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Voices in Exile

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We provide free legal and practical services to refugees, migrants, asylum seekers and those with no recourse to public funds, in Brighton and Hove, and beyond. 🧡 www.voicesinexile.org/resource/myth…

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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 5h
We’re proud to announce that three staff members passed their IAA Immigration Advice Authority) exams this summer - two advisors took the level 1 exams, and one took level 2! 📄 🎉 (1/3) ©️ Photo by Margarita Shtyfura on Unsplash
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Voices in Exile has joined over 150 organisations in signing the Amnesty International UK statement calling for an immediate end to racist violence, anti-migrant hostility, and intimidation across the UK. ✋️ 🔗 Read the full joint statement here: www.amnesty.org.uk/issues/racia...
amnesty.org.uk
Statement on the escalation in racist violence
Amnesty International UK are raising the alarm on the horrifying escalation in racist violence and intimidation, and we are calling on the UK government to act immediately.
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Fundraising night for Ukraine on Friday October 16!❤️‍🩹🇺🇦 An award winning short film, Ukrainian photography, and a panel discussion at POST, Hove🎬📸 All ticket proceeds to charities supporting people and communities affected by the war in Ukraine 🙌🏼 www.tickettailor.com/events/post/...
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Buy tickets – Ukraine: Life Un/Broken - Fundraising Night: Exhibition, Screening & Artist Talk – POST, Second Floor, Industrial House, Conway Street
Ukraine: Life Un/Broken - Fundraising Night: Exhibition, Screening & Artist Talk – POST, Second Floor, Industrial House, Conway Street, Fri 16 Oct 2026 - This exhibition launch, personally introduced ...
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Could you open your home to a refugee? Our friends at Refugees at Home connect people fleeing war, violence, and persecution to hosts across the UK with spare rooms. (1/3)
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Voices in Exile is giving charity places for free by covering the associated costs - all we ask is for our runners to commit to fundraising a minimum of £200 to support our work. This is on a first-come, first-served basis! 🧡 Please email administrator@voicesinexile.org to express your interest ✉️
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
If information is essential, access is essential.💡 Excited to partner with Calling All Minds to improve inclusivity on our site with the AXS Accessibility Toolbar, with more accessible services for neurodivergent users.🧡 ⬇️ callingallminds.com/insights/if-...
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If information is essential, access is essential
For National Inclusion Week, Voices in Exile and Calling All Minds are showing why access to information can be part of access to safety, support and choice
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Over the summer we created the 'Voices in Exile World Café' for our food bank service users, partnering with The Real Junk Food Project Brighton who turn surplus food into nourishing meals. 🍎
Voices food bank volunteers helping prepare food at the World Café
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Could you open your home to a refugee? Our friends at Refugees at Home connect people fleeing war, violence, and persecution to hosts across the UK with spare rooms. (1/3)
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🎉 Exciting news! We've been awarded £320,000 from @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk The National Lottery Community Fund to support our project: A Community of Welcome, over the next three years. 🤩
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Meet Joy🧡 When Joy came to Voices in Exile, she was facing an incredibly difficult situation. Our team worked closely with her and her social worker to make sure she could access the support she needed 👩‍👧‍👦 Read Joy’s full story www.voicesinexile.org/joys-story/ 🔗
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Joy’s story: Rebuilding stability after losing access to support  | Voices In Exile
When Joy’s immigration status was refused, she did not realise until months later. Because of a brain injury, she cannot read and finds it difficult to process official information. By […]
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
✍️ 🚨 Alongside 50 other organisations, Voices have written to Andy Burnham to tell him he already has the answers to housing all people in need: -More public housing -More local power -Less profiteering Read the full letter 🔗 www.refugee-action.org.uk/asylum-housi... #AsylumHousingAlliance
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Even after the World Cup, football brings people together🧡👇 www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Banned from football at home, Afghan women's team reunite 8,000 miles away
Women in the team, which is recognised by Fifa, say football has given them freedom and independence.
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Looking for English classes in Brighton & Hove or nearby? We’ve created a useful ESOL section on our website, bringing together English for Speakers of Other Languages classes, events and providers across Brighton & Hove and the surrounding areas. 🧡
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ESOL Courses Brighton | English Lessons for Refugees & Migrants
Find ESOL English classes in Brighton and Hove. Access support for refugees and new migrants, view fee information & find the right course.
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🚨🚨 A call out for furniture and household items for our clients! They are asking for: 1. A dining room table and chairs 2. A large buggy 3. A vacuum cleaner 4. Single bed 5. Double bed 6. Coffee table DM us if you are able to donate🧡
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
NEW CROWDFUNDER ALERT!🧡 🚨 We are delighted to share that we have launched a new crowdfunding campaign over this summer with a goal of raising £1,200 to support people accessing our food bank this summer. 🍎
crowdfunder.co.uk
World Cafe, Training Kitchen & Free Meal Vouchers
This summer we want to offer free meal vouchers to families attending our food bank and support adults in work-based training in the kitchen
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Meet Betty! 🧡 Betty first came to Voices in Exile as a volunteer, wanting to use her time and skills to support people navigating the UK’s complex immigration system. What began as a way to give back quickly became something even more meaningful.
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Reminiscing about Refugee Week in June... 🥹 We kicked off Refugee Week this year with a community launch event at Brighton Unitarian 🎉 There was a service which included words from the Rev Jennifer Sanders and from our Trustee, Philip, and also from a service user and volunteer, Jang. 💬
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Would you like to go to see a FREE musical show in Brighton? For all aged 12+…🧡 📧Email boxoffice@brightoncollege.net to say which date and how many tickets you want🎟️ Amelie: The Musical showing this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at Brighton College Kemptown!🎶
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Would you like to go to see a FREE musical show in Brighton? For all aged 12+…🧡 📧Email boxoffice@brightoncollege.net to say which date and how many tickets you want🎟️ Amelie: The Musical showing this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday!🎶
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
It was great to see and speak with so many of you last week as we hosted the foyer at Jubilee Library for our Refugee Week art exhibition. 🤩 @refugeeweek.bsky.social
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
🧡As part of this year’s Refugee Week celebrations, Voices in Exile service users came together to create a collaborative artwork exploring the theme of Courage. 🎨
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
We are still at Jubilee Library through to the end of Saturday, celebrating @refugeeweek.bsky.social by celebrating Courage, in all its meanings.🧡 What does Courage mean to you?
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Refugee Week is here! On the 20th of June (this Saturday) at Jubilee Library, Best Foot Music @bestfootmusic.bsky.social are hosting a free afternoon of live music showcasing the creativity and diversity of refugee communities in the city. 🎶 bestfootmusic.net/2026/05/04/r...
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
This #RefugeeWeek, we stand #WithRefugees 🧡 We're hosting the foyer gallery at Jubilee Library this week – please do drop in! 🎨 #Courage
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The final Simple Act ahead of Refugee Week (June 15-June 21) is Move Together! 💃 @refugeeweek.bsky.social
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Last week, we celebrated Volunteers' Week in style! 🎉 There was a buffet, words of appreciation from Alison (our director), a drawing session, and volunteers across the organisation got to meet people working in other areas. 🤗 Thank you volunteers! 👏 🧡 #VolunteersWeek #VoicesVolunteers
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
🧡 As Volunteers' Week comes to a close, we are sharing the impact our volunteers have made last year, in 2025. ⭐️ 📊 These stats back up the incredible work they have done, contributing 5,500 hours. 🤩 #VolunteersWeek #VoicesVolunteers
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
📑We’re deeply concerned about new Government proposals that could have devastating consequences for people seeking asylum.
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Family Returns Consultation: Step By Step Guide - Asylum Matters
The Home Office is consulting on concerning new plans which could leave children, families, adults and care leavers destitute and homeless. It’s vital that as many people as possible share...Continue ...
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Meet Grant: A long-standing volunteer supporting our community ⭐️ 👇👇
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
🎉 Let's celebrate 42 years of Volunteers' Week in the UK, from Monday 1st June – Sunday 7th June. Our volunteers give their time, energy, and compassion to make Voices stronger every day. Thank you for helping us empower our community. www.volunteersweek.org 🧡 #VolunteersWeek #VoicesVolunteers
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Here are our Refugee Week events!🧡 June 14: www.voicesinexile.org/events/refug... June 15-20: www.voicesinexile.org/events/refug... ✨In partnership with: @bestfootmusic.bsky.social Brighton Unitarian Church @refugeeweek.bsky.social We Are The Tree
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
👋🏼Meet Godwin: Finding hope and support in Brighton 🕊️ "I first came to the UK three and a half years ago from India. It feels like only six months, the time has gone by so quickly. My situation in my home country became unsafe and I was forced to leave and come to the UK.”
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
🤩 Week 6 of Simple Acts in the countdown to Refugee Week 2026 is here - and this week’s theme is: Read a book 📚
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
🚨 🎬️ SAMA Film Festival comes to Brighton! 🤩 This festival provides a platform for cinema made under the conditions of political violence, censorship, and exile. 🔗 Check out their website for all details: shorturl.at/1yHBm 🧡
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
😅VOICES CALL OUT‼️ Anyone able to donate a wardrobe or chest of drawers? Send us a message!🧡
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Our 2025 Impact Report is here!🤩 Over the past year, we supported more than 1,000 people seeking refuge and asylum through immigration advice, homelessness support, ESOL classes, wellbeing groups, employability support, and our food bank.🧡 www.voicesinexile.org/wp-content/u... 🔗
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
🤩It's week 4 of #SimpleActs ahead of #RefugeeWeek2026 in June, and this week we're calling on you to Walk & Talk🚶‍♂️ 💬 🍃We’re sharing pictures of 5 Sussex walks we love🧡 📸 1️⃣ Seven Sisters 2️⃣ Devil's Dyke 3️⃣ Brighton beach (of course!) 4️⃣ Under the cliff path to Rottingdean 5️⃣ Seven Dials at sunset
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
HOPE HAPPENS HERE.✌️ We’re proud to be part of A Million Acts of Hope (13-20 May), and see organisations and individuals all across the UK making Hope happen in dark times. 💡
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
This week's Simple Act for Refugee Week is to Watch a Film Together🎥 🍿 'Everybody to Kenmure Street' is our recommended watch: a documentary about the 2021 grassroots stand-off in Glasgow, where hundreds of residents peacefully prevented the deportation of two of their neighbours. ✊️
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Living Vital warmly welcomed our group to their beautiful space in Stanmer Park. We all worked together to create a Lebanese dish called Adas bi Hamod (lentil, lemon and chard soup) and Fattoush salad🇱🇧 🍴 We then shared the meal while enjoying some lively conversation and cultural exchanges 🌿 🧡
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
This week's Simple Act for Refugee Week 2026 is to Get Drawing and Painting🎨 @refugeeweek.bsky.social Come together to create art around what ‘Courage’ looks like to you. 🦁 📍Email administrator@voicesinexile.org to attend #RefugeeWeek2026 #Courage #SimpleActs #BrightonEvents
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Refugee Week @refugeeweek.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
🚨 We're super excited to announce our collaboration with the incredible Quentin Blake who's brought to life this year's Simple Acts. Running from 15-21 June, Refugee Week invites us all to celebrate the creativity, contributions & resilience of refugees.
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
We are so excited to have the theme of this year's Refugee Week 2026: Courage💪 🦁 🧡 June 15-21🗓️ With Courage, comes Simple Acts. We are encouraging you to participate in those acts - from expressing solidarity through drawing to having courageous conversations. #RefugeeWeek #SimpleActs #Courage
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
✊🏽Voices join over 100 organisations in signing this joint statement, taking a stand against recent BBC reporting that targets already marginalised communities. ➡️ Read the full statement on @rainbowmigration.bsky.social website 🌈🧡 www.rainbowmigration.org.uk/news/we-stan...
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
🤯 This Saturday, Voices made history, joining half a million people in the @togetheralliance.bsky.social march choosing love, hope, and unity. The biggest march against the far-right in history. 🧡
Voices staff hold up a Voices in Exile banner at the Together march in London against the far-right
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
🚨🪴Call out for house plants!🪴🚨 We are trying to make our Voices in Exile offices a little more warm and welcoming, so we thought there’s no better remedy than some house plants!🌱 🧡If you’re local and would like to donate any of your house plants, drop us a message 📩
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Last week, neighbours and colleagues came together to make banners, flags and placards ahead of the @togetheralliance.bsky.social march 🚩 🧡 🎨 We wrote messages of hope and unity with a creative touch from all involved! We can't wait to take them to London this Saturday✊️ 🗣️
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Jane King, a long-time supporter of Voices, led a workshop for our groups creating bird collages using origami paper and simple patterns. The groups explored birds as beautiful symbols across cultures.🕊️ 🕊️ The session was meditative, with group members fully absorbed in their bird creations.🤩 🎨
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Love is greater than hate. Unity is stronger than division. Join us on Saturday March 28 in Central London. We are part of the @togetheralliance.bsky.social marching against the far right 🧡 #Together
A poster showing Voices in Exile involvement in the March 28 protest against the far right with the Together Alliance.
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Voices in Exile @voicesinexile.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
A hot meal. A warm place to sit. A chance to feel welcomed. These are the moments your donations created. 🎉 🧡 (1/3)
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