Yesterday we launched our film 'When you know: childbirth in the asylum system' in Portcullis House thanks to the support of Kim Johnson MP. The event provoked urgent calls for change to make the UK asylum system safer for women, birthing people and their babies.

Attending a conference on forced migration the week the world’s race to the bottom entered its end stage was always going to be a wild ride but I’m leaving IASFM20 with a heart full of love and hope. 📸 One of many evenings setting the world to rights: here with the incredible Sisterhood from Jakarta

Dr Veronica Finn Bruey opening IASFM20 at the beautiful Universitas Gadjah Mada

A breakfast of champs in Chengi, en route to Yogyakarta for IASFM. Kopi bun, tea paste, kopi coffee and room temp soft boiled eggs. A hundred million times better than it looks

Decolonise this- 2,000 sexy Fenians in Nottingham last night #kneecap #saoirsedonphalaistín

Our research found that making a claim for asylum on SOGI grounds increases a claimants risk of violence and abuse both at home and in the UK. So no, this doesn’t track. Read more about it here: www.birmingham.ac.uk/documents/co...

TBT Monday and Wendy Olayiwola from NHS England singing the praises of our film When You Know. This film is intended as a learning tool for midwives and other HCP to better understand the challenges of giving birth in the UK asylum system. Link in bio if you fancy a preview 😉