Just 2️⃣ days left to apply! Come help us build a movement of welcome in Manchester ⚡️ (I mean, you get to work alongside me - who wouldn’t want that? 🤷‍♂️)

Hurry! The deadline for applications is this Monday (Easter Monday 6/4/26) ⏳ Apply here 👉 gmworkforcehub.org.uk/recruitment-...

This May people are coming together to show that hope is everywhere. Right now the voices pushing hate are loud - but all over the UK people showing up for each other. Making the places they live better for everyone. Together we can drown out hate with hope. Are you in? Visit millionactsofhope.org

Last few days to apply! Help supercharge our movement of welcome in #Manchester ⚡

Great news that asylum seeking doctors can now work, but legal action shouldn't have been needed to force the government into this minor concession. Asylum seekers should be allowed to work. Lift the Ban now! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

New Home Office policy means that refugees will need to reapply for protection every 30 months ‼️ Emily Payne, of our Clinical Care Team wrote for Open Democracy and said: ”It leaves people stuck in limbo, unable to rebuild their lives”

Exciting role available over at our friends @manchestercos.bsky.social! Apply today 👇

🚨We’re recruiting a Fundraising Trustee Help shape our fundraising strategy by providing oversight, guidance & support to the Board - without day-to-day delivery responsibilities. Make a strategic impact & help drive our mission forward. Apply now! cityofsanctuary.org/get-involved...

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On this blessed day of Eid al-Fitr, we pray for all those living through conflict, and all those forced to flee. 🌙 May you still find moments of peace and joy today. #EidMubarak

🚀 WE ARE HIRING! 🚀 Passionate about refugee rights? Skilled at movement building and advocacy? Ready to speak up for sanctuary? Then come supercharge our movement of welcome! ⚡️ Apply here 👉 gmworkforcehub.org.uk/recruitment-...

Join us! We are looking for a Communications and Campaigns Officer to: 1) Support people in detention; 2) Challenge unjust and harmful detention and removal policies; and 3) Fight for a compassionate migration system. Learn more and apply here: shorturl.at/LIKrh

Our hearts ache for you. Our resolve to undo this cruel rule strengthens. #MothersDay

Yesterday 100s of people from across the UK came together in Parliament to meet with their MPs about the Govt.'s disastrous earned settlement plans. Together, we shared our concerns directly with 80+ MPs. A massive thank you to everyone who joined & helped make it happen. This is just the start.

On #InternationalWomensDay, and every day, we stand with refugee women in the UK.

Our Policy Officer Rivka appeared on Talk to remind listeners that there are human beings impacted by this barrage of hostility.

📣📣 1/ We’ve got big news: RAMFEL is now Refugee and Migrant Justice. What started as a small advice service in an East London church has grown into 1 of the UK’s largest providers of immigration advice & a leading national voice standing for the rights of migrants, refugees & people seeking asylum.

📄NEW: Today, the Home Secretary has announced that from now on, refugees who apply for and are granted asylum in the UK will be given 2.5 years’ temporary refugee status. While there are still many unanswered questions, we have shared what we know so far, and what we think about it in a blog post:

💔💔💔 1/ 22 children lost their lives crossing the Channel in the last 2 years. During this period, the UK paid France £473 million and authorities used ever harsher and violent methods to try and stop people crossing. This approach has failed catastrophically. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

NEWS: Yesterday, Nelson Shardey was granted British citizenship following a ceremony at Wallasey Town Hall. A local legend, Nelson has been in the UK for 49 years, since 1977. He hit headlines in 2024 when, represented by GMIAU, he legally challenged the Home Office.

Do not abandon hope. We can win. 🧡

Our statement on the incident at Manchester Central Mosque.

We’re recruiting Trustees to join our Board. Join us and play a vital role in supporting our work to promote the welfare and rights of people in immigration detention. Deadline: 12 March 2026 To find out more: detentionaction.org.uk/become-a-tru...

The conversation about housing is all wrong. For decades, governments haven’t built enough social homes. People are struggling. Yet refugees get blamed. Our new video flips the narrative and focuses on the real issue. Watch it. Share it. Let’s change the conversation.

📢"It’s like you have to choose between settlement and surviving." Essential reading from @ramfel.bsky.social exposing how families are being punished simply for accessing the support they were legally entitled to. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Are you interested in exchanging best practices, skills, and strategies with peers in the homelessness and refugee sector? Join us for our Annual Conference on 25 March 2026 in Leeds!

Ngl, we were ahead of the curve with our statement!

Ramadan Kareem from the MCoS team! 🌙 Wishing you a holy month filled with peace, joy and blessings. #RamadanMubarak

A huge thank you to everyone who joined our Annual Gatherings in Birmingham and Leeds! People fighting for migration justice and are currently going through the hostile asylum and immigration system came together to connect with each other, share ideas and build power. More on this, next week...

Remember when Keir Starmer thought trapping people for two decades in poverty was "a denial of human dignity"? It's common sense, and our leaders know it. Let people work, make decisions quickly and let people settle.

📣 The Government has announced cruel policies that risk eroding refugees' rights. This Valentine’s Day, we’re fighting back. We stand #TogetherWithRefugees ✉️ Write to your MP TODAY! actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

If your answer is ‘YES’, drop a 🧡 in the comments below! #ValentinesDay

Some reflections after responding to the Government’s ‘earned settlement’ consultation

These comments are at odds with Manchester's values. As Mancunians, immigration is in our DNA. It's in our diversity, resilience, charisma and colour. We invite Jim to meet with us, learn more about our work, and engage in constructive discussion.

This Valentine's Day, we are coming together to show compassion not cruelty🧡 Every day, communities across the country show warmth and kindness to refugees. Join us in showing you stand #TogetherWithRefugees ✉️Write to your MP today! actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

The Premier League is a perfect example of how diversity and immigration can make us stronger. We are disappointed to see unfounded, and untrue, statements like this being repeated. Rather than spreading misinformation about migrants we should all stand united.

👏👏👏 Vital research by @ippr.org on how the government's plans to increase settlement routes will harm hundreds of thousands of children's future prospects. It doesn't have to to be this way. The government should cap settlement routes, not expand them. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

We're so grateful to everyone who donated to our Christian Aid Christmas Appeal at the carol service last month. Thanks to you, we've raised £123.74!

The Government's plans to make people wait decades for settlement will do huge damage to our communities. Every local authority that values a diverse, cohesive community should stand against them. www.expressandstar.com/news/politic...

🚨We're looking for a Maternity Stream of Sanctuary Consultant🚨 Support awareness raising within maternity services of the issues facing families seeking sanctuary: 🔵 Hours: 7 hrs pw 🔵 Salary: £30 ph 🔵 Based: UK/Home working 🔵 Contract: April-Dec 26 cityofsanctuary.org/get-involved...

⚠️ The Government is planning to make it significantly harder for people to gain indefinite leave to remain (ILR). Find out more and how you can take action before the consultation period ends on February 12th ⏰⬇️ www.boaztrust.org.uk/articles/ear...

Our Griff Ferris speaks on the BBC about the waste of public money on private companies that profit from providing inadequate housing for those seeking safety & how this money can go towards improving local council housing to house people seeking asylum in our communities, where they belong. S: BBC

It’s Hate Crime Awareness Week in #GreaterManchester. We are a city region that is proud to recognise and celebrate difference and diversity (and sanctuary! 🧡). Hate crime has no place here. For support and to report hate crime, visit: www.letsendhatecrime.com #WeStandTogether

Free, fun fitness sessions every Wednesday at Moss Side Millennium Powerhouse! Asylum seekers and marginalised women especially welcome. No experience needed. Just turn up, move your body, have a laugh - and grab a free cuppa. ☕ 📍 Moss Side Millennium Powerhouse 🗓 Wednesdays | 11am–12pm

This was a good day 🧡 We just had the pleasure of seeing this group graduate from our Sanctuary in Politics course - a programme designed to supercharge advocacy, campaigns and change-making. We cannot wait to carry on working with this phenomenal bunch of storytellers, campaigners & organisers 💪

📣Today we have launched the #EndDestitution campaign📣 migrantdestitution.co.uk/end-destitut... ‼️The government’s latest plans threaten to force yet more people in our communities into destitution. We must stand against this. 1/

🚨Introducing your guide to informed, compassionate conversations about asylum. Providing clear, accessible info about people seeking sanctuary, this guide also encourages you to bring your own thoughts & experience into the conversation. Download yours now: cityofsanctuary.org/facts/

People need to be housed in our communities, not in military barracks. We can't go back to repeating the same mistakes that cost lives and retraumatised people seeking safety. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'Our Side of the Story' Created by the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group and Stand & Be Counted Theatre, this short film features people with lived experience of asylum hotels. The group is supported by us, and the film presents a spoken version of a statement they shared a few months ago.

The Government is introducing the biggest immigration overhaul in 50 years. They want to make settling here harder than ever as part of a broader attack on migrants and refugees. Now, they're asking what YOU think of their plans. Use our guide & speak up today. www.praxis.org.uk/consultation...