“We need stories that show us that the values we hold in common are stronger than what divides us. Stories that paint a hopeful picture of the future we share.”

Michelle Bachelet,
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Join us

Join us to tell a new story about migration, one of hope and shared values. Together we can bring about change and stand up for migrants’ human rights.

 

#StandUp4Migrants

We believe there is an urgent need to question and change the way we speak about migrants and migration.

When migrants are portrayed in a negative light, their human rights are heavily impacted. They are discriminated, excluded and dehumanised. Communities also become divided.

How we speak about migrants and migration – the narrative – therefore plays a fundamental role in guaranteeing equality and the human rights of migrants.

 

Tell a new story

Stories have the power to uplift, inspire and connect.

Let’s replace narratives of fear, division and exclusion with those of hope, inclusion and the change we want to see. One story at a time.

 

Highlights

“There’s more that unites us than divides us”
As the media becomes increasingly saturated with negative images of migration, Zino Akaka and other young migrants are working with journalists to spark narrative change, and improve media coverage on migrants’ experiences.
“Home is the people around you”
Meet Nhial Deng – refugee, peace-builder and human rights advocate. On the occasion of World Refugee Day, Nhial is calling for a rethink on how we talk about refugees and migrants.
Dreams for a new life
She may not have met a Bollywood actor yet, but Afghan refugee Tahmeena Noori has made a new life for herself and her family in India.
“I stepped out there, despite all of the odds that were against me.”
Escaping war, Leo Johnson spent 8 years in refugee camps in Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana before arriving in Canada. He now leads an organisation which helps newcomer, refugee and other migrant and marginalised youth and communities in Canada and Liberia.
Standing up for migrant rights, standing up for everyone’s rights
While migrants living in the Mexican city of Tijuana face an uncertain future, civil society organisations are providing legal and community support, and trying to shift the way we tell stories about migration.
A successful life created by a community: Mai Na Lee’s story
Mai Na Lee escaped civil war in Laos more than 40 years ago. She arrived to the United States of America, where she and her family were welcomed with open arms by a small community.
“It starts with the conversations you have with people around you”
Singaporeans are giving free haircuts to migrant workers, and worlds are intersecting and opening up.

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