Webinar: How is the Border Security Bill punishing refugees?
An in-depth discussion with refugees, torture survivors, LGBTQ+ campaigners and asylum policy experts on the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill.
When the Labour government came into power last summer many of us had high hopes they would reform the asylum system, making it compassionate and fair.
But over the last few months, they've introduced several cruel policies, including their recent refugee citizenship ban. These threaten the right to asylum for torture survivors and people fleeing unimaginable horror.
The most notable policy proposal put forward is the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill, which features a number of punishing proposals. And it is going through Parliament right now - so it’s time to act.
We're hosting a webinar on Wednesday 30 April at 6:30pm (BST) to bring supporters up to speed with the Bill and explain how you can stand up against its punishing policies.
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Date: Wednesday 30 April
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Time: 6:30pm-7:45pm (BST)
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Where: Online
Who are our speakers:
Join us to hear from refugees, torture survivors, LGBTQ+ activists and policy experts on how this Bill is impacting people seeking safety and why we need to act NOW – plus there will be a Q&A with the panel.
Chair:
- Mathilda Della Torre: Mathilda is a human rights campaigner currently working as the UK Activism Manager at Ben and Jerry's. She’s also the founder of Conversations from Calais and author of Conversations From Calais: Sharing Refugee Stories, a global art movement that captures moments between volunteers and refugees in poster form.
Panellists:
- Nadine Tunasi: Torture Survivor, PSVI Champion, One Strong Voice & Survivors Speak OUT member. She currently works at Freedom from Torture as the Survivor Activism Manager.
- Jonathon Kazembe: Expert by Experience Manager at Refugee Action, a Trustee at Caplor Horizons and One Strong Voice Representative at the Strategic Engagement Group (SEG). He brings a decade of community engagement experience (Freedom from Torture, NHS England, City of Sanctuary Manchester) to champion refugee empowerment through grassroots campaigning, frontline services, and the Expert by Experience Steering Group. His focus is on strengthening meaningful refugee participation.
- Sile Reynolds: Head of Asylum Advocacy at Freedom from Torture.
- Joel Mordi: LGBTQI+ refugee activist from Nigeria, working with Rainbow Migration
