Author Archives: IMIX

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.

‘I felt a hole in my chest the whole two years we were separated.’

Leila Zadeh, Executive Director of Rainbow Migration was forced to flee Iran with her family when she was just a baby. Here the whole family tell the story of their dramatic escape.

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. 

IMIX is looking for a Treasurer with extensive experience in finance

Are you passionate and impact-driven with extensive financial experience? Apply to be IMIX's Treasurer and help us achieve our vision to create a welcoming Britain to people who make the UK their home.

How to talk about the government’s new plans for the asylum system

The IMIX communications team explain how to respond to the government's plans using storytelling techniques to create empathy and win over hearts and minds.

International Women’s Day: ‘Let our loudest voice be a threat to an unjust system’

Marissa Begonia founding member and director of The Voice of Domestic Workers shares honestly about the severe impact of the pandemic on vulnerable domestic workers.

International Women’s Day: ‘If we love one another, no one will be left behind’

Loraine Mponela, Chairperson at Coventry Asylum and Refugee Action Group shares her passion for tackling injustices and amplifying the voices of marginalised people.