Those making the perilous journeys across the channel are living, breathing, feeling, people.

Many will be seeking protection from persecution, others fleeing poverty, climate change or violence.

They are human beings, just like you or I. (1/5)

Recent coverage of the issue would lead you to believe this isn’t the case.

Violent language and metaphors frame those on the move as a threat.

Exploitative coverage stokes fears and helps sow hatred.

This is unacceptable. (2/5) https://helprefugees.org/news/this-is-not-journalism/

Everyone has the right to seek #asylum. But folk being are forced to make increasingly dangerous journeys as safe and legal routes are shut down.

These are desperate people in desperate circumstances. (3/5) https://twitter.com/benandjerrysUK/status/1293214277621489666

Our communities are made up of people who have rebuilt their lives in the UK safe from persecution. They are our friends, neighbours, colleagues and so much more.

These are the same people that pulled together in #solidarity during COVID. (4/5) https://twitter.com/IMIX_UK/status/1293208051822948352?s=20

We all deserve so much better than a politics devoid of empathy or humanity.

Regardless of who you are, where you come from, why you’re on the move, or how you make your way to the UK, everyone has the right to be treated with humanity, dignity and respect.

#StandUpForAsylum