We know that legal challenges are a lot of work!
If you'd like to support @safepassageintl.bsky.social Crowdfunder to help them challenge this cruel suspension, you can do so here: www.crowdjustice.com/case/stop-su...
We'll be following closely!
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The suspension of family reunion has a disproportionate impact on women, children, and those with disabilities.
As Blessing shared, "The delays crushed me. You can’t move on, you can’t integrate, you can’t do anything. I fell into depression… I am still on medication now.”
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The suspension of family reunion has caused huge amounts of distress and worry for the women we support.
Forcibly keeping families apart is cruel.
We're pleased to hear that @safepassageintl.bsky.social's challenge will be heard in the high court.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... 1/3
Plans for ICE-style deportations on our streets are cruel beyond belief.
The proposals put forward by Reform will terrorise our communities, cause widespread fear, and divide families.
We will always stand up against this hostility and cruelty.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
If this sounds like something you’d love to be part of, click the link below to learn more about the role and how to apply: www.refugeewomen.co.uk/volunteering/
Deadline 12th March, at 8 pm
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🌟 Join WRW for an exciting volunteering opportunity! 🌟
WRW is looking for a dance and movement facilitator to bring joy, confidence, and connection to refugee women through fun, uplifting sessions. 💜
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Love dancing? Want to share your moves with other women? Have a few hours to spare volunteering each week?
This one’s for you! 💃
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The class is designed to be a relaxed space for women to move their bodies, appreciate different cultures through dance, and to have fun with their friends.
🗓️ Tuesdays, 3-4pm
📍 In-person, Old Street, London
Please apply by 8pm today.
refugeewomen.co.uk/volunteering 2/2
Last day to apply!
We're looking for a Dance and Movement volunteer to support our weekly exercise class for refugee women. 💃
As a volunteer, you would set up refreshments, welcome women to class, and support women to learn dance and exercise moves for all abilities.
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If a policy traumatises children, it should be scrapped. If a policy doesn't work, it should be scrapped.
So what about a policy that puts children at risk of self-harm and suicide, and gets ages wrong by as much as 7 years?
Hostile Home Office age assessments have to end.
Our Music Group have been busy creating a song to perform at our annual International Women's Day party. 🎶🎤
"All we need is love.
All we need is kindness.
All we need is love to make our dreams come true."
We can't wait to hear them perform in a few weeks! 😍
Thank you so much! We’re beyond delighted and touched.
Such an incredible line up of speakers. It looks to be a brilliant day! 🤩💜
We’re proud to be a signatory on these vital letters to four airlines carrying out forced deportations under the UK-France ‘one in, one out’ deal.
These airlines are complicit in cruelty.
It’s time for them to do the right thing.
Find out more below 👇 ✈️
Designating countries as 'safe' can have devastating consequences for women and LGBTQ+ people.
Many of our Rainbow Sisters are from Nigeria - a country that prohibits same-sex relationships under federal laws, and in several states, imposes the death penalty.
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/16/w...
🗣️ Conversation Club volunteer
🗓️ Wednesdays, 1:30 - 2:30pm
📍 Online (Zoom)
The role: facilitating a welcoming space for women to chat, practice their English and connect with one another.
Deadline for both roles: 22 Feb, 8pm.
Find out more: www.refugeewomen.co.uk/volunteering/ 2/2
We’re looking for two new volunteers to join our team!
💃 Dance and Movement volunteer
🗓️ Tuesdays, 3-4pm
📍 In-person, Old Street, London
The role: welcoming women to class, setting up refreshments, teaching a range of dance styles to all abilities for fun.
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We’re looking for two new volunteers to support our creative and educational activities:
👯♀️ Dance and Movement Co-Facilitator
🗣️ Conversation Club Co-Facilitator, Online (via Zoom)
Find out more: www.refugeewomen.co.uk/volunteering/
Deadline Sunday 22 February, 8pm.
It was a small gesture of kindness and connection, but meant the world to our team.
Today is all about spreading love, so we hope this makes you smile too! 🥰
Sending a huge thank you to all who make our work possible each and every day! 💜
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A few days ago we answered the office door to a delivery driver with a huge smile on his face.
Before we had a chance to say hi, he said:
🗣️ “With everything going on in the world right now, it’s amazing to know organisations like you exist. Keep up the good work and thank you!”
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If you’d like to spread some love to refugee women this Valentine’s Day, please donate to support our warm and welcoming community space.
☕️ A donation equivalent to a cup of coffee could provide snacks, fruit, and a hot drink for one woman.
www.refugeewomen.co.uk/donate/ Thank you! 💜💜💜
All we want for Valentine’s Day is an asylum system based on:
❤️ Care
❤️ Community
❤️ Compassion
Already, we know that long and complex settlement processes hinder integration, trap people in poverty and uncertainty, and make people in our communities feel unwelcome.
These plans will undoubtedly exacerbate existing harms.
We urge the Government to urgently change their approach.
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The harms we have outlined only scratch the surface of the myriad ways the plans for earned settlement will hurt people.
To find out more, please check out our friends at @praxisprojects.bsky.social, @gmiau.bsky.social, @evawuk.bsky.social, @lawrsuk.bsky.social and @sbsisters.bsky.social.
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5️⃣ Survivors of domestic abuse, exploitation and trafficking are often criminalised. Yet, the proposals would punish them for this
This undermines the Government's commitments to tackle violence against women and girls, and would disproportionately harm Black and other minoritised women.
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For many people seeking safety in the UK from war, persecution and violence, there are no safe routes to seek safety.
People are forced to make dangerous journeys and to travel any way they can to save their lives.
Punishing people for this is beyond cruel.
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4️⃣ The proposals seek to punish people based on how they arrived to the UK, including those:
👉 The Government deem to have arrived ‘illegally’
👉 Who arrived on a temporary visit visa
👉 Who overstayed their visa by 6+ months
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We also know that for many LGBTQ+ people fleeing homophobic or transphobic persecution, entering the UK on a valid visa is the only way leave their country without raising suspicion.
For many of our Rainbow Sisters, they are unaware they can claim asylum on the basis of their sexuality.
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3️⃣ ‘Good character’ assessments would penalise survivors of domestic violence and trafficking, as well as many LGBTQ+ people.
We know from supporting survivors that many are criminalised as a result of their experiences. Women like Miriam:
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2️⃣ The proposals ignore motherhood and punish mothers
Women disproportionately work part-time, are more likely to be primary carers and to take an extended period off work for parental leave.
This impacts women’s ability to reach the earnings threshold.
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For many women, they would be unable to meet this earnings threshold and would therefore have to wait up to 30 years for settlement.
The Government’s proposals ignore structural inequalities such as the gender and racial pay gap.
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