Refugee Action Lead Trustee for Movement Building and Lived Experience

Salary: N/A This is an unpaid volunteer role Location: UK-based. Meetings are held in London, Manchester, Bradford About Refugee Action Refugee Action exists to work with refugees and people seeking asylum who''ve survived some of the world''s worst regimes. We are a national charity with more than 40 years'' experience of empowering people who''ve survived some of the world''s worst regimes to secure the protection and support that they need to live with dignity and respect and build a new life in the UK. We do this by providing expert advice and casework, building the capacity of partner organisations and campaigning on the policies that affect them. Our new 2030 Strategy Here is the link to our 2030 Strategy; you can read more here. Everyone involved in developing our new strategy was clear that if we want to create the future that refugees and many people in the UK want, we must demolish the hostile environment. It''s an environment that manifests itself in the racist rhetoric of our leaders and the systems they create; systems that are dehumanising and complex, which segregate people and sap their spirit. Our current leaders may be stooping to new lows with their words and policies, but they are simply repeating the behaviour of previous Governments. The hostility has been ramping up for years. And that hostility is rooted in a racialised logic that underpins the entire asylum and immigration system. As a trustee of Refugee Action We are currently looking to recruit ..... full job details .....