Our friends at Dovetail Orchestras are looking for refugee and asylum-seeking musicians (aged 18+) to join a new music ensemble in South London. The group will create music inspired by the cultures, traditions and stories of those in the room: dovetailorchestra.org.uk/dovetail-bri...

We loved seeing our friend Ehsan from The Unknowns on BBC Songs of Praise recently, working hard with Margins Project at @unionchapeluk.bsky.social - watch from 12m05s: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

One week to go to vote for our film in the Smiley Charity Film Awards - vote for us, then be inspired by hundreds of other brilliant organisations. You can vote for as many as you like! smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/hear-m...

Statement for 2026 from Hear Me Out hearmeoutmusic.org.uk/stories/hear...

Support Hear Me Out in the Smiley Charity Film Awards by voting for our film with Kwaku - it's free to vote! smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/hear-m... Voting closes Friday 30 January.

Happy New Year from Hear Me Out!

Need support over the holidays? Or looking for support for someone else? We've got a handy collection of links here:

At the end of last year, we finished our work at Napier Barracks. Read more about the end of our work there:

Need support over the holidays? Or looking for support for someone else? We've got a handy collection of links here:

Season's Greetings from Hear Me Out!

We are delighted to share that we raised over £10k through our @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge campaign! These funds will make a real difference for people facing tough times in immigration detention. Your support brings a little hope in hostile times, and we are so grateful.

We must support each other to navigate this hostile asylum & immigration system to secure our safety. The Right to Remain Toolkit is an important resource that can equip ppl going through the system. ow.ly/ozhi50XGktB #NoOneisIllegal #MigrationisLife #TheseWallsMustFall

LAST CALL for donations to our #ChristmasChallenge - the campaign ends at 12noon! These little snowmen were made by children in an asylum hotel. Every donation you make is DOUBLED, meaning we can do more for people caught in immigration detention. Donate here: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

Less than 24 hours to go!

The Supporter’s Choice Award is a free way to show your support for a charity you care about, where they could win £1,000 donated by Big Give. To enter: ✅ Post on Bluesky ✅ Use #BigGiveChoice & #ChristmasChallenge ✅ Tag Big Give + your chosen charity ✅ Share why they deserve to win

Only 24 hours to go to hit our #ChristmasChallenge target - every donation, no matter what you can afford, is really appreciated by our team, and everyone we work with in immigration detention. Bring connection and community to families facing a hostile system: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

All donations made to our Big Give appeal will be doubled, meaning your donation will go twice as far — meaning it could help provide practical advice and emotional support to people like Olu as they navigate the asylum system. Donate here: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

Share music this Christmas with a person held in immigration detention. Every pound donated is doubled, increasing access to connection, creativity and improved mental health. Donate here: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

Donations doubled for the next week - it costs £13 for a person to attend a music workshop in immigration detention. Your donation this week will help TWICE the number of people - like Olu - take part in a music workshop that fosters creativity, confidence, and belonging. #ChristmasChallenge

A child saved, a family lost, a legacy that warns us not to make the same mistakes. With #Refugee #FamilyReunion now restricted, we must remember the human cost of separation, and our responsibility to prevent it. 🔗 Read @suelukes.bsky.social blog here: renecassin.org/from-kindert...

We need YOUR help to take vital music workshops into immigration detention settings. For one week only, your donations to our Big Give #ChristmasChallenge campaign are DOUBLED - helping people like Olu move from isolation to connection. Donate here: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

Do you want to make more hope, joy, welcome? this is your chance. donate.biggive1.org/campaign/a05... @hearmeoutmusic.bsky.social take music into immigration detention, barracks, asylum "hotels" and bring just that and amplify the voices. And from tomorrow your donations will be doubled. Go go go

Next week, we're launching our @biggive.bsky.social #christmaschallenge campaign. For one week only, your donations will be DOUBLED. We need YOUR help to take vital music workshops into immigration detention settings, and offer hope to those facing hostility: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

Never too early for a bit of festive joyfulness from our work with kids in asylum hotels.

The Hear Me Out community gathered in West London recently for its annual Practice Forum - sharing expertise and insight from working in immigration detention settings: hearmeoutmusic.org.uk/stories/hear...

COMING SOON: We’re taking part in Big Give’s #ChristmasChallenge! For one week only (2-9 December), donations to Hear Me Out will be matched. That means twice the impact for your donation, transforming isolation to connection, and sharing music with people held in UK immigration detention.

Nominate Hear Me Out for a Movement for Good Award - 12 draws over the Christmas period for £1k to go towards vital music workshops in immigration detention spaces. We're charity number 1119049: movementforgood.com

One day to go until the online event about Artists' Care in Complex Settings, with Youth Music, University of Wolverhampton, Irene Taylor Trust, and us! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/artists-ca...

A quick flashback to a sweltering day in Dover as Band from the Barracks hit the stage at Dover Multicultural Festival:

"In that suffocating situation... it really messes with your head." This ITV report explains the situation Hear Me Out hopes to relieve - bringing music, community and mental stimulation to confinement: www.itv.com/news/central...

Hear Me Out runs music and arts workshops with children in UK asylum hotels: youtu.be/Knay4itKq0w

We're taking part in this session about Artists' Care in complex settings on November 20th - take a look: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/artists-ca... @youthmusic.bsky.social @irenetaylortrust.bsky.social @good-vibrations.bsky.social

Feel like you need some facts at your fingertips? Download this excellent cheatsheet from @safepassageintl.bsky.social : act.safepassage.org.uk/ultimate-mig...

We are seeking an experienced Individual Giving Consultant to support the continued growth and development of Hear Me Out’s fundraising. More info and application: hearmeoutmusic.org.uk/stories/vaca...

Coming up this afternoon - our webinar with @irenetaylortrust.bsky.social about working with music in prisons and detention settings. Still time to sign up and join us: www.eventbrite.com/e/learnings-...

Next Monday! A free webinar to hear about our learning from observing music project delivery in prisons and immigration detention. Book your place on Eventbrite to take part: www.eventbrite.com/e/learnings-...

We're very excited to team up with @hearmeoutmusic.bsky.social for a FREE webinar next week, following observation of each other's practice in prisons and immigration detention. Great insights for anyone interested in music in community settings Monday 22/09/25 - 2.30pm BOOK: bit.ly/ITTHMO

Our project with @irenetaylortrust.bsky.social has been made possible by the good folks at @thelightbulbtrust.bsky.social - check out their brilliant work here, including bringing together organisations doing great things within marginalised communities: lightbulbtrust.org

For a little mid-week pick-me-up, take a look at the HMO Band showreel. Interested in booking them for your festival, gig or event? Get in touch!

What's it really like taking music into prisons and immigration detention? What works? What doesn't? Our artists join forces with Irene Taylor Trust artists to discuss - free webinar, 22nd September: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/learnings-...

We're celebrating our friends @irenetaylortrust.bsky.social on their 30th anniversary year - check out their wonderful FREE photo exhibition at Rich Mix, on now, and find out about their anniversary show here: irenetaylortrust.com/celebrating-...

REMINDER: The deadline to apply to be an HMO trustee is Monday 15 September - if you're interested, get in touch with any questions, or apply here:

Get an insight into how our artists work in detention settings with this video featuring HMO artist Oliver Seager:

Our friends at the Amwaj choir of Palestine (Bethlehem, Hebron) today release their first EP "Palestine Waves | Beauty out of Desolation". Listen and celebrate music created as a lifeline in the region's current tragic context: tr.ee/o7JL5sf-93 youtu.be/tNT8hroGILQ

We're joining forces with @irenetaylortrust.bsky.social for a webinar, following observation of each other's practice in prisons and immigration detention. It's free, with great insights for anyone interested in music in community settings. Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/learnings-...

🎵New Promoting a Compassionate #Asylum System Podcast music🎵 Listen to the full song from @hearmeoutmusic.bsky.social, along with hundreds of songs made by #Refugees and asylum seekers who have survived immigration #Detention in the UK. 🔗 hearmeoutmusic.org.uk/why-detainee... Podcast coming soon.

"‘When is the next Thursday?’ That had been my dream all those times. Like I'm always dreaming about when that next session is coming..."

Want to make a difference? We're looking for trustees for our mighty team - particularly people with lived experience of immigration or asylum, and/or fundraising from donors and major partners: hearmeoutmusic.org.uk/stories/seek... Info Zoom meeting: 2nd September Deadline: 15th September

Away from the headlines, what's it really like for the human beings in asylum hotels? Read this @refugeecouncil.bsky.social story about one year ago: www.instagram.com/p/DMxsT9IMUjC/

Listen again to our recent show on NTS Radio - one hour of music and chat from HMO: