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Helping you with life's legal problems. Formerly known as Law For Life, Advicenow.

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Advicenow @advicenow.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
🥳 We're thrilled that we are finalists in the #Tech4GoodAwards! This is for our letter-writing tools that help people challenge incorrect benefits decisions. We're also in the running for the People's Award, and we'd love your vote. Please vote for us now - zealous.co/abilitynet1/...
Image confirmaing that Advicenow are a finalist in the Financial Inclusion Tech4Good awards 2026 for our self-help tools that support claimants to challenge unfair benefit decisions.
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Advicenow @advicenow.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Check out our latest vid What to do if you get a Universal Credit sanction. youtu.be/nchI4TaMzpA?... Most sanctions should be challenged and we have built a tool to help you do that, no matter when you got the sanction.
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What to do if you get a Universal Credit sanction
YouTube video by Advicenow
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Advicenow @advicenow.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Find out how the law will end section 21 evictions, create new ‘rolling’ tenancies, limit rent increases and protect you from discrimination. Read our short guide. www.advicenow.org.uk/get-help/hou...
Advicenow. New Guide. Renters’ Rights Act. Important changes from 1st May for renters in England. If you are a private renter in England, you need to know about important changes to the law coming on 1st May.
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Advicenow @advicenow.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
We've had a lovely time here but we need to go to where more of our target audience is. Please follow us on TikTok, YouTube or LinkedIn - or sign up to our quarterly newsletter here: advicenow.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe.... We miss you already 😢
Advicenow are going to spending less time on Bluesky. Follow us on TikTok, YouTube or LinkedIn or sign up to our newsletter:  https://advicenow.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe....
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Advicenow @advicenow.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Great to meet the amazing @boaztrust.bsky.social in Manchester today and learn more about their important work supporting refugees. Check out their great move-on info sheet for people who have just got their refugee status, translated into 14 languages. www.boaztrust.org.uk/resources/rh...
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Positive Decision Guidance & Signposting
Advice on what to do after a positive decision on an asylum claim from our Refugee Homelessness Prevention Project (RHPP).
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Advicenow @advicenow.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
The government is consulting on changes to make it harder and longer to get settlement in the UK. Find out about the changes and consultation here. Deadline to respond is the 12th Feb! www.advicenow.org.uk/about-us/new... @praxisprojects.bsky.social
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‘Earned Settlement’ Consultation
What is the consultation about?The government is consulting on changes to settlement (also known as indefinite leave to remain). It is proposing new income and language requirements, as well as increa...
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Advicenow @advicenow.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Temporary accommodation in England is ‘torture’ for neurodivergent children, report finds.' theguardian.com/society/2026... This is an incredibly important and alarming report. Read it here: www.sensorylivesproject.org/policy
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Temporary accommodation in England is ‘torture’ for neurodivergent children, report finds
Exclusive: Parents said their children had become withdrawn or hypervigilant because of uncertainty, unsafe environments and removal of support
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Advicenow @advicenow.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Parents cooking with kettles. Kids falling behind at school without Wi-Fi. Families going into debt just to store their belongings. This is life without the basics in temporary accommodation — but it doesn’t have to be this way.
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Email your council — Fix the Five Basics
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Advicenow @advicenow.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Stay safe and take care of eachother. In the New Year, keep up with us on Tiktok, LinkedIn, or our newsletter.
Wishing all our service users, friends and supporters a happy festive break. We will be leaving Blue sky in the New Year. 
Stay in touch by finding us LinkedIn, TikTok, or sign up to our newsletter
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Advicenow @advicenow.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
HUGE thanks to everyone who donated to our Big Give campaign. We hit our target and raised £4,410! Your support has really put a festive spring in our Christmas step. 🎄It is never too late to support our work of course - advicenow.enthuse.com/donate#!/ 🎅
Image Christmas presents, one of whihc is the gift of legal empowerment. Caption reads: Help us reach more people in crisis with clear, trusted legal help when they need it most. Donate now.
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Advicenow @advicenow.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Help us reach people where they already are with a donation— in courts, family hubs, GP surgeries, advice clinics, and foodbanks. And this week only, your gift is doubled through the Big Give Christmas Campaign. Donate today bit.ly/481n7DJ #BigGive #JusticeForAll
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Disability Rights UK @disrightsuk.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Whilst the Universal Credit Bill cuts begin in April, there may be steps you need to take before then to secure your claim at the current rate. Our Handbook Editor, Ian, takes you through the upcoming deadlines and how they may affect you. 📢Read & share www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/univers...
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Universal Credit Cuts: Upcoming Deadlines That May Affect You
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Generation Rent @generationrent.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Our Deputy Chief Executive, @danwilsoncraw.bsky.social, spoke to The Times about “unethical” ways letting agents are trying to avoid the new rules in the Renters’ Rights Act. Read more👇 www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
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Should I sign a statement of intent to secure a rental property?
Our columnist advises a prospective tenant who has been asked to promise they will stay put for at least six months
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 03/12/2025
Girl Guiding and the Women’s Institute have announced that they will now exclude trans women and girls after legal threats – but organisations can and should remain inclusive: goodlaw.social/cpfx
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Excluding trans people won’t stop you getting sued | Good Law Project
Girl Guiding and the Women’s Institute have announced that they will now exclude trans women and girls after legal threats – but organisations can and should remain inclusive.
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Migrants Organise @migrantsorganise.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
🔊We're looking for a new Co-Director- a pivotal leadership role that combines strategic vision with hands on- management. For full info, head to our website: www.migrantsorganise.org/were-hiring-...
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We're Hiring: Co-Director - Migrants Organise
We're Hiring: Co-Director - Community Organising
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Rights of Women @rightsofwomen.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Jury trials are a vital safeguard for women survivors and minoritised communities. Cutting them won’t fix the Crown Court backlog, caused by years of underfunding. Survivors deserve evidence-based reforms that protect justice. Full article: www.rightsofwomen.org.uk/maintaining-...
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Maintaining jury trials is critical to women survivors' access to justice - Rights of Women
The Secretary of State for Justice has today announced plans to erode our right to jury trial in an attempt to address the significant backlog of cases in the Crown Courts. Chronic underfunding – not ...
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Advicenow @advicenow.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Help us to get justice for all. For one week only, every donation you make will be doubled, helping twice as many people understand their rights and find support when life gets tough. Give now and double your impact bit.ly/481n7DJ #BigGive #JusticeForAll #GivingTuesday
When life gets complicated, knowing your rights shouldn't be. This week your donation will go twice as far. £10 becomes £20, £50 becomes £100!
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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
📣📣📣 These are the voices you never hear. People seeking safety are trapped in hotel rooms for months, often years. These lengthy stays are ruining people’s lives, whilst lining the pockets of others. #ProfitingfromPeople 👇👇
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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
🤢🤢🤢 In 2024, there were 463 complaints specifically about the meals provided in asylum hotels. Can you guess why? Read more about the reality of hotel life in our new report. #ProfitingfromPeople 👇👇
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Refugee and Migrant Justice @rmjusticeuk.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
🚨🚨🚨 Our new report on hotel accommodation drops today. These hotels are not 5*. Here's the proof. Relying on testimony from clients, photos & medical evidence, you can now see the awful reality of hotel life. More updates throughout the day so watch this space. www.ramfel.org.uk/asylum-hotel...
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Asylum Hotels Report
Our new report, Profiting from People: Inside the UK’s Asylum Hotels , exposes the true horrors that refugees face whilst housed for years on end in asylum hotels. We’ve long known this, and now...
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Advicenow @advicenow.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Advicenow has joined 291 charities & legal bodies in a powerful statement in support of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The ECHR is a vital tool for democracy, enabling ordinary people to hold public bodies accountable for failures (like Hillsborough and Windrush). Let’s defend it.
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Child Poverty Action Group @cpaguk.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
'You've got to treat children equally… You don't tell a child who's the third child, you're gonna have half the time at school. You don't tell them that the fourth child is going to have a third of the time.' - Gordon Brown on scrapping the two-child limit for all kids.
Gordon Brown speaking at CPAG event
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Prof Ruth Patrick @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
It’s just over two weeks now till the budget. Every night, parents in poverty are lying in bed, unable to sleep, worrying about how to pay essential bills. This can and must be changed. Ending the two-child limit & benefit cap is the right (indeed only) place to start m.youtube.com/watch?v=94fq...
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Lying awake
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Advicenow @advicenow.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Important report by our incredible associate Jo Underwood about the impact of shifting away from open door, face-to-face services on people experiencing homelessness and the subsequent pressure this is placing on hospitals.
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Advicenow @advicenow.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
It’s TrusteesWeek. A time to celebrate the incredible contributions of trustees like Savita Narain and the difference they make to our small but mighty organisation. Follow us on LinkedIn or sign up to our newsletter to be notified when we are looking for trustees.
Image of Savita Narain and her explanation of what it is like to be a trustee of Advicenow. "I applied to be an Advicenow trustee because I wanted to be part of this impactful charity, which helps people across the country understand and deal with their legal issues. I have worked in the not-for-profit advice sector for many years, and have first hand knowledge of the excellent online advice and information Advicenow provides. So it was exciting to become part of the team. 

As a Trustee I get to work with great staff and board members, ensuring good governance and helping Advicenow navigate and succeed in a rapidly changing digital and funding environment."
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Advicenow @advicenow.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
This Trustees Week we thank all our fantastic trustees who make us the brilliant organisation we are. Interested in joining us as our new treasurer? Applications close Sunday 30th November. advicenow.org.uk/about-us/job... #TrusteesWeek
Image of trustee Jon spain and his quote saying "When I applied to be a trustee, I said it would be really good to make
people aware of their legal rights and help them to exercise them. 
Well, that’s exactly what we’ve been doing and I’m proud to have been involved with what an amazing group of Trustees and Staff have been able to achieve for people less able to cope with difficult situations. 

We’re now looking for a new Treasurer and I highly commend the objectives and people."
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Advicenow @advicenow.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
We are proud to be part of the Five Basics Campaign, fighting for the most fundamental amenities that every household should have. @trustforlondon.bsky.social advicenow.org.uk/advicenow-joins-london-wide-campaign-minimum-standards-temporary-accommodation
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Advicenow joins London-wide campaign for minimum standards in temporary accommodation
What is The Five Basics campaign?This London-wide campaign calls for the most fundamental amenities that every household should expect, especially those navigating the instability of temporary accommo...
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Advicenow @advicenow.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Finally! Whilst you can still be served a section 21 eviction right now, once the law is implemented it will be illegal! This is amazing news for renters.
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Advicenow @advicenow.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
The importance of legal aid for domestic abuse cases cannot be underestimated. The Law Society of England and Wales has called on the government to further invest in the civil legal aid system to "begin eliminating legal aid deserts." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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'Legal aid saved me from my ex-husband'
Norfolk Community Law Service warns that more people are being
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Migrants Organise @migrantsorganise.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
⚡WE'RE HIRING!⚡ We're looking for a Casework Trainee to join our team. Application deadline: 14th November -Full-time: 35 hours per week, 18 month fixed term contract -Location: London -Salary: £28,000 per annum ⚡ Please apply and share! www.migrantsorganise.org/were-hiring-...
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We're Hiring: Casework Trainee! - Migrants Organise
Migrants Organise is hiring for the role Community Programme Casework Trainee, based in London, 35 hours per week. Apply by 14 November!
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The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Next, our editor @nmozz.bsky.social explored the impact of race on child poverty. "The more explicit we are in defining the problem, the better our chance at devising efficient solutions that are genuinely effective in the communities that need them the most." national.thelead.uk/p/child-pove...
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The colour of poverty: Black and brown children are at the sharp end of the crisis
Policies to tackle child poverty that don’t acknowledge the impact of race are simply not going to cut it.
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Luke Piper @lukepiper.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Excited to announce we are recruiting a trainee! Thanks to our partnership with the Legal Education Foundation Fellowship Programme. Please share!!
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Inclusion London @inclusionlondon.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
The 🧏 BSL version of the Disability Poverty Campaign Group survey about Access to Work is here: buff.ly/7ePowwo We want to understand how support through Access to Work is changing. If you have been reassessed in the past two years, we want to hear from you!
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Trussell @trusselluk.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
❗ The two-child limit is pushing families to food banks. This policy is cruel. And it's time to end it. Email your MP to call on the Chancellor to end the two-child limit 👉 bit.ly/4ovyIAj
A screenshot of a notes app on iPhone. It reads: The two-child limit pushes 109 children into poverty EVERY DAY. Families are living in cold, unsafe homes, parents are skipping meals, families are terrified about how they'll pay the bills. The solution is to end the two-child limit. Email your MP now
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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 14/10/2025
Forced to share pins, left open to fraud! 1 in 5 with mental health conditions risk financial abuse by sharing pins as banks don't offer carers cards, 3rd party notifications or controls. We want to change that. Full info www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2025/10...
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Advicenow @advicenow.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Generation Rent are running some great workshops this week! Sign up and learn more about your rights as a renter.
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Advicenow @advicenow.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
The process for applying to the Family Court about children has changed. You're now expected to take certain steps before you apply. Our new guide explains exactly what you need to do. bit.ly/4pR2VLr #FamilyLaw #ChildArrangements
Picture of man and baby. Text reads : Applying to the family court? Find out what you need to do first.
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Family Rights Group @familyrightsgp.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
On Monday, our legal adviser Frances Edwards will join Augusta Itua, legal consultant at CoramBAAF to talk about the legal implications of the kinship local offer - a new duty on local authorities to set out what support they provide to kinship families in their area. #KinshipCareWeek2025
Text: The legal implications of the kinship local offer. A conversation between CoramBAAF and Family Rights Group | CoramBAAF Kinship Care Conference 2025.
Family Rights Group logo and CoramBAAF logo. Photograph of Frances and Augusta.
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 09/10/2025
More than one in 10 kinship carers are concerned they won’t be able to continue caring for their kinship children in the next year.
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Kinship carers are sleeping on sofas and floors to keep children out of care
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Advicenow @advicenow.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Beth, our amazing Head of Legal Information and Pro Bono has co-authored an article with Graeme Fraser Partner & Head of Family at William Sturges, on the need for language in family law cases to be as accessible as possible. Give it a read! resolution.org.uk/the-review/c...
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Why language matters in the Year of the Code
First for family law
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Advicenow @advicenow.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Opportunity for London-based community Refugee orgs! @superhighways.bsky.social are offering help with creating a website or setting one up! Followed by three weeks of training to help you confidently update and manage it. Info at link below: superhighways.org.uk/training-adv...
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Build a free website for your Refugee Community Organisation - Superhighways
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Advicenow @advicenow.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
We recommend signing up for GMLC's newsletter! t.co/KJ0wbqPKS5 This month's newsletter has great tips on finding free legal advice. You can find further info on one of their recommendations, which is to join a union to receive support and employment law advice here: gmlaw.org.uk/employment-l...
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Jim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
If you’re a migrant looking to understand your rights, @mind.org.uk have supported @migrantsrights.bsky.social to create a ‘know your rights’ guide migrantsrights.org.uk/resources/kn...
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Know your rights guide - Migrants' Rights Network
The know your rights guide is to help migrants understand their rights and how to assert them, on various topics such as health + housing.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 16/09/2025
“More than 650 organisations including Ben and Jerry’s, Lush and hundreds of small cafes and pubs have written to the government to warn that the EHRC’s draft guidance on single sex spaces is ‘unworkable’ and would ‘cause significant economic harm’.” bit.ly/4guj9Gf
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Hundreds of firms warn new draft guidance on single sex spaces is ‘unworkable’
Exclusive: More than 650 organisations have urged Bridget Phillipson to ‘take immediate action to prevent these proposals from moving forward’
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Migrants' Rights Network @migrantsrights.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
New campaign🔈Not a Stranger are a migrant-led campaigning group formed to fight the #Immigration White Paper proposals. 🙋‍♂️ Join the group and organise for change: buff.ly/LiyxK4r 📊 Tell us about your experiences by filling out our survey: buff.ly/XnSHknA Check out the campaign: buff.ly/yIGEJ82
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Advicenow @advicenow.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Half of London’s children are growing up without enough for a basic standard of living @trustforlondon.bsky.social research shows. Check out the interactive charts and report at the link below. How much does it cost to live in London? A Minimum Income Standard trustforlondon.org.uk/research/min...
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How much does it cost to live in London? A Minimum Income Standard (updated 2025)
Half of London’s children are growing up without enough for a basic standard of living, this research shows. Nearly four million people in the capital are living in households with inadequate incomes,...
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Migrants Organise @migrantsorganise.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
🚨 In a new article, Migrants Organise CEO Zrinka Bralo reminds us that we have always had alternatives to the current cruelty of asylum accommodation—but that these alternatives are being systemically erased from the story we are told. Read now: www.migrantsorganise.org/asylum-accom...
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Right now, far-right views are becoming increasingly normalised. To fight back we must act locally. Sign up to Solidarity not Strangers, a 6-step email course and take action in your local community today. act.praxis.org.uk/solidarity-n...
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Want to stand up for migrants and refugees? Sign up to our short email course Solidarity not Strangers.
Join our free email course Solidarity not Strangers, and you'll receive expert information for tackling tricky conversations about migrants and refugees, our top tips on writing a powerful email to yo...
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Public Interest Law Centre @pilc-campaigns.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
🚨 Tenants & renters facing unfair service charges? PILC backs SHAC’s call for a new scheme: ⚖️ Disputed charges go to a neutral body 👉 Landlords must prove they’re legit in time 💸 If not, tenants get money back ✍️ Sign + share the petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Albinia Stanley @albiniastanley.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
↗️ Newham led by TELCO @citizensuk.org itizensuk.org and @magpieprojectuk.bsky.social rojectuk.bsky.social with Cabinet Member Cllr Amar Virdee ↙️ Lambeth led by @4in10.bsky.social n10.bsky.social @IRMO @advicenow.bsky.social & Lambeth Citizens @citizensuk.org with Deputy Leader Danial Adilypour
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