Panel Event – Hostile by Design: How the UK Immigration System Creates Distress
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July 19 , 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
More than a decade after Theresa May first announced her intention to make the UK ‘a really hostile environment’ for those without documentation, it is clearer than ever that the true goal of this country’s immigration system is to punish and deter all migration. From the near total abolition of the right to seek asylum to the tightening of requirements for family visas, the Government extends its hostility to anyone on the move for any reason. While this goal may be clear, far less attention is given to how the UK immigration system complicates the lives of those subjected to it, creating distress and exacerbating existing ill-health in the process.
Join Synergi and NSUN along with our guests, Chair of The Windrush National Organisation Bishop Desmond Jaddoo and CEO of Migrants’ Rights Network, Fizza Qureshi, for a discussion of the disabling impact of the UK immigration system and how people are resisting it.
Fizza Qureshi is the Chief Executive Officer of Migrants’ Rights Network (MRN), a campaigning organisation working alongside migrants in their fight for rights and justice.
She has a commitment to social justice, anti-racist and anti-oppression practices to ensure those affected are enabled to lead the changes needed.
Bishop Desmond Jadoo is the Chair of The Windrush National Organisation. He is also serving as a Bishop of the Village Fellowship and esteemed member of the Apostolic Pastoral Congress.
Beyond his religious duties, Bishop Jaddoo stands as a stalwart Community Activist, channelling his passion towards advocating for Equality & Social Justice, Safer Streets, and Community Cohesion.
About Synergi
Synergi focuses on the intersections between racial justice & mental health, distress or trauma.
We connect activists and organisers into a network and shift power and resource to grassroots groups. We celebrate the history of activists that have come before us, and in collaboration, we build on this legacy. Together we’ll imagine alternatives, reshaping the future to one of hope and healing, justice and joy.
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Please Note: Registration for this event will close at 5pm on Thursday 18th July.
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