Safe in Scotland 🧡

We provide safe, dignified accommodation and trauma-informed support for people experiencing asylum-related destitution. Formerly Glasgow Night Shelter

[Safe in Scotland 🧡 @SafeInScotland]

Destitution is built-into the asylum system in the UK and we will not accept it. This work needs support from everyone. And that support takes many shapes. Donate today to help us provide safe, dignified accommodation to our guests. https://t.co/mEigKQ8PjV

[Molly Gilmour @MVGilmour]

In this piece we demonstrate how "Once everyone has somewhere safe to stay, progress on accessing rights, and resolving complex immigration cases, is a lot more achievable". An important recognition of the work that @SafeInScotland and similar organisations are achieving 🏡

[Safe in Scotland 🧡 @SafeInScotland]

we need a new asylum system grounded in humanity not profit.

[The Ferret @FerretScot]

The chief executive officer of Mears Group – which delivers UK Government contacts including providing asylum accommodation in Scotland for the Home Office – took home £838,000 including bonuses last year. 
https://t.co/ldorIxgymn

[Home Affairs Committee @CommonsHomeAffs]

🕙This morning at 10.00am we were due to be questioning the Home Secretary, Priti Patel. She has declined to attend our session.

[Safe in Scotland 🧡 @SafeInScotland]

as it's easier to get a white fella to Mars than it is to get asylum on this mad wee island, do your am*zon pr*me spending responsibly and pick Safe in Scotland on https://t.co/uiUSKuzqcJ
(with thanks to SRC for reminding us that this is even a THING!)

[Molly Gilmour @MVGilmour]

Happy to share a new blogpost published to launch the new series @RLI_News 🎉
A piece written with colleagues @pinar_aksu5 @teresapiacenti1 & @SafeInScotland from the @LockScot study exploring 'Destitution, hotels, and pandemic responses to asylum housing in Glasgow, Scotland'

[Safe in Scotland 🧡 @SafeInScotland]

Super grateful for this opportunity to write with such amazing collaborators and activists.

[Refugee Law Initiative @RLI_News]

Today on the RLI blog, Molly Gilmour, Pinar Aksu, Teresa Piacentini and Annika Joy write on the reality and implications of UK asylum policy in Glasgow, as well as the growing network of community activists opposing it. https://t.co/BXDEGogutq

[Homeless Network Scotland @homelessnetscot]

There is a growing reliance on 'charity' among people experiencing poverty as a result of:

▫️ changes to the welfare system
▫️ cost of living crisis

Modern charity exposes the injustice and inequality. But *never* exposes people, always putting their safety and dignity first.

[Liberty Investigates @LInvestigates]

NEW

Nicola Sturgeon says the Scottish government has repeatedly requested detail of any independent investigation by the Home Office following deaths in asylum accommodation in Glasgow.

It comes in response to a question from Green MSP @MaggieChapman on the escalating toll.

[Safe in Scotland 🧡 @SafeInScotland]

@kaukabstewart @KevinStewartSNP @ShonaRobison @alisonthewliss @Stuart_McDonald @MhairiBlack @patrickharvie @BobDorisSNP @GlasgowPam @Ross_Greer

[Safe in Scotland 🧡 @SafeInScotland]

Along with over 120 other civil society organisations, we've signed a joint statement in support of the Human Rights Act and calling for the #RightsRemovalBill to be stopped https://t.co/eYOA0LVjiI We hope our pals in govt stand with us

[𝗗𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗮 𝗣𝗶𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗶 🧡 @teresapiacenti1]

@ this @GRAM_Net #RefugeeFestScot event
we will be talking
💥UK immigration policies & politics
💥Rwanda offshoring
💥Nationality & Borders Act
💥Glasgow Anti racism action & Resistance
June 22 2-4 pm
All welcome to this open discusson!
Details ⤵️

[Safe in Scotland 🧡 @SafeInScotland]

The Access Hub is open to everyone, regardless of immigration status, no matter how much or how little support you need. 💜

[SCVO @scvotweet]

And the winner of the #ScotCharityAwards 🏆 Pioneering Project Award is @SimonCommScot – The Access Hub. Congratulations! 🎉

[Safe in Scotland 🧡 @SafeInScotland]

housing lawyers + immigration lawyers = our one true love ❤️

[vicky fewkes @vickyfewkes]

I normally say I love housing lawyers but WOW well done Immigration lawyers ! Onwards

[Sky News @SkyNews]

An asylum seeker who was due on the UK's first deportation flight to Rwanda has claimed he was hit, kicked and pushed by security officers while he was held in detention.

The 25-year-old spoke exclusively to Sky's @JasonFarrellSky

https://t.co/8YK50byd3u

📺 Sky 501 and YouTube

[Safe in Scotland 🧡 @SafeInScotland]

Rwanda transportation shows us access to justice is critical & folk need a safe place to stay so they can think clearly & talk freely - not a detention centre w no 📞 Since 2022 250+ men have stayed w us & been supported to have their claim reconsidered https://t.co/zskGjaZ3dt

[Safe in Scotland 🧡 @SafeInScotland]

We exist as direct action against HO policy/legislation that "plays on widely circulated & popular ideas about single, young, racialized men being inherently threatening & incompatible w vulnerability"
https://t.co/HloTvwahmb

[Benny Hunter @BennnyH]

Thinking about the terrified men, young and old, who are sitting in an immigration removal centre awaiting removal to Rwanda, a country they've never been to. May the people who dreamt up this plan never again know rest or joy.

[Safe in Scotland 🧡 @SafeInScotland]

we know that the folk who follow us here care about the truth, and not about harmful home office lies.