Alix McIntosh

Pro-migrants, anti-trafficking. Views and opinions expressed are my own.

[Alix McIntosh @AlixMcIntosh10]

@yasmovement @toonhood @mugabo_robert @Kitby @WanjaKimani5 @NaimaIsas @HabibaRezwana @Spontaneousray @EnigmaKreative @DesmondOgubi @AUCEducation @AUYouthProgram @_AfricanUnion @UNOAU_ @SongweVera @AminaJMohammed @UNYouthEnvoy @UNODC @UNODC_HTMSS @ICAT_News Smuggling/irregular migration & trafficking are very often found together; creating regular & safe pathways for mvmt is always a good way to reduce trafficking/exploitation & create opportunities for decent work #yasmovement

[John Brady TD @johnbradysf]

The designation of 6 Palestinian NGOs as terrorist groups is outrageous.
Israel is arbitrarily labelling human rights groups like this to try silence the stinging international criticisms that have been levelled at its record of terrorising the Palestinian people. #Apartheid

[Alix McIntosh @AlixMcIntosh10]

Love my @IOMEgypt fam ♥️ amazing work! #ilovemigrants

[IOM Egypt 🇺🇳 @IOMEgypt]

On #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, @IOMEgypt organized an awareness-raising event for 4⃣3⃣ young migrants to help them identify suicidal behaviour & learn effective practices to prevent it.

Thanks to the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands & the Government of Japan.

[Eye on Palestine @EyeonPalestine]

🇵🇸#Palestine || Last week, Israeli settlers hit 15-year-old Tareq Z. with their car, chained him to the hood, hung him by his arms from a tree, and beat him unconscious. Tareq survived the attack but is still unable to walk. Via @DCIPalestine

[John Brady TD @johnbradysf]

Israeli Warplanes are bombing Gaza again this evening.
Earlier Israel shot 41 unarmed Palestinian demonstrators in Gaza. The Israeli terror continues while the world shamefully looks away #freepalestine #freegaza

[Alix McIntosh @AlixMcIntosh10]

@POTUS What about our country's commitment to human rights for all people -- INCLUDING Palestinians, whose rights are violated at an unconscionable level by the Israeli apartheid State? #FreePalestine

[U.S. DOW Combating Trafficking in Persons Office @DoDCTIP]

Traffickers prey on victims with little or no social safety net. They look to exploit victims for cheap labor by preying on individuals in vulnerable situations due to economic hardship, illegal immigration status, political instability, natural disasters, and other causes.

[Alix McIntosh @AlixMcIntosh10]

Had a great time in our Twitter chat with @yasmovement! Check out the thread on trafficking to hear from activist, experts, and survivors. #yasmovement

[Alix McIntosh @AlixMcIntosh10]

@UNmigration does amazing work to counter human trafficking & protect survivors! If you face situations of trafficking & exploitation, they are a great resource for assistance, information, referral & other resources @IOMEgypt #EndHumanTrafficking #yasmovement

[Wanja Kimani @WanjaKimani5]

Special thanks to @UNmigration for coming to my rescue. I hope travel advisories and resources can be availed easily so that ppl can weigh options before taking an opportunity abroad. The paradox is that most vulnerable ppl don't even care, they just want money.
#YASMovement

[Racha Haffar @RachaHaffar]

And that's a wrap of an amazing discussion. Congratulations everyone 👏 💙
#EndHumanTrafficking
#yasmovement

[Alix McIntosh @AlixMcIntosh10]

@yasmovement @toonhood @mugabo_robert @Kitby @WanjaKimani5 @NaimaIsas @HabibaRezwana @Spontaneousray @EnigmaKreative @DesmondOgubi @UNODC_HTMSS @smullallylaw @UNmigration @ICAT_News @osce_cthb @unwomenarabic @UNHCRWestAfrica @ECPAT @Polaris_Project Thank you so much @yasmovement for letting me join this discussion! I pledge to con't learning & listening to survivors&communities, to raise the voices of survivors&activists, &put my knowledge to use as much as possible! Let's end trafficking & slavery once&for all #yasmovement

[Alix McIntosh @AlixMcIntosh10]

Support women! Fair treatment & the respect of every human's basic rights is essential & non-negotiable. Domestic work is undervalued and underregulated. Domestic workers, like everyone, deserve fair&dignified wages & treatment. #yasmovement

[Wanja Kimani @WanjaKimani5]

We should never normalize unfair treatment. Most women bash me for advocating better treatment of domestic workers in the Middle East. They say they knew what kind of place it is, and so we should "shut up and work", or "bora pesa".
I say PESA BORA!
#yasmovement

[Habiba Nangondo Osman @HabibaRezwana]

@yasmovement @AlixMcIntosh10 @toonhood @mugabo_robert @Kitby @WanjaKimani5 @NaimaIsas @Spontaneousray @EnigmaKreative @DesmondOgubi @UNODC_HTMSS @smullallylaw @UNmigration @ICAT_News @osce_cthb @unwomenarabic @UNHCRWestAfrica @ECPAT @Polaris_Project @Beijing25Youth We need strong coalition movements like #Yasmovement to grow in the continent. We need more survivors to be heard and given support in the anti-Trafficking responses.
#Yasmovement.

[Alix McIntosh @AlixMcIntosh10]

@HabibaRezwana @yasmovement @toonhood @mugabo_robert @Kitby @WanjaKimani5 @NaimaIsas @Spontaneousray @EnigmaKreative @DesmondOgubi @UNODC_HTMSS @smullallylaw @UNmigration @ICAT_News @osce_cthb @unwomenarabic @UNHCRWestAfrica @ECPAT @Polaris_Project @Beijing25Youth Exactly! Raising the voices & experiences of survivors is the most powerful & impactful way to bring the reality of trafficking to the forefront. Empowering communities with 1. rights and 2. knowledge. Celebrating safe&regular migration. #yasmovement

[Alix McIntosh @AlixMcIntosh10]

Thank you @WanjaKimani5 for sharing your perspective here, it is so important to hear #yasmovement

[Wanja Kimani @WanjaKimani5]

@yasmovement @AlixMcIntosh10 @toonhood @mugabo_robert @Kitby @NaimaIsas @HabibaRezwana @Spontaneousray @EnigmaKreative @DesmondOgubi @UNODC_HTMSS @smullallylaw @UNmigration @ICAT_News @osce_cthb @unwomenarabic @UNHCRWestAfrica @ECPAT @Polaris_Project @UNODC @ilo @JTIP_State @tainabienaime @SongweVera @_AfricanUnion @AUBinetaDiop There is plenty I could say here but:
1. Being treated fairly is not a privilege, it is their right.
2. It's advisable to seek second opinion about an opportunity before taking it.
3. If an opportunity doesn't sit well with your conscience, let it go.
#yasmovement

[Alix McIntosh @AlixMcIntosh10]

@yasmovement @toonhood @mugabo_robert @Kitby @WanjaKimani5 @NaimaIsas @HabibaRezwana @Spontaneousray @EnigmaKreative @DesmondOgubi @UNODC_HTMSS @smullallylaw @UNmigration @ICAT_News @osce_cthb @unwomenarabic @UNHCRWestAfrica @ECPAT @Polaris_Project @minderoo @GraceAForrest @ilo @tainabienaime @UNODC @JTIP_State @_GFEMS @VitalVoices Thank you to the survivors speaking up today to help us understand the impact of this trauma. Resources for survivors are available through many orgs, such as
@UNmigration @MSF & PSTIC (for migrants, refugees, and survivors in Egypt) #yasmovement

[Alix McIntosh @AlixMcIntosh10]

This is the impact of human trafficking. We are lucky @WanjaKimani is here to share her story & speak about ending trafficking & modern day slavery #yasmovement

[Wanja Kimani @WanjaKimani5]

@yasmovement @AlixMcIntosh10 @toonhood @mugabo_robert @Kitby @NaimaIsas @HabibaRezwana @Spontaneousray @EnigmaKreative @DesmondOgubi @UNODC_HTMSS @smullallylaw @UNmigration @ICAT_News @osce_cthb @unwomenarabic @UNHCRWestAfrica @ECPAT @Polaris_Project @minderoo @GraceAForrest @ilo @tainabienaime @UNODC @JTIP_State @_GFEMS @VitalVoices As a survivor, I have developed phobia of travelling anywhere abroad. And the blackmail I faced 4 exposing the illegality in the recruitment system make me fear for my life. I can't comfortably tell friends where I stay n still, I can't leave the country
#YASMovement

[Anti-Slavery International @Anti_Slavery]

We're really pleased to welcome @yasmovement to social media - young people who are passionate about ending #modernslavery. These are the New Abolitionists who will keep the struggle for freedom alive for years to come. Give them a follow! 👏

[Alix McIntosh @AlixMcIntosh10]

@yasmovement @toonhood @mugabo_robert @Kitby @WanjaKimani5 @NaimaIsas @HabibaRezwana @Spontaneousray @EnigmaKreative @DesmondOgubi @UNODC_HTMSS @smullallylaw @UNmigration @ICAT_News @osce_cthb @unwomenarabic @UNHCRWestAfrica @ECPAT @Polaris_Project @ilo @GraceAForrest @aplusk @RickyMartin247 @thorn @polarisproject @garyhaugen @enditmovement @tainabienaime 2/2 understanding your rights & knowing common practices of traffickers/abusers is an important part of accessing work opportunities that are fair and decent. If an opportunity looks too good to be true, esp 1 that promises migration, do your due diligence #yasmovement

[Alix McIntosh @AlixMcIntosh10]

@yasmovement @toonhood @mugabo_robert @Kitby @WanjaKimani5 @NaimaIsas @HabibaRezwana @Spontaneousray @EnigmaKreative @DesmondOgubi @UNODC_HTMSS @smullallylaw @UNmigration @ICAT_News @osce_cthb @unwomenarabic @UNHCRWestAfrica @ECPAT @Polaris_Project @ilo @GraceAForrest @aplusk @RickyMartin247 @thorn @polarisproject @garyhaugen @enditmovement @tainabienaime 1/2 @UNmigration has great & free resources on fair recruitment, the rights of migrants & laborers, & in many countries can assist migrants who have dealt w/ trafficking & exploitation #yasmovement

[Alix McIntosh @AlixMcIntosh10]

@yasmovement @toonhood @mugabo_robert @Kitby @WanjaKimani5 @NaimaIsas @HabibaRezwana @Spontaneousray @EnigmaKreative @DesmondOgubi @UNODC_HTMSS @smullallylaw @UNmigration @ICAT_News @osce_cthb @unwomenarabic @UNHCRWestAfrica @ECPAT @Polaris_Project @ggequilibrium @equality_fund @equalitynow @IOMchief @Beijing25Youth @Anti_Slavery @StateDept @JTIP_State 3/3 again, youth are creating their own opportunities through activism (like that of the amazing panelists with @yasmovement) & engagement on a global scale which breaks down economic & social barriers to fair employment& opportunities #yasmovement

[Alix McIntosh @AlixMcIntosh10]

@yasmovement @toonhood @mugabo_robert @Kitby @WanjaKimani5 @NaimaIsas @HabibaRezwana @Spontaneousray @EnigmaKreative @DesmondOgubi @UNODC_HTMSS @smullallylaw @UNmigration @ICAT_News @osce_cthb @unwomenarabic @UNHCRWestAfrica @ECPAT @Polaris_Project @ggequilibrium @equality_fund @equalitynow @IOMchief @Beijing25Youth @Anti_Slavery @StateDept @JTIP_State 2/3 migration has always been and will always be an inevitable part of every country. Freedom of movement can reduce vulnerability to trafficking & exploitation; sadly this does not exist at a level that is accessible to most African youth #yasmovement