Praxis, for Migrants and Refugees

Merry Christmas from Praxis! 🎄 A huge thank you to all who have supported us over the past year, helping us to continue providing expert advice to people who need it. Whether you’re celebrating Christmas or your own traditions today, please consider donating to help bring warmth and hope to migrants and refugees during this festive period. Chip in today: https://lnkd.in/e5sdvXf6 Best wishes from all of us here at Praxis ❤️

Talking migration at Christmas... Download the FREE GUIDE Worried about a relative spreading misinformation at the dinner table this Christmas? Download the Christmas version of our free guide to help you turn challenging conversations about migration into impactful ones that really matter. P.S. This guide is meant for conversations with those people in your life on the fence about migration. It's not meant to persuade someone strongly opposed. Trust your instincts and save your energy. https://lnkd.in/esnjiY_g

We're leaving X behind in 2024. X (formerly Twitter) has increasingly become a platform that pushes disinformation and hate about marginalised groups, including migrants and refugees. It is for this reason that we’ve decided to leave. To keep up to date about the fight for migrant rights and our work, please follow us on Bluesky instead:

📢 Praxis for Migrants and Refugees has developed a new guide co-produced with the No Recourse to Public Funds Action Group "Fair Compensation: A Guide by Experts by Experience". This excellent guide shows us how to compensate people with lived experience fairly for their expertise and time. 🙌 "Speaking about our experiences can be emotionally challenging and comes with personal costs. Despite this, we understand the importance of raising our voices to create change. Receiving fair compensation and having expenses covered demonstrates respect for our contributions and supports our ability to participate. For many of us, reimbursement for essentials like travel and childcare is not optional—it’s necessary for inclusion." 👇 Please find the guide below and share with others: https://lnkd.in/ejdNKpTW Praxis, for Migrants and Refugees

Here at Praxis, our campaigning work is led by and co-produced with the No Recourse to Public Funds Action group. They are a group of campaigners with lived experience of the immigration system, fighting for equality, justice, and fairness for all. This year the group continued the campaign for childcare for all families, no matter their immigration status. After protest rights training, they organised and executed a stunt outside Parliament. They shared their expertise at panels, rallies, and even spoke directly to civil servants about the detrimental impact of hostile immigration policies on their children.

🚨Migrant children face double the risk of experiencing poverty compared to their friends whose parents were both born in the UK. That's why we're pushing for the government’s child poverty strategy to protect EVERY child in the UK, no matter their background. Migrant families faces a number of specific barriers created by immigration law and policy, which make them more likely to be living in poverty in the first place and find it harder to escape poverty. Here’s how: 1️⃣No safety net: Around 4 million people – including 507,000 children - are denied access to a welfare safety net, simply because of the fine print on their visas. This means migrant families are denied access to benefits explicitly designed to protect families from poverty, even in a crisis. 2️⃣Higher costs: Extortionate visa fees and charges can also impose very high direct costs on some migrant families. For example, a family of 4 on the ten-year route to settlement must fork out over £70,000. We know that these fees are key factor in pushing families into debt and real hardship. 3️⃣Limited access to support for children and families: Whether it’s because of official policies excluding families, families not asking for help out of fear, or local authorities denying services – migrant families have more limited access to support when it matters most. Learn more:

How to compensate people with lived experience fairly for their expertise and time 👇 We've developed a new guide - 'Fair Compensation: A Guide by Experts by Experience' - co-produced with the No Recourse to Public Funds Action Group. "Speaking about our experiences can be emotionally challenging and comes with personal costs. Despite this, we understand the importance of raising our voices to create change. Receiving fair compensation and having expenses covered demonstrates respect for our contributions and supports our ability to participate. For many of us, reimbursement for essentials like travel and childcare is not optional—it’s necessary for inclusion." We're hoping this resource will be helpful to others in the sector and develop the conversation around this important issue. Please use and share: https://lnkd.in/ejdNKpTW

We're still buzzing from our Human Rights Day celebration at the weekend. Every year, the Praxis community comes together for beautiful performances and delicious food. As always, Praxis was overflowing with joy ❤️ #HumanRightsDay

Ready for your 2024 Praxis Wrapped? 🌟 2,824 people given expert immigration and welfare advice to navigate complex systems 🌟 £1,113,607 secured through fee waivers or grants for essential needs 🌟 132 people accessed our weekly community groups to reduce isolation and improve wellbeing 🌟 Over 20,000 campaigning actions taken from petitions to emails to MPs to downloading guides 🌟 72 people assisted with welfare issues such as housing and benefit claims. 🌟 559 professionals trained or attended a Praxis event on how to best support migrants and refugees Praxis has remained a sanctuary against hate and a champion for people’s rights. Thank you for all your support this year, and always.

Looking for something a little different as you scroll through the endless Cyber Week deals? We’ve got you covered. With just a small donation, we’ll send you the Recipes of Life cookbook. Featured in The Observer, The Evening Standard and The Metro, Recipes of Life is a cookbook filled with heartfelt stories and recipes from around the world. The cookbook was created by GIANTS, a peer-led group of men who have migrated to the UK and who come together each week at Praxis to build community and resistance to hostile immigration policies. By choosing this beautiful cookbook, you're not just buying a beautiful Christmas gift—you’re helping fund expert legal advice and holistic support for migrants and refugees. Donate now: https://lnkd.in/ewAgHFmq