Thanks for agreeing to be interviewed by TogetherintheUK. Every month, we look at different themes that impact on migrants and this month and as it’s the start of the new decade, we are looking at new beginnings.We would like to know about how you created your enterprise in the UK and also a bit about […]
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I was born here in England – by Richard Roach
Last night at the Making Migration Work event, a joint venture between Union Chapel and TogetherintheUK, we were honoured that Richard Roach wrote a poem especially for the occasion. It beautifully captures the joys and sorrows of migration and we were privileged to hear him speak it. I was born here in England – by […]
A joyful celebration of the contribution that migrants make to UK life
Marshall E-Learning is sponsoring a TGIUK event at Union Chapel on Wednesday 5 February 2020, jointly organised by TGIUK and Union Chapel in Islington, North London. The event, ‘Making Migration Work’, will showcase how people come to the UK to create something new, an issue brought to light in a recent Economist article which highlighted how migrants […]
New beginnings: Hannah’s story
Our theme for the month is new beginnings and here Hannah tells us about her experience of starting her life in the UK. Hannah’s response reflects some of what we learnt in our research, ‘Moving Matters’, the main difficulties migrants experience in starting life in the UK are in finding accommodation, employment and developing social […]
Making a new start – with the right support
Interview with Housing Justice Thanks for agreeing to be interviewed by TogetherintheUK. Every month, we look at different themes that impact on migrants and this month we are looking at Belonging and so we thought it a good idea to talk to an organisation that helps people find accommodation. As I understand it, you are […]
Making it your own – I am a Londoner
Boris Johnson has given me the opening of this blog with his headline that ‘EU migrants come here and treat it as their own’. Wouldn’t that be fantastic if that was the case? That you can migrate to the UK and immediately feel a sense of belonging? We know from our research that people coming […]
Belonging: the importance of faith based institutions to migrants
This month we are focussing on Belonging and what can help create a sense of place and identity. Our research report, ‘Moving Matters’ found that for some migrants, religious organisations are a source of helpful individuals and a way of starting a social network: “[My boyfriend] brought me to his church, so I met some […]
An interview with Brighton Table Tennis Club
Brighton Table Tennis Club has had a lot of coverage for how open and inclusive it is. It has won a Certificate of Sanctuary for how it supports refugees and asylum seekers. Congratulations. TogetherintheUK would like to know more. We know that what you do will help people feeling isolated and help their wellbeing, so how […]
Only Connect
INTRODUCTION During November, we are focusing on emotions and mental health. In this blog, Miriam Richardson, a systemic family psychotherapist tells us of the challenges facing young people who have come to the UK unaccompanied. This must be one of the most challenging things anyone can imagine facing. Here, she tells of trauma but also […]
Redundancy – an occupational hazard – Willem’s story.
The UK has a very flexible economy, this can be very helpful overall and encourage employers to invest and create jobs but it does have personal costs. It can mean that we can all lose our jobs, not because we have done something wrong but because circumstances have changed and the company no longer needs […]