Brighter Futures discuss the recent attention on the Windrush generation of Caribbean migrants whose right to be in the UK, even after decades of living and working here, is being called into question by the Home Office. An incredible opportunity to get more people talking about migration, but what about us young migrants who are being denied those same rights?

Migrant Hot Topics - So Windrush happened; but what about us?

Over the past week we have spoken 600 school pupils about what it's like to be a young migrant. This is the first of 2 quizzes that busted some myths and raised consciousness of the issues that affect young people like us. Think you know your stuff? Have a go at this quiz and find out!

Migrant Hot Topics- Primary School Resource

Here is our second classroom resource, designed for secondary school students.

Migrant Hot Topics- Secondary School Resource

Ever wondered how it feels to be accused of a crime you never committed? Listen and find out how Brighter Futures young people feel about being called 'illegal', without ever having committed a crime.

Migrant Hot Topics - Being called 'illegal'

How do young migrants feel about the photos that are used of them in the media? What impact do they see them having on the public? Listen to Brighter Futures debate the issues and interview a photographer who knows how it feels to have their photo used in a way they never intended.

Migrant Hot Topics- a picture paints a thousand words

This month Brighter Futures hosted a live event called Challenging the Narrative and invited the public to take part in a discussion on UK immigration policy, public perceptions of young migrants and what needs to change. Listen to the live recording of the evening here.

Challenging the Narrative: live at Autograph Gallery

Could you live off £37.75 per week? Or how about nothing? Listen to Brighter Futures speaking openly and without fear about the realities of migrant destitution, why is happens, and what needs to change. FEATURING UN special rapporteur Philip Alston and young people from Brighter Futures.

Living off £37.75 per week. Could you?

'Welcome to Words Apart. Please keep your passport with you at all times. Do not leave the country unless you are told. You have no freedom' In November 2019, Brighter Futures hosted an incredible evening of protest poetry, art, discussion and action for young migrants-listen to it here!

'Words Apart' Live - Brighter Futures

Brighter Futures London is a  group of active young migrants with roots in a variety of countries and continents; including West, Central and East Africa – from Togo to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia, to countries in South Central Asia such as Kurdistan and Afghanistan.  We work together to bring about change for young migrants in the UK.

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