Guppi Bola is a senior consultant strategist with over ten years experience supporting organisations in their campaigns and research work around social justice. She has worked in Oxfam GB, New Economics Foundation, NEON, Quakers in Britain and as Interim-Director of Medact (her dream job!). Guppi worked briefly at Joint Council for Welfare of Immigrants in…
Guppi Bola is a senior consultant strategist with over ten years experience supporting organisations in their campaigns and research work around social justice. She has worked in Oxfam GB, New Economics Foundation, NEON, Quakers in Britain and as Interim-Director of Medact (her dream job!). Guppi worked briefly at Joint Council for Welfare of Immigrants in…
As world leaders gathered in Glasgow for COP26, JCWI brought together activists and campaigners at the forefront of the struggle for racial and climate justice. Too often, discussions about climate change are rooted in racism and fear – it’s common to hear people say that we must take action to combat the climate crisis to…
The climate crisis is a defining challenge of our times. And we have already seen how it is having a disproportionate impact on communities of colour, in the Global South as well as here in the UK. As world leaders gathered in Glasgow in November 2021 for COP26, JCWI held an online panel led by…
If you have been affected by the Windrush scandal and had difficulties relating to your immigration status, we can help you apply for compensation. For more information contact Nicola Burgess at nicola.burgess@jcwi.org.uk Working with eight leading law firms, we are offering free advice and support for people to apply to the Windrush Compensation Scheme. What is…
As with any crisis – whether that’s the COVID-19 pandemic, flooding or fires – it is much harder to keep yourself safe and protected if you are already at a disadvantage. This means the impacts of the climate crisis and environmental degradation fall disproportionately on people of colour. Here in the UK, people of colour…
JCWI will be running a free training session on 24 November 2021 at 18:00, aimed at grassroots and small organisations that work with undocumented people. The session will take place online and last for 2 hours, covering: Tools for getting your voice heard in Parliament (including petitions, Early Day Motions, Parliamentary Questions) Building relationships with…
We are a small charity but we punch above our weight. We’re proud to say we’ve never taken any government funding, so we’re truly independent. And every penny we receive helps us protect the rights of the individuals and families targeted by the Hostile Environment, to strengthen our communities and to fight for a fairer…
People move. Human history is stories of migration. We move for love, for work or study, or because we cannot stay. But for decades, politicians in the UK and across the Global North have been building systems that make life impossible for those who move, and frequently punish them for even trying. Hostile media feed…