Celebrating Solidarity at the ‘Migrant Connections Festival’

Photo credit: federivas.com September saw the triumphant return of the ‘Migrant Connections Festival’. Hosted by Migrant Connections, alongside SLRA as a partner, the festival serves as a platform to celebrate the contributions of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers to UK society, spotlighting rich and diverse cultures through the mediums of food, music, art, and storytelling. […]

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The Nest Project – Improving families lives through immigration advice

Our intern, Filip, interviewed our Nest Project Coordinator, Rebeka. The Nest Project started in August 2022 and is one of SLRA’s newest projects.   Take 3 minutes to learn more about the Nest project, its aims, its challenges and early achievements.   What is the Nest project?   “The Nest project is a 3-year-long collaborative project based in […]

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The ‘City/Borough of Sanctuary’ Movement coming to Lambeth

In June 2022 Lambeth Council announced their ambition to apply to become a ‘Borough of Sanctuary’ – a welcoming and inclusive borough for asylum seekers, refugees and migrants. As the biggest provider of  advice and support for asylum seekers, refugees and other migrants at risk in the borough, we at SLRA are excited about the […]

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Action Day against the ‘Hostile Environment’

On the 16th of June, we joined the ‘Solidarity knows no Borders Network’s call for a nation-wide action week against the Hostile Environment which was declared ten years ago. Subsequent immigration acts cemented ever increasing harsh and racist policies and measures against migrant communities in the UK. We took the day as an opportunity to… (a) […]

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We want change

Blog entry written by Shatha – volunteer, community leader and active member of our women’s group; and Lisa On March the 12th we hosted in collaboration with The Feminist Library a day to celebrate International women’s day. On this day, we celebrated the collective achievement of the quilt and the Zine. The quilt was displayed […]

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Behind the Scenes: Interview with community leader Carla

Interviewee: Carla, community leader / Interview: Lisa / Interview via What’s app What was your motivation to join the Community Organising Course?“I joined because I wanted to gain a new skills and learn what it takes or needs to become an organiser (leader).” What did you like about it? “Everyone in the course were friendly, […]

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