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The UK's youth movement for people with refugee backgrounds. We build communities, create leaders, and enable refugees and people seeking asylum to flourish into adulthood the place they call home. linktr.ee/oursecondhome

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Refugee Council @refugeecouncil.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Today is the 75th anniversary of the UN Refugee Convention. To mark this anniversary, we're sharing the remarkable story of how Lord Alf Dubs escaped the Holocaust on the Kindertransport at just six years old.
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Our Second Home // Refugees Welcome @oursecondhome.org.uk · 24/06/2026
This #SmallCharitiesWeek, every £ you donate to OSH is DOUBLED! £5,000 will fund a summer residential for young refugees. With the Big Give, we can make it TWO! We're already over halfway to our target, and over halfway to transforming the futures of 40 more young people. 🔗 bit.ly/4uGe0jZ
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Our Second Home - the UK's refugee youth movement – Big Give
OSH supports young people with refugee backgrounds to build communities, become leaders, and flourish into adulthood in the place they …
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Migrant Voice @migrantvoice.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Reality of Home Secretary's proposals are that migrants will be forced to "prove themselves" in ways no-one else would accept, while being treated as second class and magic money trees. "Mandatory volunteering" goes against the very principle of volunteering. www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6976...
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UK: Charities reject government proposal to make volunteering prerequisite to migrant settlement
The majority of UK charities say they oppose government plans to make volunteering a prerequisite to long-term settlement in the UK. This runs counter to plans that were proposed by the UK government ...
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Our Second Home // Refugees Welcome @oursecondhome.org.uk · 17/11/2025
People come here for safety. We owe them better than this. Our statement on the asylum reforms trailed this weekend.
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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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Women for Refugee Women @4refugeewomen.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
🚨🗣️ 52 influential women unite to urge the Government: do not abandon asylum-seeking survivors. Violence does not stop at the border, and neither should our compassion and support for survivors. Read more: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... #WelcomeEveryWoman
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Influential women urge Labour to include asylum seekers in plan to tackle violence
Exclusive: Letter warns of ‘two-tier’ system if asylum seekers are excluded from promise to halve violence against women and girls
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Amos Schonfield @ajschonfield.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
You can nominate @oursecondhome.org.uk - the UK's refugee youth movement - for support from Movement For Good! youth.movementforgood.com#nominateACha...
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Our Second Home // Refugees Welcome @oursecondhome.org.uk · 16/06/2025
Refugee Week is a time to celebrate those who seek refuge here and the contributions they make to our shared home. This year's theme is "Community Is A Superpower", and we, the UK's refugee youth movement, know this well – we are over 550 people from nearly 50 countries, but one OSH community.
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Our Second Home // Refugees Welcome @oursecondhome.org.uk · 15/05/2025
🧡 We are loving all the applications for our Administrator role! 💻 However, there are a lot of similarities in the cover letters, probably because you're relying on AI. If you're drafting in an AI, remember to edit your work to make it specific & personal! www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/our-sec...
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Administrator | Our Second Home | CharityJob
Apply now for Administrator. , £27,000 per year, find a career with meaning today
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Our Second Home // Refugees Welcome @oursecondhome.org.uk · 13/05/2025
Welcome. Fairness. Decency. This is who we are.
White text on a pink background saying "we refuse to be an island of strangers". The word 'refuse' is in green and circled for emphasis
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Our Second Home // Refugees Welcome @oursecondhome.org.uk · 07/04/2025
We are proud to be among the 136 orgs to call for the end to hostile politics, racist rhetoric and demonising language of the past. Our leaders must unite our communities for a different way forward.
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Our Second Home // Refugees Welcome @oursecondhome.org.uk · 30/03/2025
🌙 Eid Mubarak! Wishing joy, peace, and togetherness to all celebrating today. 💛
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Our Second Home // Refugees Welcome @oursecondhome.org.uk · 20/03/2025
Nowruz Mobarak! 🎉🪻🌷☀️
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Our Second Home // Refugees Welcome @oursecondhome.org.uk · 28/02/2025
✨ Ramadan Mubarak from everyone at Our Second Home 🌄 We hope this month brings fulfilment, joy and strength in this time of reflection and community
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Our Second Home // Refugees Welcome @oursecondhome.org.uk · 25/02/2025
🌳 We are just coming down after our amazing February Half Term - an amazing, chilled residential, a day trip for our Bristol Hub, and the start of the new OSH cycling course!
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Our Second Home // Refugees Welcome @oursecondhome.org.uk · 31/01/2025
Hear from us and many others here 👇
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Our Second Home // Refugees Welcome @oursecondhome.org.uk · 27/01/2025
Refugees are welcome here.
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Migration Exchange @migration-exchange.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
📢 Open for applications 📢 We’re excited to launch Shaping the Future - a new fund to support #leadership development in the #migration sector. Visit our website for more info and apply by 12 March 2025 at 5:00 pm. Please share with your networks. bit.ly/40qQA4H
Image with text: Shaping the Future- A fund to support leadership development in the migration sector. We welcome applications from grassroots organisations & individuals with lived experience of migration. Key focus areas: Lived experience leadership, Wellbeing and resilience, Systems change. Apply by Wednesday 12 March, 5:00 pm
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Our Second Home // Refugees Welcome @oursecondhome.org.uk · 16/01/2025
Every story of refuge has a mix of determination, luck, and support. Read it all here! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Six days on a small boat in rough seas: my terrifying, death-defying escape from the Taliban
In an instant, Sam Pordale went from a world of privilege to becoming a refugee in imminent danger. He talks about how he lost everything and began to rebuild his life
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Our Second Home // Refugees Welcome @oursecondhome.org.uk · 08/01/2025
🚨 We are hiring! We are looking for a flexible and creative freelance Fundraising and Comms Coordinator to help take our work with young people from refugee backgrounds to the next level! www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/our-sec...
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Fundraising and Communications Coordinator | Our Second Home | CharityJob
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Our Second Home // Refugees Welcome @oursecondhome.org.uk · 31/12/2024
Aaaaaaand that's a wrap on 2024!!!! What a year it's been! Take a look at some of our highlights here 👉 www.instagram.com/share/p/BARH... We hope 2025 is a year where refugees and people seeking sanctuary are treated fairly and given a chance to thrive 🙏
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Our Second Home // Refugees Welcome @oursecondhome.org.uk · 09/12/2024
"Over the past six years, we have watched young people blossom into articulate, inspiring adults." Read more from our chair, Nic Schlagman, in @jewishnews.bsky.social www.jewishnews.co.uk/opinion-my-m...
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OPINION: My madrichim showed me how to be proud of Jewish heritage; now it’s time to give back
The importance of fostering a proud next generation of leaders for our community
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Our Second Home // Refugees Welcome @oursecondhome.org.uk · 06/12/2024
This will be a relief for thousands of people. The work of tireless campaigners gave voice to the thousands for who have been harmed by this policy.
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Our Second Home // Refugees Welcome @oursecondhome.org.uk · 04/12/2024
🚨 WE’RE HIRING! 🚨 Join our team as a Fundraising & Comms Coordinator 🎉 Flexible hours, mainly remote, and a chance to support refugees & asylum seekers 💪 If you’ve got a background in fundraising and love creative storytelling, this is YOUR sign to apply! ✨ 🔗 Find out more: ow.ly/B6FU50UkF9J
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Amos Schonfield @ajschonfield.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
£715,000,000 - think about what good that could have done in the world.
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Our Second Home // Refugees Welcome @oursecondhome.org.uk · 02/12/2024
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Asylum Matters @asylummatters.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
These are some of the jobs people told us they did before fleeing to the UK for safety - jobs they're banned from doing while making an asylum claim. Lifting the ban would give people back their dignity and let their communities benefit from their skills. Agree? Join our coalition at bit.ly/3ZnbAKG
An infographic featuring a list of professions held by people questioned in a 2018 survey of people who were navigating the UK asylum system - there are more than 60 professions listed, including nurse, laboratory assistant, farmer, plumber and solicitor.
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Our Second Home // Refugees Welcome @oursecondhome.org.uk · 22/11/2024
In the midst of this summer's far right riots, the OSH community shared messages of support for the young refugees we work with in London and Bristol. They continue to be a powerful reminder that the vast majority of people in the UK stand united against racism, Islamophobia, hatred and division.
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Our Second Home // Refugees Welcome @oursecondhome.org.uk · 19/11/2024
Push back against the dangerous narratives about refugees and people seeking sanctuary - follow these organisations and experts on immigration including @sundersays.bsky.social @detentionaction.bsky.social @4refugeewomen.bsky.social and more go.bsky.app/gzfKcc
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