South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group

Please support and share @migrantsorganise.bsky.social @chilesolidaritynet.bsky.social @focusonlabour.bsky.social @sheffieldmrg.bsky.social @migrantsrights.bsky.social @right-to-remain.bsky.social

Rad more about the case here 👇🏾https://crowdjustice.com/case/help-seasonal-migrant-workers/

#JusticeForWorkers #UVWUnion #MigrantJustice #SolidarityForever #WorkersRights #ModernSlavery #justiceformigrantworkers

Thank you to everyone who’s donated — we still need £6,500 to challenge the unfair time limits that are denying seasonal migrant workers access to justice.

💥 Donate to their legal fund and help set a vital precedent for all victims of exploitation.
www.crowdjustice.com/case/help-se...

Once again #Sheffield said #NoToRacism and #refugeesarewelcomehere. @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk @symaag.bsky.social

An announcement graphic for Barnaby Raine and Maria Vasquez-Aguilar at Sheffield Transformed Festival. There are two photographs - one of each of them.

📣Announcing... Barnaby Raine and Maria Vasquez-Aguilar

Maria Vasquez-Aguilar works in Adult Education and is currently doing a PhD in political history at the University of Sheffield. A trade unionist and local activist, Maria co-founded Chile Solidarity Network and Chile 50 years UK.

An announcement graphic for Sheffield Transformed festival 28-30 November. It contains photos of VVIDY campaigners and their logo

📣Announcing... Voice of Voiceless Immigration Detainees Yorkshire (VVIDY) - Displacement, Borders and Decolonial Resistance: Voices from the Margins

An announcement graphic for Sheffield Transformed festival 28-30 November. It contains South Yorkshire Refugee Law and Justice logo which has scales above a sun and hills.

📣Announcing... South Yorkshire Refugee Law and Justice - Community Fightback for Migrant Legal Rights

A session to discuss how, we can work together to help people to assert their rights and defend our communities

🎟️: buff.ly/g9shP7n

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Sheffield unites against racism and hate. March in Sheffield Saturday 22 November. Assemble 11.30 at Devonshire Greem

Lift The Ban Fundraiser LTB is hosting a fundraiser! Emphasis on the fun! We’ll have top DJs, a silly raffle, and more. Join us for a dance for a great cause

#LiftTheBan on work for people seeking asylum!
Fundraising party
38 The Haymarket, #Sheffield
Nov 22 from 5-10pm.
Tickets⬇️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lift-the-b...

Immigration detention can happen suddenly. People need quick, reliable guidance to stay safe and connected. Share our updated KEY GUIDE on immigration detention with your community. ow.ly/LUaS50Xq6s4 #MigrationIsLife #NoOneIsIllegal #TheseWallsMustFall

Think twice before copying Denmark’s asylum policies A migration researcher based in Denmark explains the downsides of its “zero asylum” policy and returns system.

"The (Danish) system is clearly designed to discourage settlement through restrictive living conditions and a lack of control over daily life".

theconversation.com/think-twice-...

Ending the right to work for people seeking asylum in 2002. Then Home Secretary David Blunkett argued it was to head off the challenge from the far right...
They have learned nothing.

All in the Mind - Asylum hotels and mental health - BBC Sounds Claudia discusses the evidence for the mental health impact of living in an asylum hotel.

Good piece on what it's like to live in a hotel for someone claiming asylum.
"You don't know when you're going to get out of this toxic place". 10 people to a room, no privacy, no autonomy. No place for anyone who has been through trauma.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Join us for a full day of mobilisation at the University of Sheffield on 11/11/2025 from 11am to 4pm (no need to register)

Programme and more information here: sheffield.ac.uk/migration-re...

Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.

Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.

@gmiau.bsky.social @manchestercos.bsky.social @gmpnp.bsky.social @raparuk.bsky.social @aiucentre.bsky.social @refugeeaction.bsky.social @

Join us
🏛️Manchester Central Library M2 5PD
📅Friday 7 November
🕛12-3pm
to discuss what sanctuary looks like for people fleeing persecution.
How can today's UK Cities of Sanctuary resist this growing hostile environment?
racearchive.org.uk/sanctuary-no...

Keir Starmer tries to look tough - and exposes himself as a coward The government's immigration policy is in desperate need of a bold change in direction.

3 things Starmer could do instead of camps in old barracks that would actually WORK👇

1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK

2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves

3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...

DATE FOR THE DIARY! Public debrief on Fri 31 for National Day of Solidarity event to end Immigration Detention. #MigrationIsLife #NoOneIsIllegal #TheseWallsMustFall. Please spread the word. RTs welcome @notohassockfield.bsky.social @symaag.bsky.social ow.ly/GCSy50Xkhze

1)Friday round up -With thanks to Chronicle Live #NorthEast who helped amplify our National Day of Solidarity to End Immigration Detention ow.ly/BNGe50XhBJh @notohassockfield.bsky.social @symaag.bsky.social @simone001.bsky.social @4Wings1 #TheseWallsMustFall #MigrationsisLife #NoOneisIllegal

“The protest was vibrant, peaceful & loud. We made sure that the women imprisoned in Derwentside know that they are not forgotten"Dr Helen Groom @notohassockfield.bsky.social for National Day of Solidarity #MigrationIsLife #NoOneIsIllegal #TheseWallsMustFall #DignityNotDetention @symaag.bsky.social

Despite the documented harms of detention, which the Government has recognised, detention continues to exist.

We're campaigning:

1️⃣To shut down Derwentside - the main detention centre for women - and the small units for women at other sites.

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Campaigners protest outside North East immigration detention centre Campaigners protest outside North East immigration detention centre

The demonstration took place took place on Saturday outside the Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre

They are saying they're sending me home, but #Liverpool is my home says #Derwentside IRC detainee buff.ly/2G0GuPp #NotoHassockfield

Last few tickets left for Sheffield coach here⬇️
www.eventbrite.com/e/national-d...

📣URGENT

We are sharing this urgent call to action for Arjeta, a much-loved member of her Liverpool community.

She has been served with a deportation order for tomorrow - please share her story + support her campaign.

Donate to the legal fund: www.gofundme.com/f/help-free-...

Sign the petition:

Weds 15 Oct, 7pm - 8.30pm: online safety briefing for the Derwentside demo (18 Oct) Planning to join the Derwentside demo as part of the National Day of Solidarity 2025? Join our online safety meeting, 15 October, 7pm - 8.30pm. Register here!

Protesting with us at Hassockfield/Derwentside detention centre on Saturday 18th?
Join the online safety briefing this Wednesday
righttoremain.org.uk/weds-15-oct-...
#DignityNotDetention

Come with us to Hassockfield immigration detention centre October 18th to show solidarity with the women detained there.
Close #Hassockfield and all detention centres.

Book your place on the Sheffield coach🔽
www.eventbrite.com/e/national-d...

#DignityNotDetention #SetHerFree #TheseWallsMustFall

Support for women detained at Derwentside Immigration Centre continues "At No To Hassockfield we remain steadfast in our campaign to end the cruel practice of detention. We urge all decent citizens to join us"

"At No To Hassockfield we remain steadfast in our campaign to end the cruel practice of detention. We urge all decent citizens to join us" | North East Bylines