Bristol Refugee Hack

A Bristol event to bring ppl with tech skills & those with experience of the asylum system&needs of refugees together to make useful digital tools 24-25June '16

[Bristol Refugee Hack @BrisRefugeeHD]

The new Learning English in Bristol website, which formed out of the hack day 2 years ago, is launching today.

Visit https://t.co/GxvLHpatcz to list or find #ESOL classes and activities in #Bristol or go along to the launch at St Paul’s Learning Centre - 1:30pm -2:30pm today.

[Tech4Good South West @tech4goodSW]

🔊@rocketmakers is offering pro bono design & development support to orgs working to achieve a beneficial impact on society & the environment

Find out more⬇️
https://t.co/lVHkksFgRt

[Tech4Good South West @tech4goodSW]

Join us tomorrow at 2 pm for a virtual roundtable on how local tech expertise can best support charities, community organisations and social impact initiatives
https://t.co/a4gQtWE9zZ

[Open Rights Group @OpenRightsGroup]

Join us on June 15 for the launch of our Migrant Digital Justice toolkit as part of @FIRMCharter Week of Action to #EndtheHostileEnvironment.

RSVP for the launch event: https://t.co/GbVVgJRyvN.

[Sahdya Darr @sahdyadarr]

@migrants_rights, to hear more about:

- Digital technologies for immigration enforcement.
- The impact of the increasing collection of personal data, data sharing & new technologies on migrants.
- What tools can be used to challenge threats to migrants’ digital rights.

[Sahdya Darr @sahdyadarr]

At a time when the UK’s Hostile Environment is becoming increasingly digitalised, it is more urgent than ever to understand digital rights threats in the migration & refugee context.

We will be joined by @graciemaybe, policy expert, writer & campaigner & Fizza Qureshi, CEO of

[Ruth @TheRehn]

This Migrant Digital Justice toolkit looks excellent and so needed.

The image is painting style illustration with coloured flying bird or plane shapes, says
"Solidarity knows No borders,
Week of Action,
13 to 19 June "

[Tech4Good South West @tech4goodSW]

What themes do you think could benefit the most from tech4good? If you know of any interesting initiatives, let us know in the comments!

[Housing Matters @hsngmttrs]

Do you want to challenge housing problems in East Bristol?

Perhaps you feel unheard or have experienced housing crisis - even homelessness?

Then it would be great to meet you 👇

[Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden]

Breaking: The Home Office has admitted exercising an unlawful and secret policy of seizing mobile phones from all migrants crossing the English Channel

Lawyers made admission at the High Court, while fighting legal action brought by three asylum seekers

https://t.co/uth0EOKiOw

[Ruth @TheRehn]

The UK Home Office secretly taking smartphones from asylum seekers preventing some from staying in touch with their families, uploading their data to a database and lying about it 🤬. A judicial review started yesterday. https://t.co/JinebLyZrq

[Tech4Good South West @tech4goodSW]

New Year, New Job? @uktechforgood are #hiring a coordinator! Applications close at 5pm on Friday 7th January

Apply Now ⬇️
https://t.co/P9SnGhgyZP

[Solidarity 🧡 @SwR_UK]

Horrible news. And now we have to carry on this fight for the rights of asylum seekers - the bill goes to the Lords right after new year, so we need to make sure we work hard til then.

[Bristol Refugee Hack @BrisRefugeeHD]

A chance to co-design the next steps for Tech4Good South West, coming up in Bath soon, as part of the Bath Digital Festival.

[Image: Text Design Sprint at Bath Digital Festival, 21st October 3:30pm, over a photo of people attending a talk]

[Tech4Good South West @tech4goodSW]

🗓️Join us at @bathdigital for a Design Sprint with @dotprojectcoop @AnnieLegge @CatAinsworth @dannyhearn_me.

We will provide the space to re-initiate our community and enable connection with others in the growing tech for good ecosystem.

Sign up here: https://t.co/a7OOrNp3is

[Tech4Good South West @tech4goodSW]

We have moved away from the Meetup platform along with other national and global tech for good networks to become part of @TechSoupConnect: Tech4Good South West chapter.

Take a few seconds to sign up to the group as we wind down our Meetup group:

https://t.co/2faEsIaF6D