Migration Connections Festival

Hello Londoners,

this message is for you in particular as I'm back in your city, before another trip. Itinerancy...

I was at the Migration Connections Festival on Saturday, as part of some reporting I'm doing on refugees living in the UK.

I'm working on a first radio piece for DW, the German international broadcaster, for June 18.

And I'll be writing further on the topic most probably.

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If you follow this blog, you might know how important this issue is to me, freedom of movement and solidarity with refugees.

On Saturday, in Tottenham, dozens of volunteers worked hard to host workshops and events helping migrants feeling more welcome in this gigantic city that London Town is.

The also offered free coffee and tea, free haircuts! Music, and delicious food:

I met with the Festival's founders, with other organisations and with a lot of people whose lives have been torn apart by war and political abuses and who now try to rebuild a new start for themselves.

They do force admiration and I'm humble to get to spend some time with such resilient people.

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Some of these people are also organising walking tours in London for migrants, newcomers and refugees.

The group is called Walk & Talk Migrant Tours (Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/walktalktourslondon)

And their next event in on 22 June in Elephant & Castle:
https://www.facebook.com/events/367004170619190/

Join us!

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And #KeepKenHome!!

Ken Macharia lives in Bristol and is asking asylum as he is persecuted in his home country, Kenya, for being gay. A large group of supporters are campaigning to raise awareness on his case, while the Home Office is willing to send him back;

Thanks to you all for your interest.