Author Archives: IMIX

10 top tips for managing media relations

IMIX media director, Denise Meredith, shares her top tips on how to develop and manage media relations. 

From bad taste to The Nobel Peace Prize

Denise Meredith shares her expertise on what she has learnt working on media relations and how to get the story the news coverage it deserves.

6 ways to shop to support refugees this Christmas

A guide to alternative places to buy Christmas gifts that support refugees.

US Election: The hope of a new approach to immigration

Following on from Biden-Harris' historic election win, Andrea Flores from America's Voice gives her insight into how the new administration will approach immigration policy, and what that might mean for the rest of the world.

Apply to be the IMIX Strategic Communications Project Manager

We’re looking for a strategic communications expert to join the team and lead our framing and messaging work.

‘We were welcomed by the people of Aberdeen. They call us New Scots’

Omar Alhmdan fled war-torn Syria and moved with his family to Aberdeen in 2016 where he was warmly welcomed into a hospitable community.

‘If we had stayed in Iran another year or two, who knows?’

Farah came to the UK for a better life and future for her and her family, what started off as an opportunity to lead a better life for her children became a narrow escape from revolution and war.

5 ways to join the movement after Refugee Week 2020

Just a few small actions can help ensure that those who need refuge are protected and allowed to thrive.

‘After all the discrimination I had been through, I decided I could take no more. I started to speak up.’

Esther Baleh and her family fled Syria during the early stages of the civil war. She now lives in the UK and, while studying fashion, dedicates her time to volunteering and humanitarian work.

8 book suggestions from IMIX for Refugee Week 2020

The IMIX team came up with a few book suggestion for Refugee Week as an opportunity to explore stories of travel, exile, and personal growth.

‘What kept me going was knowing that this was the only way forward’

After seeking asylum from the war in Syria, Mohamad Bwedany and his family have finally reunited in the UK.

#Imagine: what to look out for in Refugee Week 2020

To offer you a taste of what Refugee Week 2020 will be like, at IMIX we have picked for you the top 10 events you really shouldn’t miss.