🎄 Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from Social Equity Centre.

Please note that our office is now closed until Monday, 12 January 2026 for the festive season. 🎄

🌍 New free @OpenUniversity courses on migrant participation!

Helping West Midlands migrants & orgs get involved in civic & public life.

👉 For migrants: www.open.edu/openlearncre...

👉 For orgs: www.open.edu/openlearncre...

Thanks to our brilliant partners & collaborators 👏

Calling on local authorities to sign our pledge and confirm commitment to workforce migrant inclusion!

2 days left to apply!!!!

There is still time to apply for our free and accredited training course!

Our research report showed that 75% of migrants have NEVER met an employee from the same background as theirs in their local council. Migrant voices are rarely heard in local policy development. Read our report for more insights and recommendations: www.socialequity.org.uk/our-research

This is such an important milestone in our journey!

🌟 Happy Volunteers’ Week! 🌟
A huge THANK YOU to the amazing volunteers from Financial Times Georgie Cauthery @gmhitchens.bsky.social Mimi Morrill who supported us through the #StrongerVoices Programme by @mediatrust.bsky.social
Your support has been truly invaluable! 🙌

#MatchedByMediaTrust

Big news! 🎉 On 23rd May, we launched our first report at City Hall:

Migrant Representation in UK Local Government Workforces

Co-authored by @adinamaglan.bsky.social & Dr. David Tross, funded by Paul Hamlyn Foundation.

📝 Read our blog: lnkd.in/eVtjdnHd

#MigrantVoices #RepresentationMatters

An honour and a responsibility to present our research report today. Inspirational discussions with a diverse and passionate panel. A truly fantastic day!

An important milestone in our journey at Social Equity Centre launching our first research report on migrant representation in local government workforces, the work that I co-authored alongside Dr. David TROSS with contributions from Teo Benea and support from Teresa Norman and Sarah Pinch.

Delighted to attend Migrant Participation in Civic, Political and Public Life conference organised by CREME in Birmingham.
@teobenea.bsky.social and @adinamaglan.bsky.social speaking about the important work done the field of migrant participation and representation in public sector.

📢 Your Voice Matters: Shape the Future of Local Government Representation! 🌟

Are you a migrant living in the UK? This is your chance to share your perspective! 🙌

Please help disseminate. We’d like to capture as many and diverse voices as possible. Thank you.

@praxisprojects.bsky.social @appgmigration.bsky.social @rampproject.bsky.social @migrantvoice.bsky.social @migobs.bsky.social please help disseminate. We’d like to capture as many and diverse voices as possible. Thank you.

Village life.

Please help fill out this important survey and share with your networks!

At Social Equity Centre we are taking a well deserved break and we will be back in 2025 with more exciting projects!

Delighted and honoured to work with my colleague @adinamaglan.bsky.social on this fantastic project in partnership with CREME!

It was amazing working with @teobenea.bsky.social on co-designing this programme with CREME and @socialequitycic.bsky.social aiming to increase representation of 1st generation migrants into the public sector in Birmingham, ambitiously anticipating policy developments at national level.