“Thank you to the brave young Londoners of @webelong19 and @Brighter_Praxis who spoke up about their experiences in this interview and are advocating for a fairer system for all undocumented young people”
– Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan on twitter
Read More“It helped me to think more in terms of the needs and stories of individuals rather than just framing people in terms of importing their situations as migrants”
– Event Audience Member
Read More“Has the Govt learnt nothing from the Windrush scandal? The fact that thousands of young Londoners are living in fear of deportation and are being denied the chance to secure their future is a national disgrace. This needs urgent attention”
– Mayor Sadiq Khan on Twitter
Read More“The methodology they have in place means that young people, no matter their background or experience, have the support across all facets of their life.”
– Kate Llewelyn, On Road Media (partner org)
Read More“Brighter Futures makes you realise there’s no limits to what you can achieve if you put your mind to it.”
– Brighter Futures group member
Read More“As chair of the APPG on No Recourse to Public Funds, I urgently ask you to consider suspending the No Recourse to Public Funds condition”
– MP Kate Osamor’s Letter to the PM
Read More“It makes your dream come true... it makes you feel like you’re not in this little box that they’re putting you in….you are saying to yourself ‘oh wow I have a voice”.
– Brighter Futures Group Member
Read More“I think a lot of people on the call will not have been aware beforehand of how hostile environment measures are impacting upon young people and I hope they will have left the call with more of an understanding”
– GLA Webinar Feedback
Read More“The poems have been very powerful and I have been inspired by the strength heard in the words and seen in the author’s presence”
– Brighter Futures Event Audience Member
Read More“I also just wanted to say how impressed I was with the young people who spoke, they were really eloquent and impactful.”
– Imogen Richmond-Bishop, Sustain (GLA Webinar Organiser)
Read More“For those who have no recourse to public funds as a result of their immigration status, the situation can be particularly difficult; such individuals face an increased risk of exploitation and enjoy restricted access to educational opportunities”
– UNHCR Statement to UK Gov’t
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