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Operation Nexus and Migrant Communities: questions and concerns
Juan Camilo February 25, 2013 2 Comment(s)
As Operation Nexus, which checks the personal details of people arrested by the police against UKBA databases, is rolled out nationally, important questions and concerns are raised by migrant support groups about the way the initiative is carried out and presented to the public.

On Friday MRN hosted a briefing by the Met Police and RAMFEL about Operation Nexus. Even though many questions were addressed at the session there was still a sense of uncertainty about the initiative, anger at how it is presented and concern about some of the implications for vulnerable migrants, their communities and those supporting them.
A welcome speech on integration by Ed Miliband
Juan Camilo December 14, 2012 6 Comment(s)
As with all political speeches the challenge is how to turn the vision into reality. The tone and the issues raised by Ed Miliband's opening pitch on integration last week are a step in the right direction.

Ed Miliband's speech on integration was interesting for a variety of reasons. First, in stark contrast to the immigration speech by home secretary Theresa May, also last week, the overall tone of his comments was broadly positive.
Our Day launch event: celebrating the work of migrant organisations
Juan Camilo December 10, 2012
On Wednesday a group of seventy migrant organisations, activists and supporters got together for the launch event of Our Day, the campaign to celebrate International Migrants Day in the UK. The event was an opportunity to acknowledge the work of migrant community organisations in London.

Last Wednesday a crowd of seventy people got together at St Ethelburgas Centre for Peace and Reconciliation in London for the launch event of Our Day, the campaign to mark International Migrants Day in the UK.
Society Beyond Borders: Why The East End?
Juan Camilo September 12, 2012
This year TEDxEastEnd is taking place in Stratford, next door to the Olympic park which hosted athletes and spectators from across the globe for the London 2012 Olympics.

The theme for TEDxEastEnd is ‘society beyond borders’, exploring different ways in which we can understand movement across borders and turning it into a force for good.
Operation Mayapple is the latest in a string of UKBA activities that unfairly single out communities and localities
Juan Camilo August 24, 2012 7 Comment(s)
A professional UK Border Agency should show due regard to the impact of high profile operations and media work on communities and localities. Its recent use of social media to publicise Operation Mayapple is the latest in a series of operation that shows this is not the case.

Earlier this week the usually sedate Home Office twitter account sprung into a bit of a tweeting frenzy over UKBA’s most recent enforcement drive, Operation Mayapple. Other social media –youtube, flickr, storify- were also deployed to inform about the actions and results of the operation.