Migrant Voice is organising a series of activities on the occasion of Migration week 2024 to highlight the necessity of having a more humane, responsible and positive approach to migration. 

Migration week is a United Nations week dedicated to promoting dialogue on migration-related issues, based on the framework of what is known as the ‘Global Compact for Migration’.

We aim to highlight the approach that the UK has taken and the noticeable discrepancy between its global commitments and policies pursued at home. 

Our round table discussion will focus on current UK policies and rhetoric around migration and will explore the noticeable discrepancy between its global commitments and the policies pursued at home. The roundtable will be happening online via zoom. It will also be broadcast live on our facebook page. On the day there will be opportunities to share your views, experience on the topics raised.

Speakers will include:

• Peter Walsh, Senior Researcher at The Migration Observatory, and Departmental Lecturer in Migration Studies, University of Oxford.

• Dickson Tarnongo, a Development Practitioner and social activist, with special interest in disability rights.

• Prof Nando Sigona, Director of the Institute for Research into International Migration and Superdiversity (IRIS), University of Birmingham.

• Dr Helia López Zarzosa, Sociologist, independent researcher, human rights advocate and guest lecturer. Former refugee from Chile. Organiser of educational and drama schools for refugees and migrant families and  Chilean returnee children.

• Michele LeVoy, Director of PICUM (Platform for Inernational Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants)

• And others TBC

To sign up please follow this link