Author Archives: IMIX

Heartwarming shows of refugee support from Week of Action

Take a look at some of the most creative and heartwarming shows of refugee support by grassroots groups.

How to use the power of narratives to build support for refugee protection

There are different ways to build public support of refugees. The stories we tell the public about displaced people play a huge part.

Q&A: Community Sponsorship

Community Sponsorship is a refugee resettlement programme enabling people to come together in a local area to welcome a refugee family and support them as they rebuild their lives here in the UK.

How you can help refugees in Afghanistan

If you feel helpless, you are not. From writing to your MP, to attending a rally, there are actions that you can take that can help positively impact the people who have to flee for their lives. 

Nada al-Ahdal: ‘My life changed forever. I was to be a bride at the age of 10’

I didn’t understand what child marriage was, but I was aware how dangerous it was through seeing its victims.

Apply to be the IMIX Community Outreach Coordinator

IMIX is recruiting for a Community Outreach Coordinator to build our community of spokespeople with lived experience of the immigration system.

What can we do about the new Nationality and Borders Bill?

What does the government's new Bill mean and what action can we take to respond to it?

Celebrating Friendship for Refugee Week 2021 (Part 1)

The Celebrating Friendship series for Refugee Week 2021 tells the stories of friendships formed between people seeking safety in the UK, and those who welcomed them.

Celebrating Friendship: ‘I met my friend on a rescue ship in the Med’

Lisa tells the incredible story of the day she met Yordi on a boat in the Med and how they stayed friends afterwards.

Apply to be the IMIX Digital Communications Manager (Maternity Cover)

If you have a natural storytelling ability and a passion to work on digital communications across the refugee and migration sector, apply to be the IMIX Digital Communications Manager.

Coalition campaigning is hard, but we need it to achieve change

While fundamentally, we are all on the same side, we have a wide range of views and policy aims that don’t always sit comfortably together. This means building consensus can be hard and that is okay.