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Waltham Forest Migrant Action @wfmigrantaction.bsky.social · 1d

Join Waltham Forest Migrant Action and Stories & Supper for a screening of Name Me Lawand.

📆 06 November

⏰ 6.30 pm

📍William Morris Gallery

🍹Refreshments and welcome talks from 6.30pm

🎬 Screening at 7pm

🧾 Tickets £10/ £5 concessions can be purchased here ➡️
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Waltham Forest Migrant Action @wfmigrantaction.bsky.social · 14d

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 14d

Our politics and media have become viciously obsessed with immigration. Farage has made sure of it. And in that obsession, they’ve all lost sight of the people they target. Fellow human beings trying to live and belong somewhere.
Shame on everyone responsible for this daily inhumanity
(Letter,Times)

Reform's plan for a benefit clampdown
Sir, Regarding Reform's plan to ban foreigners from claiming benefits ("Farage visas would make it harder to settle in the UK", news, Sep 22;
"Time's Up", leading article, Sep 23), in my small company for the past ten years we have employed, on a yearly average, 32 eastern European people, two of them in senior management positions. They all pay British taxes and have had little or no unexplained absences to date. Sick leave for them is extremely low. As far as I am aware, none of them is claiming benefits for dependants. These diligent people provide compassionate care for their clients, living with them for a few weeks at a time. During the pandemic they were responsible for ensuring zero transmission of the virus to people in their care. I feel utterly ashamed that many of them will be reading about Nigel Farage's plan on their various social media platforms
this morning.
Chrstina Sell
Managing director, Arbour

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Waltham Forest Migrant Action @wfmigrantaction.bsky.social · 14d

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Waltham Forest Migrant Action @wfmigrantaction.bsky.social · 14d

Cruel anti-migrant policies are bad for all of us.

We all know the saying, first they came for the communists, and I didn't speak out …

Our fight for migrant justice has never been more urgent.

Join us! 🔗 below in comments.

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Waltham Forest Migrant Action @wfmigrantaction.bsky.social · Sep 2

The govt is announcing one cruel decision after the next.

Yesterday they chose to abolish one of the only safe routes.

We need more, not less, safe routes

(safe routes info: @freemovement.bsky.social)

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Chris Bertram @crookedfootball.bsky.social · Sep 2

This is ICE-style immigration enforcement in the UK, it is also very reminiscent of Windrush.

Motorcyclist on shopping trip arrested amid Labour’s crackdown on undocumented migrants

Fernando Fontoura, who moved to the UK aged 12, detained in drive to find people ‘illegally working’ as delivery drivers

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Waltham Forest Migrant Action @wfmigrantaction.bsky.social · Sep 1

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who joined our Together with Refugees solidarity action yesterday at St James Big Street Big Local summer fair, visited our stall or came over for a chat - the message is clear: #refugeesarewcomehere

#walthamforest 🧡 #refugees

@refugeestogether.bsky.social

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Waltham Forest Migrant Action @wfmigrantaction.bsky.social · Aug 28

🧡Join Waltham Forest Migrant Action & Together with Refugees at St James Street Big Local Summer Fair for a solidarity action.

📆 Sunday 31st August

⏱️1.30 pm

📍 Stoneydown Park, Walthamstow, E17 6NJ

Bring your family and friends.

We are many ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼

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Waltham Forest Migrant Action @wfmigrantaction.bsky.social · Aug 22

📣Our August newsletter has dropped 🧡

Have a read before you head off for the bank holiday weekend & get those dates in the diary! 📆

#RefugeesWelcome

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · Aug 21

🔴The Reform and Conservative Politicians Mingling With Neo-Nazis and Fascists at Asylum Hotel Protests

The recent wave of anti-migrant protests are providing a bridge between right-wing elected politicians and extremist groups

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The Reform and Conservative Politicians Mingling With Neo-Nazis and Fascists at Asylum Hotel Protests

The recent wave of anti-migrant protests are providing a bridge between right-wing elected politicians and extremist groups

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Waltham Forest Migrant Action @wfmigrantaction.bsky.social · Aug 21

📣 We are looking for 2-3 compassionate individuals with a strong interest in migrant justice to join our Board and make a tangible difference to the lives of migrants and refugees in Waltham Forest. For more details and how to apply 👉 wfma.org.uk/2025/08/20/t...

Waltham Forest Migrant Action @wfmigrantaction.bsky.social · Aug 7

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Waltham Forest Migrant Action @wfmigrantaction.bsky.social · Aug 7

We did it then and we will do it again!

Fascism has no place in our community.

Join the fight for migrant justice and against far-right violence:
- Attend the radical solidarity hub hosted by @right-to-remain.bsky.social
- sign up to our newsletter🔗 ⬇️

Our solidarity knows no borders.

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Waltham Forest Migrant Action @wfmigrantaction.bsky.social · Jul 25

Our summer newsletter’s just dropped.

Find out the latest migration justice news!

Please sign up & share widely.

Together we can build a community where everyone, regardless where they are from, is welcome.

#RefugeesWelcome
#solidarity

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Waltham Forest Migrant Action @wfmigrantaction.bsky.social · Jul 22

We stand with people seeking asylum, refugees and migrants - today and every day!

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Waltham Forest Migrant Action @wfmigrantaction.bsky.social · Jul 18

Continued far right violence in Epping is glaringly reminiscent of what we witnessed across the UK last year and is being fuelled by incessant anti-migrant rhetoric, not least by the government.

It is putting people at risk and needs to stop!

Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · Jul 18

Hundreds take part in protests near asylum hotel in Epping

More than 400 people attend demonstrations near a hotel that is being used as migrant accommodation.

www.bbc.com

Waltham Forest Migrant Action @wfmigrantaction.bsky.social · Jun 24

#RefugeeWeek - it’s a wrap!

📣 Find out what we got up to last week 🔗including the London Legal Walk, our ‘Community Celebration’ & an interview with our trustee, Peter Ashan - pictured here on the Wood Street mural.

Thank you everyone for your support!

wfma.org.uk/2025/06/24/r...

Refugee Week – it’s a wrap!

As we close Refugee Week 2025 (16 – 22 June), we are left with a warm, fuzzy feeling from the support we had from people across Waltham Forest – and more determined than ever to continu…

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Waltham Forest Migrant Action @wfmigrantaction.bsky.social · Jun 20

Happy international #refugeeday!

Only a few hours left before we take over Walthamstow Trades Hall for our #refugeeweek community celebration - showcasing exceptionally talented local poets and DJs from across #walthamforest!

Join us!
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Waltham Forest Migrant Action @wfmigrantaction.bsky.social · Jun 17

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London Legal Walk 2025

Thank you for supporting our team in fundraising for the 2025 London Legal Walk. We will be taking on 10km on Tuesday 17th June to help those in need gain access to life-changing free legal advice. Ou

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Waltham Forest Migrant Action @wfmigrantaction.bsky.social · Jun 17

Today is the day!

Our team is taking part in the London #legalwalk to raise awareness about the shocking lack of #accesstojustice for migrants in the UK.

Please sponsor us -
🔗 in comments!

#refugeeweek

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Waltham Forest Migrant Action @wfmigrantaction.bsky.social · Jun 10

We are ready for the challenge ... will you please sponsor us?

Every donation - even the smallest - is very gratefully received, and will go directly to the free services we provide to support migrants in our community.

Thank you🧡

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#legalwalk

London Legal Walk 2025

Thank you for supporting our team in fundraising for the 2025 London Legal Walk. We will be taking on 10km on Tuesday 17th June to help those in need gain access to life-changing free legal advice. Ou

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Waltham Forest Migrant Action @wfmigrantaction.bsky.social · Jun 2

'Being stuck on work visas for year amounts to the opposite of integration. You can’t vote, cannot have recourse to public funds if needed, cannot lean in to British society and participate with a sense of safety and belonging.' @nesrinemalik.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I got British citizenship via the five-year route. Labour’s new 10-year rule will cause untold pain | Nesrine Malik

Starmer claims to want integration. Yet denying people safety, belonging and the right to vote for a decade amounts to the exact opposite, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

www.theguardian.com

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UCL Department of Geography @uclgeography.bsky.social · Jun 2

📣 Global Migration Conference 2025: Creating Spaces of Sanctuary 🕊️

An afternoon of talks and discussion with speakers from @helenbamber.bsky.social, @hackneycouncil.bsky.social and @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social.

📅 Tues 17 June | 1–4pm
🎟 Free + open to all

#UCL #RefugeeWeek2025 #GlobalMigration

Creating Spaces of Sanctuary

Join us to explore how we can build true sanctuary through solidarity, care, and resistance alongside refugees and migrants.

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Waltham Forest Migrant Action @wfmigrantaction.bsky.social · May 23

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