Meet Alison Kelly: Director of Voices in Exile
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In this Q&A, our Director Alison Kelly shares her background, experience and priorities f...
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Celebrating Refugee Week with stories, poetry and community at the Unitarian Church
7th July 2025
As part of Refugee Week 2025, we were invited to take part in a special service on Sunday 22nd June at the Unitarian Church on New Road, Brighton. The theme of this year’s Refugee Week, Community as a Superpower, felt especially fitting as we reflected on faith, belonging, and the shared humanity that connects us […]
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Volunteer Story: Meet Sunny, our Comms and Social Media Volunteer
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To mark Volunteers’ Week 2025, we’re shining a spotlight on one of our brilliant volunteers, Sun...
Celebrating Volunteer’s Week 2025: Thank you to our volunteers!
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Volunteer’s Week is a national celebration of the contribution millions of people make across the ...
Safe Homes, Not Hotels: Open letter to Yvette Cooper demanding action on asylum accomodation
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Voices in Exile joined over 50 organisations in signing Conversations Over Borders’ open lette...
Launching our first Impact Report and kicking off our 20th anniversary celebrations
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On Thursday 10 April, we welcomed friends, partners, and members of the local community to the Fitzh...
Building confidence and community: Jamila’s journey with Voices
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At Voices in Exile, we strive to provide a welcoming space where refugees, asylum seekers, and migra...
Migrant parents screen video message across Westminster
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‘This week, Praxis campaigners screened a video message across Westminster to make migrant voi...
Finding a new passion in supporting others: Rahmat’s story
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Our volunteers play a vital role in supporting refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants as they naviga...
No child left behind: Take action now!
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This Government promised to cut child poverty. Right now, they are writing their strategy on how the...
Love in Limbo: Visa rules tearing families apart
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As loving couples and families will celebrate their love and relationships, this Valentines Day Voic...
Open letter: Refugee citizenship rules ‘breeding division and distrust’
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Voices in Exile signed, along with 148 organisations, a letter urging the government and Home Secret...
End the hostile and racist rhetoric in our politics: Open letter to Keir Starmer
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We are proud to join 136 orgs, with Together for Refugees, to call for the end to hostile politics, ...
Race Equality Week 2025: Proud
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We are proud to take part in Race Equality Week 2025, from February 3-9. It is an annual UK-wide mov...
Joint statement: Six months since the racist riots, we urge the government to take action
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Voices in Exile joined 60 racial justice, migrants rights and Muslim organisations to call on the go...
Joint public letter: Reconsider the decision to suspend all Syrian asylum claims
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Part of Asylum Matters’ campaign to Fight the Anti Refugee Laws, Voices in Exile join over 730...
Mitzvah Day at The Progressive Synagogue of Brighton and Hove: Stronger With Tea
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This Sunday November 24 was a special day at The Progressive Synagogue. Mitzvah Day is an internatio...
The shift to eVisas: what you need to know and how to protect your rights
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The UK government’s decision to move to a digital-only immigration system is set to take full effe...
We join 71 organisations writing to the government regarding transition to eVisa and migrants entitlements
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We’ve joined 71 organisations, including Migrants Organise and the3million, in writing to the ...
Live music, fasting and feasting: A heartfelt thank you to our incredible fundraisers
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At Voices in Exile, we’re continually moved by the dedication and creativity of our supporters. Fr...
Paula’s mentoring story: Could you be a Voices in Exile mentor?
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Paula joined us as an Admin volunteer and has also recently acted as a mentor to Voices in Exile ser...
Reunited in Brighton: A new start for Mohammed and Lana
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Here, Mohammed explains how support from Voices in Exile has helped him to settle in the UK since he...
Seasonal harvest from Goat Grid boosts the Voices in Exile food bank
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Our food bank relies on the generous donations we receive from individuals and funders. We recently ...
Addressing the housing crisis for refugees in Brighton: Challenges and solutions
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Our Generalist Advice Team offers essential support to refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable migr...
Joint briefing: Immigration legal aid
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Our legal aid system is in deep crisis. We need urgent change, now. Voices in Exile were part of a j...
Allies not Enemies: Pictures from a successful music event in solidarity with migrants
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In August, Cost of Living Events hosted an all day music event at the Gladstone Pub with 100% of pro...
Joint briefing: Immigration legal aid
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https://jcwi.org.uk/resource/joint-briefing-immigration-legal-aid/ Did you know that 4 million peopl...
Joint Statement: Response to the announcement to reopen Haslar and Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centres
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Voices in Exile reacted quickly to the announcement to reopen Haslar and Campsfield House Immigratio...
Allies not Enemies: Cost of Living Events presents a solidarity show for Voices in Exile
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On August 31 from 2pm until late, Cost of Living Events presents: Allies Not Enemies. An all-day mus...
Open letter: Demand accountability and an immediate shift in policy to prevent further riots
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Over 100 frontline organisations providing advice to migrants and communities across the country tod...
Open letter: 137 orgs and groups write to the Home Secretary demanding suspension of immigration reporting appointments
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Voices in Exile has today joined 137 organisations and groups in calling for an immediate suspension...
This is who we are: 240 refugee charities stand together in joint response to anti-immigrant violence
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Today we join over 240 orgs to stand in solidarity with those affected by the recent acts of violenc...
An open letter to Keir Starmer: Race riots
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With 80 anti-racist and migrant rights organisations, we’ve written to Keir Starmer asking for...
The Voices in Exile Summer Celebration: A joyful evening of community and conversation
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This July, we hosted our annual Summer Celebration at the Fitzherbert Centre, bringing togeth...
Solutions to homelessness amongst migrants: A signed briefing
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Homeless Link and NACCOM have have published a new policy briefing exploring the key drivers of, and...
EU Settlement Scheme: An open letter to the Prime Minister
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Together with The 3 Million and 75 partners from the migration sector, Voices in Exile have signed t...
Broken asylum system: Joint public letter to the Prime Minister
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Today we join 300 orgs & 500+ people in calling on 10 Downing Street to urgently overhaul our br...
Joint Letter: Migrant homelessness briefing to the government
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119 organisations including Voices in Exile have written to the leaders of the Labour, Conservative,...
UK Election: Open letter to candidates signed by 36 civil society groups
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Words carry weight. They shape how migrants and refugees are treated in the UK. We’ve joined 3...
Designing homelessness out of the asylum and immigration system: An open letter
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Everyone needs a safe place to live. But the immigration system pushes people into homelessness. Voi...
6 steps towards migrants justice
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The rights of people who move have been under attack for too long. Our media and our politicians wan...
Joining the call: Free the Rwanda detainees
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Voices in Exile joined hundreds of charities in the call to free the Rwanda detainees, coordinated b...
Read a new report from Safe Passage, Routes to safety: A new approach to people crossing the channel
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“People fleeing war and persecution have a right under international law to seek asylum, but c...
Volunteers Week 2024: A history of volunteering at Voices in Exile
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From Monday 3rd to Sunday 9th June, we’re celebrating Volunteers Week — a time to recognise th...
Majority of people crossing the Channel are refugees, new Refugee Council report shows
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A recent report from The Refugee Council highlights that most people risking the dangerous journey a...