Safe in Scotland 🧡

Destitution is built-into the asylum system in the UK and we will not accept it. This work needs support from everyone. And that support takes many shapes. Donate today to help us provide safe, dignified accommodation to our guests. buff.ly/3nF9PW7

In this piece we demonstrate how "Once everyone has somewhere safe to stay, progress on accessing rights, and resolving complex immigration cases, is a lot more achievable". An important recognition of the work that @SafeInScotland and similar organisations are achieving 🏡

we need a new asylum system grounded in humanity not profit.

🕙This morning at 10.00am we were due to be questioning the Home Secretary, Priti Patel. She has declined to attend our session.

as it's easier to get a white fella to Mars than it is to get asylum on this mad wee island, do your am*zon pr*me spending responsibly and pick Safe in Scotland on smile.amazon.co.uk (with thanks to SRC for reminding us that this is even a THING!)

Happy to share a new blogpost published to launch the new series @RLI_News 🎉 A piece written with colleagues @pinar_aksu5 @teresapiacenti1 & @SafeInScotland from the @LockScot study exploring 'Destitution, hotels, and pandemic responses to asylum housing in Glasgow, Scotland'

Super grateful for this opportunity to write with such amazing collaborators and activists.

There is a growing reliance on 'charity' among people experiencing poverty as a result of: ▫️ changes to the welfare system ▫️ cost of living crisis Modern charity exposes the injustice and inequality. But *never* exposes people, always putting their safety and dignity first.

NEW Nicola Sturgeon says the Scottish government has repeatedly requested detail of any independent investigation by the Home Office following deaths in asylum accommodation in Glasgow. It comes in response to a question from Green MSP @MaggieChapman on the escalating toll.

@kaukabstewart @KevinStewartSNP @ShonaRobison @alisonthewliss @Stuart_McDonald @MhairiBlack @patrickharvie @BobDorisSNP @GlasgowPam @Ross_Greer

Along with over 120 other civil society organisations, we've signed a joint statement in support of the Human Rights Act and calling for the #RightsRemovalBill to be stopped bit.ly/3yuHyqJ We hope our pals in govt stand with us

@ this @GRAM_Net #RefugeeFestScot event we will be talking 💥UK immigration policies & politics 💥Rwanda offshoring 💥Nationality & Borders Act 💥Glasgow Anti racism action & Resistance June 22 2-4 pm All welcome to this open discusson! Details ⤵️

The Access Hub is open to everyone, regardless of immigration status, no matter how much or how little support you need. 💜

housing lawyers + immigration lawyers = our one true love ❤️

An asylum seeker who was due on the UK's first deportation flight to Rwanda has claimed he was hit, kicked and pushed by security officers while he was held in detention. The 25-year-old spoke exclusively to Sky's @JasonFarrellSky trib.al/kNIkXKD 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube

Rwanda transportation shows us access to justice is critical & folk need a safe place to stay so they can think clearly & talk freely - not a detention centre w no 📞 Since 2022 250+ men have stayed w us & been supported to have their claim reconsidered safeinscotland.com/ways-to-donate

We exist as direct action against HO policy/legislation that "plays on widely circulated & popular ideas about single, young, racialized men being inherently threatening & incompatible w vulnerability" africasacountry.com/2022/06/migran…

Thinking about the terrified men, young and old, who are sitting in an immigration removal centre awaiting removal to Rwanda, a country they've never been to. May the people who dreamt up this plan never again know rest or joy.

we know that the folk who follow us here care about the truth, and not about harmful home office lies.