Tinker (she/her) 🧡 🍉
@tinkera.bsky.social
EAP university tutor, co-chair of university sanctuary group, hotel outreach coordinator supporting asylum seekers.
Huge respect for anyone fighting their corner to make the world a little bit better in any way at all.
Huge respect for anyone fighting their corner to make the world a little bit better in any way at all.
@danielsohege.bsky.social @zoejardiniere.bsky.social Would you be able to share this for us?
A petition conceived of/written by asylum seekers and refugees. Please show you support for their petition - and for them standing up and speaking out for themselves!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...
A petition conceived of/written by asylum seekers and refugees. Please show you support for their petition - and for them standing up and speaking out for themselves!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...
Don’t leave refugees in limbo: Scrap the 20-year wait
Imagine living in limbo for 20 years, not knowing if you’ll be allowed to stay in the only home your children have ever known.
That is the reality facing refugees under new government proposals. A gr...
you.38degrees.org.uk
December 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
@danielsohege.bsky.social @zoejardiniere.bsky.social Would you be able to share this for us?
A petition conceived of/written by asylum seekers and refugees. Please show you support for their petition - and for them standing up and speaking out for themselves!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...
A petition conceived of/written by asylum seekers and refugees. Please show you support for their petition - and for them standing up and speaking out for themselves!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...
Here is a petition conceived of and written by ex-residents of a Birmingham asylum hotel.
Please sign and share far and wide! Not just as a petition, but also as a message of support to refugees who are standing up and speaking out for themselves.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...
Please sign and share far and wide! Not just as a petition, but also as a message of support to refugees who are standing up and speaking out for themselves.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...
Don’t leave refugees in limbo: Scrap the 20-year wait
Imagine living in limbo for 20 years, not knowing if you’ll be allowed to stay in the only home your children have ever known.
That is the reality facing refugees under new government proposals. A gr...
you.38degrees.org.uk
December 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Here is a petition conceived of and written by ex-residents of a Birmingham asylum hotel.
Please sign and share far and wide! Not just as a petition, but also as a message of support to refugees who are standing up and speaking out for themselves.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...
Please sign and share far and wide! Not just as a petition, but also as a message of support to refugees who are standing up and speaking out for themselves.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...
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Shabana Mahmood puts the signs up: Britain is full. No blacks, no dogs, no Irish
Shabana Mahmood puts the signs up: Britain is full. No blacks, no dogs, no Irish
We had always given sanctuary to those who needed it, she said, only now we would kick them out as soon as possible
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Shabana Mahmood puts the signs up: Britain is full. No blacks, no dogs, no Irish
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Latest post from us: Home Secretary announces major asylum and other changes in new policy paper: “Restoring Order and Control” | Sonia Lenegan
Home Secretary announces major asylum and other changes in new policy paper: "Restoring Order and Control" - Free Movement
Following a plethora of media briefings and coverage over the past few days, the Home Secretary has officially published her policy paper on "Restoring Order
freemovement.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Latest post from us: Home Secretary announces major asylum and other changes in new policy paper: “Restoring Order and Control” | Sonia Lenegan
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
I have worked in hotel outreach for years - this does NOT reflect my experience.
Wtf is this, some sort of Reform party political broadcast?
I have worked in hotel outreach for years - this does NOT reflect my experience.
Wtf is this, some sort of Reform party political broadcast?
BBC Radio 4 - File on 4 Investigates, Inside the Migrant Hotel
Sue Mitchell takes listeners into the closed world of the migrant hotels.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
I have worked in hotel outreach for years - this does NOT reflect my experience.
Wtf is this, some sort of Reform party political broadcast?
I have worked in hotel outreach for years - this does NOT reflect my experience.
Wtf is this, some sort of Reform party political broadcast?
At last, someone is actually saying it and taking the little bit of action they can.
I wish UK politicians wou...oh, never mind.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
I wish UK politicians wou...oh, never mind.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez says Israel is ‘exterminating a defenceless people’
Spain announces raft of measures designed to increase pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu to end Gaza war
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
At last, someone is actually saying it and taking the little bit of action they can.
I wish UK politicians wou...oh, never mind.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
I wish UK politicians wou...oh, never mind.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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🚨 Nigel Farage is in Birmingham today, where he'll be talking about Reform's plans to try to send torture survivors into the arms of their torturers.
So here's a new billboard to show who has come out to back his new plan.
📍near Reform’s party conference, Birmingham
So here's a new billboard to show who has come out to back his new plan.
📍near Reform’s party conference, Birmingham
September 5, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Has the “time for simple humanity” passed, Keir?
September 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Has the “time for simple humanity” passed, Keir?
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Yvette, I'm confused.
September 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Yvette, I'm confused.
Thank you, Peter Wishart.
Decency and humanity would go a long way.
Decency and humanity would go a long way.
September 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Thank you, Peter Wishart.
Decency and humanity would go a long way.
Decency and humanity would go a long way.
Walking past an asylum seekers' hotel doesn't have to be scary, you absolute arsehole. Why pander to this awful narrative?
I walk IN to the hotels all the time - people help me carry my bags, make me a drink, we laugh and joke...absolutely nothing scary about these people.
STOP IT.
I walk IN to the hotels all the time - people help me carry my bags, make me a drink, we laugh and joke...absolutely nothing scary about these people.
STOP IT.
September 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Walking past an asylum seekers' hotel doesn't have to be scary, you absolute arsehole. Why pander to this awful narrative?
I walk IN to the hotels all the time - people help me carry my bags, make me a drink, we laugh and joke...absolutely nothing scary about these people.
STOP IT.
I walk IN to the hotels all the time - people help me carry my bags, make me a drink, we laugh and joke...absolutely nothing scary about these people.
STOP IT.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
..an assistant chief constable with Essex police, said: "..we must guard against the impact of antisocial behaviour on our community .."
I'm sure he meant 'and protect the real people inside the hotel from being violently targeted by hate' but forgot to say it?
..an assistant chief constable with Essex police, said: "..we must guard against the impact of antisocial behaviour on our community .."
I'm sure he meant 'and protect the real people inside the hotel from being violently targeted by hate' but forgot to say it?
Five arrested after masked men try to enter west London asylum hotel
Two anti-asylum groups marched to Crowne Plaza before attempting to enter building at rear, Met police say
www.theguardian.com
August 31, 2025 at 7:27 AM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
..an assistant chief constable with Essex police, said: "..we must guard against the impact of antisocial behaviour on our community .."
I'm sure he meant 'and protect the real people inside the hotel from being violently targeted by hate' but forgot to say it?
..an assistant chief constable with Essex police, said: "..we must guard against the impact of antisocial behaviour on our community .."
I'm sure he meant 'and protect the real people inside the hotel from being violently targeted by hate' but forgot to say it?
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Day in, day out, I speak to ordinary people who are organising to welcome the asylum seekers accommodated in their towns.
They befriend, support them, reach out to them as fellow human beings.
That's the Britain I know, the one I see around me & we never get told about on TV.
They befriend, support them, reach out to them as fellow human beings.
That's the Britain I know, the one I see around me & we never get told about on TV.
August 20, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Day in, day out, I speak to ordinary people who are organising to welcome the asylum seekers accommodated in their towns.
They befriend, support them, reach out to them as fellow human beings.
That's the Britain I know, the one I see around me & we never get told about on TV.
They befriend, support them, reach out to them as fellow human beings.
That's the Britain I know, the one I see around me & we never get told about on TV.
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We are all part of a bigger picture. Let’s not allow hatred or misinformation to fracture the communities we’ve worked so hard to build. Now more than ever, we need truth, compassion, and solidarity to guide us forward. #partofthebiggerpicture 🧩
Last week, we were out & about talking to the public in Glasgow!
At a time when hostility can feel overwhelming, it was deeply heartwarming to hear how much love, compassion & solidarity is out there.
The message was resoundingly clear: Refugees are welcome here! 🧡
#partofthebiggerpicture🧩
At a time when hostility can feel overwhelming, it was deeply heartwarming to hear how much love, compassion & solidarity is out there.
The message was resoundingly clear: Refugees are welcome here! 🧡
#partofthebiggerpicture🧩
August 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
We are all part of a bigger picture. Let’s not allow hatred or misinformation to fracture the communities we’ve worked so hard to build. Now more than ever, we need truth, compassion, and solidarity to guide us forward. #partofthebiggerpicture 🧩
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MOBILE PHONES NEEDED
We are desperate for some mobile phones for some of the sanctuary seekers we support.
We are looking for functioning unlocked smart phones.
If you have one, please email [email protected]
Thanks!
We are desperate for some mobile phones for some of the sanctuary seekers we support.
We are looking for functioning unlocked smart phones.
If you have one, please email [email protected]
Thanks!
August 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
MOBILE PHONES NEEDED
We are desperate for some mobile phones for some of the sanctuary seekers we support.
We are looking for functioning unlocked smart phones.
If you have one, please email [email protected]
Thanks!
We are desperate for some mobile phones for some of the sanctuary seekers we support.
We are looking for functioning unlocked smart phones.
If you have one, please email [email protected]
Thanks!
I'm confused.
So, people who really want to work are going to be stopped and people who are too ill to work are going to be made to find a job?
So, people who really want to work are going to be stopped and people who are too ill to work are going to be made to find a job?
July 24, 2025 at 6:41 AM
I'm confused.
So, people who really want to work are going to be stopped and people who are too ill to work are going to be made to find a job?
So, people who really want to work are going to be stopped and people who are too ill to work are going to be made to find a job?
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Outstanding work
Israeli cruise ship turned away from Greek island by Gaza war protest
Tourists greeted on Syros by banner saying Stop the Genocide and prevented from disembarking
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Outstanding work
So, is it safe to send asylum seekers back to Syria now that Israel is attacking them, too? 🤔 Is this included in the country conditions?
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Israel strikes Syria’s defence ministry in third day of attacks
Intervention comes as clashes between the Syrian army and Druze militias in the south of the country escalate
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
So, is it safe to send asylum seekers back to Syria now that Israel is attacking them, too? 🤔 Is this included in the country conditions?
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Yet *another* crime against humanity.
Wtf will it take for anyone to stop this?
It's scary that it's happening, it's scarier that it's being allowed to happen, it's scariest how powerless we are.
All my respect to the people of Gaza 🧡
I'm sorry.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Wtf will it take for anyone to stop this?
It's scary that it's happening, it's scarier that it's being allowed to happen, it's scariest how powerless we are.
All my respect to the people of Gaza 🧡
I'm sorry.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Israeli plan for forced transfer of Gaza’s population ‘a blueprint for crimes against humanity’
Defence minister orders IDF to ready ‘emigration plan’ for all Palestinians in Gaza in what legal expert calls blueprint for a crime against humanity
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Yet *another* crime against humanity.
Wtf will it take for anyone to stop this?
It's scary that it's happening, it's scarier that it's being allowed to happen, it's scariest how powerless we are.
All my respect to the people of Gaza 🧡
I'm sorry.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Wtf will it take for anyone to stop this?
It's scary that it's happening, it's scarier that it's being allowed to happen, it's scariest how powerless we are.
All my respect to the people of Gaza 🧡
I'm sorry.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
The cruelty is just beyond belief.
Can we really not do anything to stop this?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Can we really not do anything to stop this?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Starving, then shot. There is no longer hope for us Palestinians | Esraa Abo Qamar
The UN aid system for Gaza was safe and dignified. Today we’re humiliated or hurt by those tasked with helping us, says Gaza-based writer Esraa Abu Qamar
www.theguardian.com
June 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The cruelty is just beyond belief.
Can we really not do anything to stop this?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Can we really not do anything to stop this?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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No one who cares about wildlife and ecosystems is now likely to vote Labour in 2029.
Or about Gaza.
Or poverty.
Or inequality.
Or international aid.
Or corporate power.
Or democratic reform.
Or racism.
Or trans rights.
So that's goodbye to just about its entire vote.
What are they playing at?
Or about Gaza.
Or poverty.
Or inequality.
Or international aid.
Or corporate power.
Or democratic reform.
Or racism.
Or trans rights.
So that's goodbye to just about its entire vote.
What are they playing at?
May 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
No one who cares about wildlife and ecosystems is now likely to vote Labour in 2029.
Or about Gaza.
Or poverty.
Or inequality.
Or international aid.
Or corporate power.
Or democratic reform.
Or racism.
Or trans rights.
So that's goodbye to just about its entire vote.
What are they playing at?
Or about Gaza.
Or poverty.
Or inequality.
Or international aid.
Or corporate power.
Or democratic reform.
Or racism.
Or trans rights.
So that's goodbye to just about its entire vote.
What are they playing at?