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Behind the Hashtag

Banyan Tree Production

The podcast that takes a deep dive into the stories behind hashtag activism. Find out what you can do to take your activism from the tweets to the streets! Your chance to meet community activists and change makers and find out what motivates them. Learn about campaigns through personal stories, what they mean and how you can get involved.

EPISODE 1: #Homes not Hotels, #Communities not Camps

In this episode, we meet a 22 year old Sudanese refugee who fled from war in Sudan at age 14 and arrived in Brighton as an unaccompanied minor almost 4 years later. We talk to the foster parents who provided him with a home, and chat to Mike Collyer, Chair of Brighton Sanctuary on Sea about refugees currently housed in hotels in Brighton.Find out about the successes and challenges faced by community groups working with refugees and asylum seekers in the city, home office policy and much more... #HOMESNOTHOTELS, #COMMUNITIESNOTCAMPS

May 10, 2023

37 min

TRAILER: #Homes not Hotels, #Communities not Camps

In this episode, we meet a 22 year old Sudanese refugee who fled from war in Sudan at age 14 and arrived in Brighton as an unaccompanied minor almost 4 years later. We talk to the foster parents who provided him with a home, and chat to Mike Collyer, Chair of Brighton Sanctuary on Sea about refugees currently housed in hotels in Brighton.Find out about the successes and challenges faced by community groups working with refugees and asylum seekers in the city, home office policy and much more... #HOMESNOTHOTELS, #COMMUNITIESNOTCAMPS

May 10, 2023

33 sec