttheban.co.uk/email-the-ne... @asylummatters.bsky.social

🚨 One day left to apply Could you be our Office Manager (mat cover)? We’re looking for an organised, proactive and friendly person to oversee our smooth running. 🗓️ Deadline: 13 Nov, 11:55PM www.refugeewomen.co.uk/office-manag...

🚨 The Government has announced plans to emulate Denmark's harsh asylum system - widely recognised for its cruel and harmful approach. For some Danish politicians, the openly stated goal is 'zero asylum-seekers'. This should alarm us all. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 1/🧵

On Tuesday @greenjennyjones.bsky.social will be retabling an amendment @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social laid in the Commons that would require Government to report on deaths at the border and within the asylum system. Who could possibly oppose this? #KnowTheirNames

At least 133 people died whilst trying to seek safety in the UK last year - the deadliest year on record. Yet the Government doesn’t officially count these deaths. Each death is a tragedy. These fatalities must not be ignored. The law must change so we can #KnowTheirNames.

It’s Trustees Week! 🎉 There are nearly one million trustees across the UK, quietly powering the charity sector with their time, skills, and leadership. To mark the week, we asked our Board what being a trustee means to them. www.refugeewomen.co.uk/trustees-wee... 1/🧵

On the 75th anniversary of the European Convention, @libertyhq.bsky.social and women’s rights orgs call for the ECHR to be respected + protected. @evawuk.bsky.social @4refugeewomen.bsky.social @refugecharity.bsky.social @rightsofwomen.bsky.social livingunderpatriarchy.org/2025/11/04/n...

🏠 Everyone needs somewhere safe to call home. But asylum accommodation is failing people seeking safety and causing huge harm. All while private contractors make MILLIONS in profit. Read more in this vital report by @freedomfromtorture.bsky.social stories.freedomfromtorture.org/changing-the...

Our patchwork course is a space for women to connect, create and relax. 🪡🧶 The group have been busy so far this term creating placemats, potholders and pincushions. We love how colourful and joyful the pieces are! Huge thank you to our volunteer who makes this space so welcoming and fun.💜

📣 UK-France deal 'one in, one out' deal. Hope for a few, harm for many. Read our full statement here: www.refugeewomen.co.uk/uk-france-de... Or read more below 👇 1/🧵

Could you be our Office Manager (maternity cover)? We’re looking for a proactive and organised person to join our team. 📍 Hybrid, London 💰 £31,450 – 36,450 🗓️ Apply by 13 Nov, 11:55PM www.refugeewomen.co.uk/office-manag... Please share! 💜

Throughout October, which is #BlackHistoryMonth, our creative and educational activities are exploring Black histories, Black visionaries and celebrating Black identities. ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 1/🧵

Just yesterday, a report was released which outlined the huge harms of large-scale institutional sites, such as former barracks. Less than 24 hours later, the Government announced plans to house people in two ex-military sites. This is performative cruelty. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 1/2

🚨Breaking: damning report released today uncovers Government failures on harmful asylum accommodation. Failures include: ❌ Lack of oversight on private contractors ❌ Inadequate safeguarding ❌ Profits put before people ❌ Reliance on unsafe accommodation www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 1/🧵

We've recently launched our Creative Writing for Change course✍️🗣️ In our session yesterday, we explored themes of home, family and hope. We reflected on how writing makes us feel: 🕊️ "At peace" 💪 "Courageous and hopeful" 😌 "Relief and mental exercise" 🌟 "Confident" 1/2

We are saddened, yet unsurprised. This is the reality of this harmful, unworkable deal. We remain extremely concerned that those targeted under this deal are unable to access meaningful justice and are at risk of deportation and further harm. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 1/2

📣 We’re looking for an Office Manager (mat cover) Join our friendly team and play a central role in the smooth running of WRW. 📍 Hybrid, London 💰 £31,450-36,450 🕰️ 6-12 month contract, possibility to extend 📅 Deadline: 13 Nov, 11:55PM Please share!

Wishing our friends, supporters, and all those celebrating a very happy Diwali 🪔 💜 May the festival of light bring you happiness, joy and good fortune!

📣 Immigration detention must END. Today marks the National Day of Solidarity to End Immigration Detention. We're joining organisations and campaigners from across the UK with one unified message: detention must end, now. www.refugeewomen.co.uk/solidarity-d... #SetHerFree #EndDetention 1/🧵

🎉 Great things that happened this week! 🌈 A member of Rainbow Sisters received her refugee status 🏆 Members of our short course on facilitation graduated and celebrated together 💜 We welcomed 12 new women to our community We look forward to seeing what next week brings!

📣 The @biggive.bsky.social match fund campaign has now ended! A HUGE thank you to everyone who doubled their donation to support our work. Your generosity will help us support more women seeking safety to heal, rebuild their lives and thrive in the UK. 💜 Thank you! 🌟 #WGMF

📣 Only three hours left! ⏰ Until 12pm today, donations made to our @biggive.bsky.social campaign will be doubled. Your generous donation will support our welcoming community space. Show refugee women that there is compassion, kindness and solidarity out there. 💜 tr.ee/Qf7SVq #WGMF

✊ We will not be silenced.⁣ ⁣ Over the last few months, we have seen an alarming rise in hostility and hatred towards people seeking safety in the UK.⁣ ⁣ From anti-migrant protests to online abuse targeting charities like us.⁣ ⁣ 1/🧵

Olivia, a member of our network, research team and Board of Trustees, shares her reflections on our community: 🗣️ "I joined Women for Refugee Women in 2017. I was a different person back then. I was lonely, I had lost hope. I didn't know how I would survive anymore." 1/🧵

🏠Everyone needs somewhere safe to call home. But in the UK, many refugee women are pushed into homelessness by hostile asylum policies. Homelessness places women at risk of harm, abuse, and violence. #WorldHomelessDay 👇 1/🧵

Today is #InternationalLesbianDay – a day to celebrate the resilience, strength, and visibility of lesbians. 🌈🌏 It is also a day to reflect and acknowledge the multifaceted discrimination LGBTQ+ people face all around the world. To mark the day Uariumue shared her experience: tr.ee/oCKcQB 1/🧵

📣 For one week only, your donation will be DOUBLED! Our community space is powered by the donations of our supporters like you. It's here where women begin to heal, build sisterhood, and thrive.💜 Until next Weds 15 Oct, you can double your impact to support refugee women: tr.ee/Qf7SVq #WGMF 1/2

📅 Save the date! For just one week, every donation made to support refugee women will be DOUBLED. At a time of increasing hostility towards people seeking safety, your support is needed more than ever. ⏰ Weds 8 Oct, 12pm - Weds 15 Oct, 12pm tr.ee/Qf7SVq @biggive.bsky.social #WGMF

The racist weaponisation of survivors’ trauma is having horrifying impacts on communities across the country. We welcome new police VAWG lead Helen Millichap's comments. The evidence shows the vast majority of perpetrators of violence against women and girls are known to the victim.

As Shami Chakrabarti says in this piece, international human rights law has never protected people from expulsion just because they’d face worse healthcare or prison conditions. Obviously there’s no way Starmer doesn’t also know this, despite clearly implying here that it does. So >

🚨Contribution and citizenship.⁣ In her speech at the #LabourPartyConference, the Home Secretary outlined plans to overhaul the rules for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR). We're extremely concerned that this will create a two-tier system that punishes people for needing support.⁣ 1/🧵

Yesterday at #LabourPartyConference, we co-hosted a roundtable with @lawrsuk.bsky.social and @sbsisters.bsky.social as part of the #VAWGTakeover. The roundtable explored the vital question of where the black, minoritised and migrant women are in the Government's VAWG mission. 👇👇👇 1/🧵

Are you at the #LabourPartyConference today? We'll be at the event ‘Erased from the Equation? Black, Minoritised, and Migrant Women and the Government’s VAWG Mission’ organised with @sbsisters.bsky.social and @4refugeewomen.bsky.social (1/2)

📣 Scapegoating people seeking safety in the UK won’t fix inequality, housing shortages, or the NHS. The Government must acknowledge this. We’re proud to join over 100 orgs calling on the Govt. to unite communities. We need compassion, not division. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Heading to the #LabourPartyConference? Look out for our #VAWGTakeover. Over a year ago, the Government made welcome commitments to tackle VAWG, yet still hasn’t published its strategy. Now is the time for a vital reset. 1/3

📣 Volunteer call out! We’re looking for two Digital Skills volunteers to support refugee women to use the internet, computers and smartphones. 🗓️ Mondays during school term time ⏰ 10:30 - 12:00 or 12:30 - 14:00 1/2

Today is #BiVisibility day, a day to recognise and celebrate bisexual people, the bisexual community, and the history of bisexuality. ⁣🩷💜💙⁣ To mark the day, we're sharing some of our favourite photographs of our Rainbow Sisters over the years.⁣ 1/🧵 ⁣

Shanah Tovah! 🍯 🌟 Wishing the women in our network, our partners, supporters, and friends a sweet and happy new year.

🚨"The migration sector, already struggling with scarce resources, is now being forced to operate quietly, fearing that visibility will bring abuse or even physical danger. The result is a chilling effect: we’re being pressured into silence..." www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 1/2

🎉 Today marks the start of a new term at WRW! We’re so excited to welcome new and returning members of our network back to our community space and activities. 💜 This term is all about joy, connection, and learning. We can’t wait to see what the term brings! 1/🧵

Yesterday we attended a Q&A on immigration at the @libdems.org.uk conference. It was great to hear compassion and humanity form the basis of a discussion on immigration and asylum. Thanks to @lisasmartmp.bsky.social and Lord German.

We’re attending the @libdems.org.uk conference in Bournemouth over the next few days. At a time of increasing hostility towards people seeking asylum in the UK, we hope to build political support for a compassionate and fair asylum system. We look forward to connecting with MPs and our partners.

🎉 Great news to end the week! Our Trustee Julia has successfully completed the Tor Des Grants ultramarathon to raise funds for our work. The mammoth 137km race covers beautiful but extremely difficult terrain. We are in awe! WELL DONE JULIA! 1/3

The comments made by our Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, are deeply harmful, concerning and misleading. There are many reasons why claims are 'last minute' - we know this from our work over the years supporting hundreds of refugee women. 1/🧵 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

🚨A man has been forcibly deported to France under the Government's 'one in, out out' scheme. We're supporting several women who are detained under this cruel plan, terrified and confused as to what will happen to them. We need compassion, not more cruelty. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...