RAS Voice attended @naccomnetwork.bsky.social annual conference.
Here's a video of how RAS Voice Organizer, Jonathan, is part of the NACCOM Jigsaw Puzzle.
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View blog: naccom.org.uk/blog-we-are-...
“Locked Out and Locked Up” Report is live!
RAS Voice co researched the trend & asylum policies including criminalisation and border externalisation @refugeeaction.bsky.social
Report: www.refugee-action.org.uk/lockedoutloc...
Send an E postcard to your MP: act.refugee-action.org.uk/page/188948/...
RAS Voice together with 500,000 people united and sent a clear message to the far right. Blame the billionaires, not migrants! Thank you @togetheralliance.bsky.social for organizing this movement in London.
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A large, dense crowd of protesters fills the frame, many carrying placards and banners. In the upper center, a banner reads "St Albans TOGETHER Against Racism & the Far Right." The foreground and middle ground are dominated by large, bold white text overlaid on the image that reads "HALF A MILLION STRONG," with a smaller "TOGETHER" logo above it. Various smaller signs are visible throughout the crowd, including some with "Refugees Welcome" and others supporting different unions and causes. The overall scene conveys a large-scale political demonstration or march.
Today, we’re showing up.
For our neighbours.
Our friends.
Our family.
And anyone who has been scapegoated by the far-right.
Half a million strong. Together.
This is just the beginning.
#Together
RAS Voice March for UNITY with Together Alliance Rally! This street belongs to us! 📣
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RAS Voice joined the mass lobby at Westminster to #StandUpForMigrantRights
We met @davidwilliamsmp.bsky.social @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social challenge the "Earned Settlement" plans. We won't let 1.35m people be pushed into uncertainty. Safety is not temporary! Drop the plans @refugeeaction.bsky.social
The UK foreign policy contributes to the push factors that force people to flee, yet we respond with draconian measures like the 30-month stay. Common sense dictates that the UK must assume responsibility for its role." — Yanick, RAS Voice.
End the vicious cycle. #RefugeesWelcome
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.
Unity is stronger than division.
That’s why we’ve formed Together Alliance with 50+ organisations and thousands of individuals — all pushing back against the far right.
#Together we show where this country really stands.
Join us: togetheralliance.org.uk
The Guardian reports far- right groups harassing people seeking safety in northern France, destroying water supplies and invading sleeping spaces. This is where the politics of division leads. We need leaders who choose hope and unity. Read the article here: https://bit.ly/4sRPMn2
'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.
It’s time to move from crisis to community.
The current system is expensive, unsafe and unsustainable. Take action and Email your MP act.refugee-action.org.uk/page/181811/...
Local homes, fair investment, and community-led planning offer a real path forward. A fairer future is possible.
Right now public money fuels private profit while people live in poor conditions. It hurts all our communities. Our report sets out a council-run alternative. Email your MP and ask them to speak about it in Parliament: https://bit.ly/4pFEXly
Stronger communities start with safe homes. Read the full report: www.refugee-action.org.uk/wp-content/u...
A locally run housing system would keep public money in local areas, reduce hotel use and support people from day one.
This is how we build dignity and belonging
Stronger communities start with safe homes. Read the full report: www.refugee-action.org.uk/wp-content/u...
A locally run housing system would keep public money in local areas, reduce hotel use and support people from day one.
This is how we build dignity and belonging
Image of two lit candles and text which reads "2024 was the deadliest year on record for people seeking asylum in the UK. But our Government still refuses to record these deaths. #KnowTheirNames"
While headlines focus on how many people claim asylum in the UK, there's one number that's not even officially counted:
The number of people who die while trying to seek sanctuary here.
We know our policies kill people. Their deaths must not be ignored.
#KnowTheirNames
A delivery truck with the slogan "STOP SCAPEGOATING. START FIXING BRITAIN." drives past Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament on a sunny day.
Four activists wearing Refugee Action t-shirts stand in front of 10 Downing Street, holding signs that support refugee rights in the UK.
A truck displaying a digital billboard with the message "Everyone needs a safe place to live. Build homes and stop scapegoating migrants." from James, Spen Valley, parked in front the Home Office.
Person standing in front of 10 Downing Street wearing a T-shirt that reads "SAY IT LOUD SAY IT CLEAR REFUGEES WELCOME HERE," with another person and a security officer in the background.
Hey Keir Starmer, get the memo?
We’ve delivered thousands of messages to Number 10 from our supporters, with the help of some digi-vans!
People are fed up with politicians choosing failed policies and scapegoating over investing in all communities. Time for real change.
Powerful racial justice talks at our Black History Month panel, co-hosted with Race Equity Network. A lecturer from @uniofreading.bsky.social @dralicempofucoles.bsky.social and our activists spoke about the need for action asylum seekers and racial justice
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We are deeply concerned by the Home Secretary’s move to suspend refugee family reunion. No one chooses to be apart from their loved ones. Family unity is a human right—central to healing, dignity, and belonging. Restore safe, legal routes now. #RefugeeRights @refugeeaction.bsky.social
"I did not come here seeking wealth or running from poverty. In fact, I had a stable life back in my country, Yemen.
"What forced me to leave was not economic hardship, but persecution and fear for my safety and the safety of my family."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Massive thank you to Rachel, Jonathan, Fiss, Amal, Fatima, Tina and Katy for your phenomenal support! @refugeestogether.bsky.social @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social @phenomenalmary.bsky.social
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An incredible day we had yesterday at the launch of the "Lift the Ban" report in Bradford! This was an huge success due to the teamwork between CoS, REN, BRAVE and RAS Voice
Naz Shah MP for Bradford highlighted the critical importance of lifting the ban on the right to work for people seeking safety
Catherine Lebadou's powerful words highlight how, even within a challenging system, individual acts of kindness from strangers can make all the difference. It's a moving reminder of the human capacity for compassion.
We agree! Make sure you get to Horizons Festival! 🤩
@refugeeaction.bsky.social’s ‘Asylum Justice is Racial Justice’ event last night was so powerful.
Looking forward to the launch of WAST’s ‘More in Common’ exhibition this afternoon! 🧡
A truly inspiring day in London with our City of Sanctuary networks! It was amazing to see so many change-makers come together, sharing stories and igniting new ideas. We're united in transforming communities, one welcome at a time. Refugees are welcome Here!
Powerful day at the City of Sanctuary 20th anniversary conference! Our team led crucial workshops on asylum as a racial justice issue, sharing vital research & insights on the Asylum in the UK: A front line for racial Justice report. The work continues! #CityOfSanctuary"
Yesterday Together with Refugees and One Strong Voice launched the Lived Experience Leadership report with a panel featuring Eleanor Harrison, Jehangir Malik, Kolbassia Haoussou, and Reem Assil.
The conversations were open, honest, and deeply reflective🧡
togetherwithrefugees.org.uk/report-launc...
