Narrative change isn’t a specialist exercise - it’s the everyday work of shifting how people understand migration in a climate where fear and misinformation dominate. At IMIX, we help the sector do this intentionally by centring lived experience, understanding how audiences make meaning, building skills and confidence across organisations, strengthening relationships with the media, and providing practical tools that make the work sustainable. At its heart, narrative change is about creating space for dignity, truth and human connection — and it’s something we can only achieve together.
Former BBC journalist Katie Bryson shares insider tips on how charities and refugee organisations can pitch strong, human stories that shine at Christmas - when journalists are looking for warmth, generosity and hope.
At Imix, we recently brought together a diverse group of individuals, including refugees and asylum seekers, from our lived experience network to discuss our past work, brainstorm ideas for improving our support systems, and plan for the future.
Here are 9 book recommendations from the IMIX team, all offering a glimpse into the lives of people who are compelled to leave their homes in search of safety, opportunity or a brighter future.
As the Refugee Ban Bill heads back to the Commons, IMIX Policy Communications Coordinator, Esther Raffell highlights the best way to petition MPs to vote against this harmful legislation.
Imagine that your organisation received a tip-off that a bill to grant asylum seekers the right to work will be read in Parliament for the first time and your organisation wants to be the first to make it public. The first two paragraphs of your press release must have that bang to move any news editor into action and give it the prominence you anticipate.
