‘A member of the family?’ An online workshop with Anna Boucher on the exploitation of migrant domestic labour
Both structural and demographic characteristics can influence the exploitation of workers. Gender is one such characteristic. In this virtual workshop, Anna Boucher will present a paper analysing the role of gender in migrant worker employment violations and why female migrants may experience worse conditions than male migrants. Her presentation will be followed by comments from […]
Performing (non)belonging and post-Brexit imaginaries
Royal Fort House University of Bristol, Bristol, United KingdomRecordings of the performance, discussions and final debate along with links to the intervention papers and collaborative poem can all be seen here. The Migrant Dramaturgies Network is bringing together first-generation migrant theatre and performance makers based in Bristol and the South West for a one-day ideas’ exchange to meet, discuss and share perspectives on artistic and creative […]
MMB/PARC networking meeting
MMB and PARC (Perivoli Africa Research Centre) are holding an online meeting to start mapping out existing research at UoB relating to migration issues from, to and within Africa. We are also interested to explore any potential for setting up future initiatives together. The meeting will start with quick introductions from Directors Professor Bridget Anderson […]
Work in Progress Online: Creativity and Policy
Join the Brigstow Institute for a work-in-progress conversation with two of its current co-produced projects, led by MMB members: 'Kept apart: making prose-poetry with people separated from families by the immigration system' and 'Scrutinising the immigration system through collaborative filmmaking with refugees and asylum seekers'. The online event will include brief work-in-progress presentations and an […]
Our Families and Other Migrants: Looking to the Future
Online webinarA recording of this event is now available to view here. COVID-19 has highlighted the worst of the UK immigration system. MMB invites four experts to reenvision a better, fairer system for the future. The fallout from the global pandemic has brought into sharp relief the UK’s reliance on low-paid – some say unskilled […]
Migrant Farmworkers and Resistance: Before, During and After COVID-19
COVID-19 has laid bare many of the problems with the global food system. Even in ordinary times, migrant farmworkers live and work in overcrowded and dangerous conditions. COVID-19 has ravaged many farmworker communities. Even as states closed their borders to halt the spread of the virus, they found ways to allow farmworkers to migrate. In […]
This is Who I Am: An Online Performance of LGBTQI+ Asylum Testimonies
What are the challenges facing LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum in the UK? Join us for a virtual reading of their first-hand accounts. 'They separated us. We tried to say no, we applied for asylum as a couple. They say we don’t have any civil evidence that we are a couple. And we’re like, “How can […]
MMB Events, Summer 2020
MMB is pausing its series of events over the summer period. We will be hosting more webinars in the autumn. To view all our events from earlier this year, please search by date in the 'FIND EVENTS' box (above 'Upcoming Events'). For those from 2018-2020 see the Past Events page under Events in the top […]
MMB 2020 AGM
Do join us for the MMB 2020 AGM! It will be a chance to tell you about the progress we’ve made over the past year, listen to your feedback and discuss our Annual Report 2019-20. The second part of the meeting we will break into smaller groups to discuss: What’s the best thing you have […]
Covid-19 and Systemic Resilience: What role for migrant workers?
Online symposiumThis online conference marks the launch of the “Migrants and Systemic Resilience Hub” (MigResHub), a joint initiative of the Migration Policy Centre (MPC) at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence and Migration Mobilities Bristol at the University of Bristol.