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@IMIX_UK
Creating a better conversation about our society; one which celebrates people who make the UK their home & helps us all live well together.
Take a look at the new IMIX website! ➡️ Brand new resource hub covering media, social media & messaging ➡️ Dedicated virtual press office ➡️ A simple way to book free training ➡️ Powerful case studies highlighting how we tell the human story of migration imix.org.uk
In our sector comms meeting today @britishfuture shared their recent report about community cohesion across the UK. Everyone recognised the urgent need to do more to tackle the rise of mis & disinformation as well as the far-right britishfuture.org/publication/th…
Really useful insights here highlighting divisions & tensions which exist in 1 yr on from the riots. But at a local level people often feel that those from different backgrounds get on well. Stronger community cohesion is possible but it needs significantly more funding
A “powder keg” of social tensions and grievances remain unaddressed across the UK, one year on from last summer's riots, according to a major new cohesion report published today. It warns that without urgent action, unrest risks being reignited. [🧵]
We spent yesterday working with journalists to help bring human voices of those affected by the Afghan data breach to the media. We mobilised our networks & provided a number of excellent spokespeople who shared their anxieties & fears over the breach itv.com/news/2025-07-1…
We recently worked @ameliaajenne @Channel4News providing support on covering the Channel crossings. The news team spent time getting to know the people in Calais & understanding how to film sensitively. More in-depth reporting like this is needed channel4.com/news/view-from…
IMIX CEO @ReganJenni reflects on what ethical reporting on the border should like after working with charities in Calais. As media interest in Channel crossings increases it's crucial to tell human stories behind the headlines sensitively & safely imix.org.uk/through-a-chil…
We are now regularly posting on Bluesky. Come over and follow us @imixuk.bsky.social for a kinder conversation. We'd love to see you there 🧡
Interesting study @KingsCollegeLon revealing what we already know but which certainly needs more research: Language in UK media shapes public views of immigrants' individuality. This is why IMIX works every day to build a better, humanising narrative. phys.org/news/2025-07-l…
'Some evenings stay with you. Not because they were grand or loud but because they made you feel understood.' Read #RefugeeWeek Ambassador @DounaHAhmed beautiful reflections on our recent event held at The Conduit. imix.org.uk/finding-the-hu…
'Every day we see France & the UK not only failing to protect the human rights of children but pursuing policies which actively threaten & undermine them.' Powerful report @projectplayfr about the horrific increase in violence against children in Calais theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/j…
🚨Did you know the government has made it nearly impossible for many refugees to become British citizens? It's based on how they arrived, not who they are as people. This affects our neighbours, colleagues, friends. 📢Your MP needs to hear from you: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-y…
Douna, one of our #RefugeeWeek Ambassadors for 2025, is a storyteller, journalist and human rights activist from Syria. She tells us about the contradiction she lives with every day, that returning to the country she grew up in is both a dream and a nightmare.
Fatemah, one of our #RefugeeWeek 2025 Ambassadors, tells us how she felt when she first came to the UK, and the perseverance it took to make a good life for herself here.
Thanks @IOM_UK & @BFI for screening this extraordinary film on #WorldRefugeeDay. Bread & Roses invites viewers into the world of Afghan women who refuse to hideaway & stay silent - instead they rise up & fight for their rights to education & freedom no matter what it costs
'Representing the Refugee Olympic Team in badminton was the most incredible, emotional moment of my life – & something I never used to think was possible.' Great article from #RefugeeWeekAmbassador & Olympian on her journey as a refugee @RefugeesOlympic metro.co.uk/2025/06/19/nev…
On #WorldRefugeeDay #RefugeeWeek Ambassador Agnes talks about the power of community - how it shaped her - & building it again when she was forced to leave her home. Today we stand in solidarity with all displaced people & commit to creating new narratives of hope & humanity🧡
#RefugeeWeek Ambassador @awssan grew up on the shores of Aden in Yemen but fled to the UK with his family at age 9. Now, after a lifetime in the UK, he reflects on what home means to him - shaped by both his childhood memories and his experiences as an adult.