We train & support communities to welcome refugees to the UK through #CommunitySponsorship

London, England
Joined January 2018
Our Director, Amina Khanom, spoke with Ben Kentish on LBC about Reform UK's asylum proposals. Britain has a proud history of welcome and we don't have to choose between control and compassion. Tune in from 01:08:05 - bit.ly/4zAwFR3
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Our Director, Amina Khanom, joined Clare Foges on LBC to discuss Rishi Sunak鈥檚 latest comments on the Rwanda scheme, the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), and why safe routes must be part of the solution. Tune in from 01:11:50 bit.ly/4hTaEFA
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Our Director, Amina Khanom, spoke with Tom Swarbrick on LBC earlier today about the Home Secretary's announcement on safe routes for refugees, including Afghan women and girls, and Palestinians. You can listen to her here: 00:37:07 bit.ly/4ykvhlh
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Communities deserve a voice. People seeking safety deserve dignity and protection. We can demand both. Our Director, Amina Khanom, writes for LBC advocating for community-led welcome. Read her op-ed here: bit.ly/4AfW1EJ
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We鈥檝e joined organisations across the UK in signing this statement against the escalation in racist violence. Everyone should be able to live safely in their communities, including people who have come here seeking safety. Read the statement here: bit.ly/4j5x8Wd
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"We know from refugee resettlement that people can come here safely and in a managed way." Our Director Amina Khanom spoke to Jim Diamond on LBC Radio about the Portsmouth protests and why safe routes must be part of the solution. Tune in from 01: 24: 06 bit.ly/4r0sGdb
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Our Director, Amina Khanom, was on BBC Radio 2 with Jeremy Vine, discussing the protests in Portsmouth. "We need practical alternatives, including safe and managed routes that reduce people's reliance on dangerous boat crossings." Tune in from 10:11:00 bbc.in/4cxVSCv
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Our Director, Amina Khanom, was on The JVS Show on BBC Three Counties Radio discussing asylum accommodation, and the need for a fairer asylum system with meaningful safe routes. Tune in from 2:25:48 - bbc.in/4hvHvC8
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"We cannot continue speaking about integration while paying less attention to the prejudice that actively undermines it." Our Director, Amina Khanom, wrote for OpenDemocracy about the rise in Islamophobia and what it tells us about modern Britain: bit.ly/4wRnFFX
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Our Director, Amina Khanom, joined BBC Radio 5 Live to discuss proposals to ban foreign nationals from social housing. "Excluding a foreign national doesn't build a single additional home". To listen to the full discussion, tune in from 41:26: bbc.in/4wo1R44
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Our Director, Amina Khanom, was a guest on @VoiceofIslamUK Radio earlier today, discussing identity, integration, and the rise of the far right. To listen to her full interview, tune in from 18:45 - apple.co/3TwXAgV
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Our Director, Amina Khanom, joined Simon Marks on LBC Radio to discuss the tragic deaths in the Channel. She argues enforcement alone does not work. We need to have a functioning asylum system and expand safe and managed routes. Tune in from 00:54:15: bit.ly/3RBwX9Z
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The Right Ethos offer free Career Coaching for refugees who are committed to working in the charity sector. "Our conversation on storytelling to answer interview questions finally clicked all the previous advice I had been given." Learn more here: bit.ly/4yLbqw0
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"We cannot open safe routes with one hand while building an asylum system around insecurity with the other." Our Director, Amina Khanom, writes for openDemocracy on the Immigration and Asylum Bill, integration and the test facing the new govt: bit.ly/3T94MQ0
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Our Director, Amina Khanom, was quoted in Al Jazeera's latest reporting on the proposed UK asylum repayment policy - arguing that it is not debt, but rather investment in integration that helps refugees contribute to their communities. Full article here: bit.ly/3SQob8o
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Our Director, Amina Khanom, was on BBC Three Counties Radio The JVS Show discussing the govt's plan to require refugees to repay the cost of their asylum support - and why debt isn't the answer You can listen to the interview here (tune in from 1:37:39): bbc.in/4avDhGe
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Our Director, Amina Khanom, joined The Bridge: a Disagreeing Well podcast from University College London to debate the question 'does the UK do enough for asylum seekers?' You can listen to the discussion here: bit.ly/3Saw8oz
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It's Refugee Week! As part of this week, we're excited to be co-hosting a Community Sponsorship Building Belonging Together event in Edinburgh with the brilliant Edinburgh Refugee Sponsorship Circle! You can register for the event here: bit.ly/4enIwJ8
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Our Director, Amina Khanom, was on LBC Radio with Vanessa Baffoe discussing the latest immigration statistics. Tune in from 01:27:03 to hear her full interview: bit.ly/43mjlS5
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Our Director, Amina Khanom, has joined nearly 150 organisations calling on the Government to change course on migration proposals that risk leaving hundreds of thousands of children in poverty and fear. "We advocate for welcome, not hardship." bit.ly/3PnSz8v
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