Category Archives: Speak Out

Share Your Integration Tipping Point Video

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Nick Micinski

Over the last six months, we have been collecting video testimonies from our members and people we meet about their Integration Tipping Points. Often these are ‘ah ha’ moments when individuals finally feel like they belong in the UK.
Now that Operation Integration has publicly launched, we would like to invite you to join in! Explore [...]

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What Makes You Tip? 8 Profiles of Migrants & their Integration Tipping Points

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Naoko Okumura

Born and raised in Japan, where the sense of homogeneity prevails, I didn’t understood what it was like to be a foreigner or what it was like to live next to someone from a different culture, until I left my country at the age of 16. Since then, I have been changing the [...]

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New Report – OPERATION INTEGRATION: The Making of New Citizens

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Admin

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This is our story of integration, of how to belong; a story of what has been achieved here in London with a little bit of money, and a lot of inventiveness and passion.  Over the past 18 years we at the Forum have worked with thousands of people from over 90 different countries—refugees, fleeing [...]

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Our Voices on Policy and Integration

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Zrinka Bralo

Integration is, and has always been, on our agenda. It is core to our work and the goal of our members. Earlier in 2011, the Home Secretary announced that the Coalition Government was developing a new integration strategy of which a draft has been bouncing between departments and yet to surface.
On Monday, we will release [...]

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Launching the Migrant & Refugee Woman of the Year Award – Nominate until Feb 6th

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Beth Crosland

The Migrant & Refugee Woman of the Year Award aims to recognise and celebrate women who having migrated or fled persecution themselves, find time to provide essential support and inspiring leadership at grassroots level to other new Londoners attempting to start a new life in the city.
Migrating to a new country brings many challenges and [...]

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Meet The Forum: Margaret Siegel

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Margaret Siegel

Volunteer – English Teacher

Last November I moved with my husband to London from New York, where I spent the last 5 ½ years working for Travelers Aid at JFK Airport, assisting stranded passengers.

Where do you live now?
I live in Bayswater.
Why are you interested in migration?
I really admire the strength and courage it [...]

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Digital Activism Projects – Autumn 2011

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Nick Micinski

Here are a few of projects from our latest graduates of the 7 Week Digital Activism Course:

MyGrant

A social enterprise working to make migrant & BME charities sustainable by helping them overcome barriers to accessing funding and undertaking research. Check out Rachid Choaibi’s blog for tips on fundraising and learn from the expert himself…

Refugee and Migrant [...]

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This Year’s Christmas Present: A Coherent Integration Policy?

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Kristina Hemon

This year for Christmas we might get the new government’s integration policy. Should we rejoice or be worried?  Reason to be cheerful no. 1 is the fact that integration is regarded as important and thus subject to public policy. There are many reasons to be worried judging by David Cameron’s and Theresa May’s statements on multiculturalism [...]

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The Forum’s AGM, Theatre group and much more…

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Dario Mentone

Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Migrant and Refugee Communities Forum took place on Thursday, November 24th with the aim of celebrating our many achievements of this year and looking toward the future. As with every year, the meeting represented an important occasion for sharing experiences and gathering everyone who worked hard this year [...]

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Meet The Forum: Amina El guenuni

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Amina El guenuni

Volunteer – Mentoring Project

My family is originally from Morocco but I was born and bred in the UK. I recently graduated with a Psychology degree and hope to do a masters in Clinical Psychology in the future. I have worked for other organisations where I helped run mental health workshops, youth groups, fundraising and [...]

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