Dona John

Justice, Gender, Accountability: matters close to my heart. A #humanrights advocate, avid traveler & conscious Earthling!

[Dona John @DonaAJohn]

You have been truly inspirational! The kids will miss you terribly but you will remain ever so close to some of them! #amazingteacher #gratitude @JulaanGovier @CCJacademy

[Julaan Govier @JulaanGovier]

Feeling so very grateful and emotional that another school year has come to an end! I just wanted to say a huge thank you to all my pupils and parents that have supported and encouraged me over the last year (or two for some)! Thank you 😊 it has been a blast! @CCJacademy

[Dona John @DonaAJohn]

Want to join a fabulous workplace and make a difference with your work? Apply if interested in #charityfinance or just even #finance ! @JCWI_UK

[JCWI (Follow us on Bluesky @jcwi-uk.bsky.social) @JCWI_UK]

❗️ We are hiring!

We're hiring a Finance Administrator! If you have a background in an accountancy role, and want to put your skills to use supporting migrants and refugees in the UK, we want to hear from you!

Application deadline - 9 March

[JCWI (Follow us on Bluesky @jcwi-uk.bsky.social) @JCWI_UK]

The UK's visa rules are fundamentally unjust. They push families into poverty & debt - and out of status. They keep families 1000s of miles apart.

We need change now - an end to unfair spouse visa rules and an affordable 5 year route to permanent status. This can't go on.

[Anup Surendranath @asurendranath]

A younger me would have wanted to thrash out a stern op-ed by tomorrow morning in response to what the Karnataka High Court did today in the hijab case.

Seems so pointless now. The challenge is to find diff ways and the energy to respond, to resist despite the dark clouds.

[JCWI (Follow us on Bluesky @jcwi-uk.bsky.social) @JCWI_UK]

"In a public health crisis, if one group isn’t protected, no-one is."
We couldn't agree more - last year our research showed 43% of migrants were too scared to access healthcare - this benefits no-one. We need an end to the hostile environment now.
https://t.co/5nwXfTqGwK

[Preeti Pratishruti @ppratishruti]

Heartbreaking to see decades of work to get women in schools and colleges being undone by a rabid, Islamophobic admin. Having been in Indian classrooms where Brahmin men flaunted their 'janeyus', Sikhs wore turbans, etc., this deliberate exclusion of Muslim women is appalling!

[Peter Tatchell @PeterTatchell]

Hostile @hostiledoc is a @BAFTA longlisted documentary by Sonita Gale @galeforcefilms revealing the #HostileEnvironment for migrants in UK

In cinemas from 21 January. Tickets: https://t.co/2BIzu5uHpW

WATCH trailer: https://t.co/A8oLHiQm2K

@JCWI_UK @RefugeeAction @trillingual

[Dona John @DonaAJohn]

@asurendranath @P39A_nlud @MisraMaitreyi @Ujwala_U Congratulations to the team and everyone who made it possible. I still recall the day we first discussed about having a blog. Great work, as always!

[Dona John @DonaAJohn]

Gut wrenching to know we have fallen to this level! Perhaps we don't have a level anymore. #India #BulliBai

[Anup Surendranath @asurendranath]

The politics of hate requires that you dehumanise the targets of that hate — that they are not human beings worthy of even the most basic considerations.

#BulliDeals is yet another instance of how far we have come on that path of dehumanising Muslims.

https://t.co/SqoenZuAdx

[JCWI (Follow us on Bluesky @jcwi-uk.bsky.social) @JCWI_UK]

✨We're hiring! #legaljobs
We're looking for temporary full-time Legal Director to oversee the management of the award-winning Legal and Casework Department here at JCWI.

Apply: https://t.co/dfFz1uLwad

[Anup Surendranath @asurendranath]

Please retweet and help the incredibly courageous @MFreudianslip reach @Reddit about the thread below.

[The Square Circle Clinic, NALSAR @sqcircleclinic]

Watch Dharmaketu’s story - 15 yrs in prison & 6 yrs on death row with 3 mental illnesses.

His story is not an outlier and is very common among those on death row we interviewed for ‘Deathworthy’.

Full report - https://t.co/MZzg36TeFi

[JCWI (Follow us on Bluesky @jcwi-uk.bsky.social) @JCWI_UK]

This is a disgrace. Afghans in the UK are STILL being told it’s safe to return to Afghanistan.

Government is completely shirking its most basic duty - to protect people’s lives - here. All Afghans in the UK should be granted asylum *now*.

[Jayna Kothari @jaynakothari]

Justice Sandra Day o Connor wrote in Casey, “The ability of women to participate in the economic and social life of the Nation has been facilitated by their ability to control their reproductive lives.” https://t.co/sN31LZCXqi

[JCWI (Follow us on Bluesky @jcwi-uk.bsky.social) @JCWI_UK]

Our brilliant support worker @LargoCaro sharing her own migration story, career journey, and what made her passionate about working in migrants rights.

We are so thankful for the care, compassion and support Carolina shows all our clients. https://t.co/Mme0iO9WWV

[Dona John @DonaAJohn]

Thank you for reaching out @shruti9423! Spreading the word and pitching in. Hope she recovers soon. #blackfungus #helpinghand

[Shruti Sharma @shruti9423]

My mum has been suffering from black fungus from last four months as post COVID complications. We are trying to raise money to continue her medication as her medication costs 10,000 INR/day. Please help us by either donating orsharing @srinivasiyc
https://t.co/51OCzpKsKj

[JCWI (Follow us on Bluesky @jcwi-uk.bsky.social) @JCWI_UK]

Great to see @OxfordCity backing this motion - opposing this govt's dangerous new anti-refugee Bill + demanding safe routes for people seeking sanctuary.

We hope more councils follow Oxford's lead!

[Dona John @DonaAJohn]

@reliablerani Congratulations Ranchi! This is amazing news.

[JCWI (Follow us on Bluesky @jcwi-uk.bsky.social) @JCWI_UK]

🗣️"It may be that the country ends up reliant on low-paid migrant workers after all — just different ones, who are even more vulnerable to exploitation."

Essential read by @sarahoconnor_ on the huge risks workers face on gov's new temporary visa schemes.
https://t.co/SmI4GOcicx

[Dona John @DonaAJohn]

Work with our brilliant legal team at @JCWI_UK . Spread the word!

[JCWI (Follow us on Bluesky @jcwi-uk.bsky.social) @JCWI_UK]

🚨 We're hiring!

We are looking for a Legal Assistant and two Paralegals!

Deadline for all three posts is 19 September

Find out more, apply and please help us spread the word

https://t.co/dfFz1uLwad