Refugees shouldn't have to wait 20 years to know if they are safe. New rules are leaving families separated and lives in limbo. Join the campaign calling on Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to scrap the 20-year wait. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...

Heading to #RefugeeWeek in #birmingham

#wolverhampton #pride

On my way to the @naccomnetwork.bsky.social Midlands summer hub for @hopeprojects.bsky.social

Our friends at Journey LGBT+ Asylum Group are recruiting for new trustees to join their brilliant charity. Find out more and please share widely! journeylgbtasylumgroup.co.uk/current-vaca... @rainbowmigration.bsky.social @africanrainbowfam.bsky.social

Two of our fantastic Hope people have been granted status after a long legal battle! After being refused in 2018 and 2021, they moved in to our accommodation in 2022 and our legal team started working on overturning these wrongful refusals.

I've forgotten enough to be able to restart reading this. Probably for the 5th or 6th time. Wonderful.

The wonderful @youngbridget.bsky.social opening the @naccomnetwork.bsky.social annual conference. @hopeprojects.bsky.social

At the @naccomnetwork.bsky.social annual conference leading a workshop on behalf of @hopeprojects.bsky.social

"you fool. What does it matter, the way a man falls down?" "When the fall is all that is left, it matters a great deal" #wwfc

Reform lose Gorton and Wolves beat the Villa. Today had been a good day.

Pretty good from @refugeeaction.bsky.social Worth a share

Every 4 years I get absolutely obsessed by curling. The aesthetic, the language, the tactics. Everything.

Kassandra. To fuse or not to fuse? #raid

As a supporter of English cricket, Welsh Rugby and the Wolves, it's not a fabulous end to the sporting year

Refugees shouldn't have to wait 20 years to know if they are safe. New rules are leaving families separated and lives in limbo. Join the campaign calling on Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to scrap the 20-year wait. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...

Well to take my mind off the godawful politics, any #raid ers out there think it's worth going for the current fusion?

This guidance from the charity commission on safety for charities supporting unpopular causes is very reminiscent of Terry #Pratchett Igor, noting that you always needed a safe back door for when the mob comes with pitchforks

Charity commission guidance for charities working with (e.g.) refugees. In essence 'make sure you've got an escape route planned for when the mob comes with pitchforks'

A morning to be spent reading the new National Plan to end Homelessness. Will I find anything much NRPF I ask myself?

Over the weekend I got tangled up with some right wing Facebook groups. It wasn't a lot of fun. I blogged about it here darkenedroomweb.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/y...

As part of #BlackHistoryMonth, Loraine shares her poem, I Raise My Fist, reflecting on courage, identity, and strength. Loraine is a Sanctuary Ambassador - she uses her own experiences of seeking sanctuary to campaign for a fairer and more compassionate asylum system.

The Army at The Ritz in Manchester. Memory lane...

Syd Barnes held down a professional contract until the age of 67. You're closing in, Jimmy... www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...

Could this be you? Or a friend? Pls reshare

Pls repost @loucalvey.bsky.social @naccomnetwork.bsky.social @sueconlan.bsky.social @refugeesathome.bsky.social @4refugeewomen.bsky.social @refugeeaction.bsky.social @refugeestogether.bsky.social

Come and work with me! www.Hope-projects.org.uk are looking for an immigration advisor Post closes 5th Oct Pls repost www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs-in-birm...

This is literally ridiculous. Extending the period to 56 days was the bare minimum and still a tight turnaround. To go back on this is a complete waste of time. Increasing the number of refugees who are made street homeless is an absolute safeguarding risk in this political climate.

Government plans to halve the ‘move on period’ for Refugees, reducing it to 28 days. 28 days to find a job, get a deposit, and find somewhere to live. Thousands of street homeless refugees by the time winter hits. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Pride Month is a time of celebration, but it should be a time for protest too. When gay people seeking sanctuary are facing discrimination and dehumanisation, it's clear there's still a huge amount of injustice facing LGBTQIA+ people here in the UK.

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A final post from America. Its worth reading. #america #immigration #refugees #asylum #politics darkenedroomweb.wordpress.com/2025/06/15/a...

More from America darkenedroomweb.wordpress.com/2025/04/30/j...

More Americana darkenedroomweb.wordpress.com/2025/04/24/r...

Some more on #America and #immigration. darkenedroomweb.wordpress.com/2025/04/23/r...

Some more thoughts from #America. #immigration #refugees #media darkenedroomweb.wordpress.com/2025/04/14/s...

More thoughts from #America darkenedroomweb.wordpress.com/2025/04/11/t... #Unions #immigration #education

"Diversity is a superpower". More from #America. #migration #diversity #refugees #skills darkenedroomweb.wordpress.com/2025/04/10/d...

Without let or hindrance. Misadventures and reflections on coming to #America. #immigration #passports #sanctuary darkenedroomweb.wordpress.com/2025/04/05/w...

I'm just arrived in America on Sabbatical, but just as a starter, a few thoughts following an extraordinary online meeting of churches concerned about the ending of sanctuary that I was part of before I left. A sobering prelude to an american sabbatical darkenedroomweb.wordpress.com/2025/04/02/w...

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Hope combines legal advice with housing for people in the West Midlands made homeless by the asylum system. We are looking for a trustee with lived experience of the asylum system. Could this be you or someone you know? reachvolunteering.org.uk/opp/trustee-...

Good morning all. I've recently come across from X. Nice to be here.