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5 July 2022

We talk about compassionate alternatives to immigration detention existing, but it’s often not clear what this actually means!. This blog from the King’s Arms Project lifts the lid on their compassionate, community based alternative to detention.

28 June 2022

It’s Pride Month and people are celebrating up and down the country. But, as this guest blog highlights there’s No Pride in Immigration Detention - whatever month it may be. Get the full scoop from Qussai Ramzi - a member of Rainbow Migration’s campaigns advisory group - on why we need to come together this Pride and call for the end of detention for all LGBTQI+ people.

14 June 2022

You’ve probably heard of Priti Patel’s plan to forcibly send people to Rwanda - you know the one that even Conservative MP’s are calling ‘ugly’ – but with the first flight planned for Tuesday 14th June, we need to do everything we can to stop this going ahead.

13 May 2022

Our pals at Detention Action share the scoop on Priti Patel's dangerous plans for offshore detention.

27 April 2022

At B&J’s we believe people fleeing war, climate change or persecution should be able to rebuild their lives in safety. But the UK Government has just passed its Nationality and Borders Act – and it’s totally, and intentionally, anti-refugees. These actions are a blow to humanity. Here’s our statement in response.

12 April 2022

If you haven't tried Half Baked, then you simply haven't lived! And if you have, then how much do you know about this heroic flavour?! Read More - 5 Things You Didn't Know About Half Baked! Read More 

9 March 2022

Solidarity with Ukraine means scrapping the Nationality and Borders Bill! We took to Westminster with a billboard and our friends @ConversationsFromCalais to remind our leaders we need more compassion for people seeking safety, regardless of where they’re from!  Read More - Fight the Anti Refugee Bill Read More 

9 March 2022

Conversations From Calais is a growing collection of conversations between volunteers and refugees and migrants in northern France. The people behind these conversations from Calais, are also people who will be punished and criminalised under the cruel and inhumane Nationality and Borders Bill. Here’s the full scoop. 

4 March 2022

From milk and cream to cocoa, vanilla, and sugar, there are a lot of ingredients that go into your pint of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. Our linked prosperity business model has a goal of ensuring that everyone who has a hand in making that pint gets their fair share.

15 February 2022

On the six-month anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, our friends at Asylum Matters share why we need to scrap the #AntiRefugeeBill in order to ensure people fleeing the Taliban receive the protection they need and deserve.

3 February 2022

Heard of immigration detention? It’s Britain’s dirtiest secret: the terrible way we treat people who have come to the UK in search of safety or a new life. Even MPs themselves have warned there are “serious problems" in almost every part of the detention system.  Here’s just a few of the reasons why immigration detention needs to go.