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Migrant Destitution Fund GM @migrantfundgm.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Following our community consultation on lived experiences of the legal aid crisis, we hosted an event for our referral partners on how they can support people to navigate the crisis in immigration advice, and how we can stand up to fight for better access to justice. 1/

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Migrant Destitution Fund GM @migrantfundgm.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

👥👥 It takes all of us! 👥👥 Have you joined the #enddestitution campaign? migrantdestitution.co.uk/end-destitut... ✨️Write to your local MP & councillors ✨️Write a message of solidarity & welcome ✨️Sign the pledge ✨️Donate to the MDF Every action matters. Together we can stand up for what's right.

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Migrant Destitution Fund GM @migrantfundgm.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Last month we released our 2025 impact report: tinyurl.com/ykp9dy37 “The money is important to buy things I need but the MDF also makes me feel like people are looking out for me, that I'm not alone. It means a lot to me.” Huge thanks to the many people & orgs who have made all this work possible.

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Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) @gmiau.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

While the Hostile Environment continues to keep children in our communities trapped in destitution, we hope that this sheet will empower families to stand up for their rights and begin the journey out of destitution. 🤳Share on instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DXWV5dhjWX...

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Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) @gmiau.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Together with @migrantfundgm.bsky.social we have produced an information sheet about local authority support for destitute families in GM. This information is aimed at families themselves, and services supporting them, to identify a potential pathway out of destitution. gmiau.org/section-17-s...

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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Manchester says no to hate 🤍 A Britain First demonstration in Manchester was met by a larger counter-protest of local residents and over 30 grassroots organisations opposing racism and division.

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Right to Remain @right-to-remain.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Solidarity is a verb: going beyond social media posts, marches and demos. It is easy to say solidarity, it is much harder to do solidarity. Read our tips on how to do solidarity and step up. #NoOneIsIllegal righttoremain.org.uk/solidarity-i...

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Migrant Destitution Fund GM @migrantfundgm.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

📣Today we have launched the #EndDestitution campaign📣 migrantdestitution.co.uk/end-destitut... ‼️The government’s latest plans threaten to force yet more people in our communities into destitution. We must stand against this. 1/

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Right to Remain @right-to-remain.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Join this free event where we will unpack the Government’s “earned settlement” proposals. Please RT! ow.ly/SOwQ50XQBFp #NoOneisIllegal #MigrationisLife #TheseWallsMustFall

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Migrant Destitution Fund GM @migrantfundgm.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

✨ As we approach a new year, if you’ve been thinking about how to make a meaningful difference, here's one way... Please donate to the Migrant Destitution Fund. Whether it’s a one‑off or a monthly donation, every bit matters a lot. migrantdestitution.co.uk/mdf-festive-...

Although the money from MDF is little, it is a lot to me.

Having access the the MDF has made a huge difference to how I feel myself. I am now in a position where I am able to rebuild my life and want to give back.

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Migrant Destitution Fund GM @migrantfundgm.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Last month, the govt announced a series of cruel plans to make the Hostile Environment even more hostile. Enforced destitution has been designed into the hostile environment for decades. These plans risk creating yet more destitution in our communities. Read more here: tinyurl.com/4cfunxjk 1/

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How the government’s latest plans will force more people into destitution – Migrant Destitution Fund GM

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Migrant Destitution Fund GM @migrantfundgm.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

✨️This festive season, show solidarity, love & care to our friends & neighbours who are forced into destitution, by donating to the MDF. migrantdestitution.co.uk/donate/ 100% of your donation will go directly - as cash - to people facing enforced destitution. 💛 Your support means a lot! Thank you.

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Migrant Destitution Fund GM @migrantfundgm.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Solidarity with care workers! We are piloting a new MDF programme for care workers facing destitution. Find out more - and why this support is urgently needed - here: migrantdestitution.co.uk/new-mdf-prog... 1/

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New MDF programme for care workers facing destitution – Migrant Destitution Fund GM

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NACCOM @naccomnetwork.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Our statement on the government's policy announcements on asylum yesterday

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Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) @gmiau.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

This Govt has yet again failed to learn that performative cruelty neither reduces the number of people who need protection nor appeases those driven by hate. People fleeing for their lives need stability and security to rebuild, especially after being forced to leave behind everything they know.

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Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) @gmiau.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Today, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood prepares to announce the latest attack on refugee rights in the UK. A host of hostile policy changes have already been announced. We don’t yet have the full details, but we’ll keep you updated as more becomes clear. ⬇️Here’s what we know + think so far:

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Starmer braced for backlash from Labour MPs as Mahmood sets out asylum plans – UK politics live

Home secretary to announce a drastic tightening of rules, including requiring asylum seekers to wait 20 years before getting the right to permanently settle in UK

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Migrant Destitution Fund GM @migrantfundgm.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

In October, we reopened the MDF after a pause. We don’t yet have the funds to stay open year round - but thanks to your support, we gave cash grants to 169 people made destitute by the immigration & asylum system. 1/

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Migrant Destitution Fund GM @migrantfundgm.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Last week's MDF partnership event was energising!✊🏽⚡️ We heard from... Connect Talent, our new Salford based referral partner, who shared their great work in GM. @gmiau.bsky.social shared what's known so far about changes to routes to settlement & what's being done to fight back.

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Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) @gmiau.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

📣MDF are looking for a Lived Experience Project Worker to join them and help embed lived experience into their work and other MACC projects. This is a brilliant opportunity to be part of the amazing work done by MDF. Applications close on 19 November. migrantdestitution.co.uk/ruthrose-vis...

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Migrant Destitution Fund GM @migrantfundgm.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Passionate about centering lived experience to advocate for change? @mcrcommcentral.bsky.social are recruiting for a Lived Experience Project Worker to embed lived experience in the work of the MDF & other collaborative projects supported by Macc. Come and join us! tinyurl.com/cusxbkfu

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Migrant Destitution Fund GM @migrantfundgm.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

A group of ppl with experience of life in asylum hotels across GM have come together to share their perspective. A message of openness, understanding & hope from people want to be part of their new communities, to contribute, and live safely alongside their neighbours. Please share far and wide!

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Asylum Matters @asylummatters.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

This is what hostility looks like. Arjeta endured trafficking and trauma and she's finally been able to rebuild her life. Now she's been locked up, torn away from the community that loves her and faces being sent back to danger. #FreeArjeta www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

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They are saying they're sending me home, but Liverpool is my home

Arteja loves Liverpool, supports Everton and has become a key member of the community - but now faces being sent back into the hands of those who exploited her

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Right to Remain @right-to-remain.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Urgent call to action: help free Arjeta — a survivor of trafficking being deported righttoremain.org.uk/urgent-call-... #TheseWallsMustFall #Nooneisillegal #MigrationisLife

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Migrants Organise @migrantsorganise.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

After facing liver problems, our friend Atef received a £30,700.25 NHS bill. The suggested payment plan would make Atef and his family destitute. 👉🏽 ACT NOW! Email the heads of @royalberkshospital.bsky.social to give Atef a payment plan within his means: patientsnotpassports.co.uk/what-do-we-d...

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Migrant Destitution Fund GM @migrantfundgm.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

"Financially we are being tortured. I start at 5am and come home at 9pm – I have to take all the hours I can get to keep paying for visas and healthcare... People say migrants take but we have no recourse to public funds. We are paying for things twice.” ‼️👇

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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Did you know that thousands of migrants are being forced to wait over ten years until they can permanently settle in the UK? And if this Government has their way, over a million more people will be trapped in this decade-long wait. Spread the word. Share this video now. youtube.com/shorts/WDuan...

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"The Government treats us like we're temporary"

YouTube video by Praxis, for Migrants and Refugees

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Like so many other asylum and migration charities, we have become increasingly alarmed in recent months by the growth of the far right and their sentiments, and the ‘protests’ outside hotels housing people seeking asylum. 🧵1/3

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Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) @gmiau.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

❗We've added more FREE training sessions dates! Do you support people with no recourse to public funds or limited access to mainstream accommodation? Here are the details for our FREE upcoming training sessions for Aug-Dec 2025.

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Boaz Trust @boaztrust.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Could you become the newest member of our support team? ✨🏡 Find out more below ⬇️

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Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) @gmiau.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

📢Do you support people with no recourse to public funds or limited access to mainstream accommodation? Here are the details for our FREE upcoming training sessions for July-Sept 2025. 🔗Follow the link in our bio, then click the training listed under the ‘RESS’ heading to sign up via Eventbrite.

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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

‼️The hostile environment is making people homeless.⁠ Frank*, Praxis community member, explains how hostile immigration rules pushed him into homelessness and made it harder to get out of it.⁠ *name changed

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Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) @gmiau.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

🚨We have published a NEW REPORT sharing the experiences of children from our All4One youth group who were wrongly treated as adults by the Home Office. These children arrived in the UK alone seeking asylum, were declared “significantly over 18” at the border and sent alone to adult asylum hotels.

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New Report - “This system destroys you”: Children trapped in adult asylum hotels by the Home Office - GMIAU

Our new report on children who have been wrongly sent to adult asylum hotels by the UK Home Office.

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Migrant Destitution Fund GM @migrantfundgm.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

📣 PLEASE HELP US REOPEN AND STAY OPEN! Join us as a regular giver and help sustain the MDF all year long! Every monthly contribution makes a massive difference. Your donation is more than support - it's an act of solidarity with those facing destitution. Stand with us for #DignityNotDestitution

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Manchester City of Sanctuary @manchestercos.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

💬 “How can we reshape the collective memory to promote anti-racist justice?” Was a central question at @refugeeaction.bsky.social’s Asylum Justice is Racial Justice panel discussion. Racism isn’t a flaw in the UK’s asylum system—it’s woven into its very foundations. 🧵

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Migrant Destitution Fund GM @migrantfundgm.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

“Everyone has the right to be free from poverty – this is not conditional on a person’s background or where they were born" #EndDestitution #StopEnforcingPoverty #ScrapNRPF #DignityNotDestitution

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Migrant Destitution Fund GM @migrantfundgm.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

🚎 Rosé has been out and about spending time with our referral partners. Read about her visit to Equal Education Chances (EEC) tinyurl.com/cusxbkfu 🗣 A member of EEC shared: “Please continue the support we rely on. The money from MDF is often all we have to make it through each month.”

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RuthRose visits MDF partner Equal Education Chances – Migrant Destitution Fund GM

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Migrant Destitution Fund GM @migrantfundgm.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

We signed @asylummatters.bsky.social solidarity statement featured here: tinyurl.com/4bvfsbj8 Read & hear from GM groups, including MDF, standing together and speaking out against the politics of division. We know who we are - we look after each other. We are a community in solidarity.

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Manchester groups unite to show 'solidarity' with refugees and migrants

Organisations across Greater Manchester say they're standing against 'the politics of division' and in support of migrants, refugees and people seeking asylum

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Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) @gmiau.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

A brilliant and powerful reflection. Featuring GMIAU's wonderful community organiser, Fatou! Please take some time to listen👏

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Migrant Destitution Fund GM @migrantfundgm.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

✨️More in Common: WAST exhibition is beautiful, powerful and inspiring✨️ We have more in common than which divides us 🧡 You have until 31st August to see this displayed at HOME gallery. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/j9n3vvu9

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More in Common: WAST exhibition — WAST

Women in our network will be exhibiting new work in an exhibition at HOME gallery as part of Horizon’s Festival. Taking place during Refugee Week Horizon’s 2025 responds to the theme ‘More in Common,...

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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

1 in 3 children living in poverty are migrant children. This is not a coincidence. Hostile immigration rules drive child poverty. Tomorrow, MPs will debate child poverty and No Recourse to Public Funds. Make sure your MP is there - send them an email NOW! act.praxis.org.uk/email-MP-NRP...

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Email your MP and tell them to attend child poverty debate next week!

On the 11th June, MPs will have the chance to speak up on the immigration restriction No Recourse to Public Funds and how this cruel policy is pushing children into poverty. We see the devastating imp...

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Right to Remain @right-to-remain.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Manchester folks - this Friday (13th June), join our friends at @refugeeaction.bsky.social & advocacy group RAS Voice for a panel discussion on Refugee Action’s briefing, ‘Asylum in the UK: A Frontline for Racial Justice’, as part of 2025 Horizons Festival. Book ➡️ homemcr.org/whats-on/277...

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Refugee Action present; Asylum Justice is Racial Justice panel discussion — Presented by Refugee Action

Join Refugee Action and advocacy group RAS Voice for a panel discussion on Refugee Action’s briefing, ‘Asylum in the UK: A Frontline for Racial Justice’.

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Migrant Destitution Fund GM @migrantfundgm.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Thank you to our brilliant network of referral partners across GM who provide welcome, community, and safety (tinyurl.com/nhcey69n) and to @mcrcommcentral.bsky.social who provide a home for the MDF and administer the fund with such care. 1/

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Migrants Organise @migrantsorganise.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

🚀NEW! Relationships are the foundation of our movements. But as anti-migrant policies and rhetoric seek to divide us, how do we stay energised and connected? We're excited to share 'Communities of Solidarity'- a film resource for building solidarity, power & hope ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBeP...

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Communities of Solidarity! Solidarity Knows No Borders!

YouTube video by Migrants Organise

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Asylum Matters @asylummatters.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

How about some Friday positivity for your timeline? Look back at this wonderful display of skills from campaigners in Coventry, who took to the streets with one clear message: People seeking asylum are ready to work. Let them. #LiftTheBan

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mcrsalford.bsky.social @mcrsalford.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Fantastic meeting and great meeting everyone and learning new stuff.

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Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) @gmiau.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Thank you @migrantfundgm.bsky.social for a much-needed space of solidarity and hope in Manchester yesterday. We came together to discuss shared advocacy with a clear goal: ending destitution. Destitution must not be used as a weapon of immigration control.

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Migrant Destitution Fund GM @migrantfundgm.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

❤️‍🔥MDF Partnership in action❤️‍🔥 In what has been another painful week for so many of us, today's event was a time of unity, hope, and solidarity. We stand together. We refuse to be divided. We reject the lies and hostility that seek to dehumanise us all. 1/

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