What we do
Our vision is a world where EU citizens can thrive, reach their potential and have an equal voice in UK society.
The need for EU citizens to be represented has never been greater, due to the fragility of their status within the context of complex immigration rules and the negative backdrop of the hostile environment.
At the same time, their experiences need researching to identify systematic issues, and rationalised into reports and policy documents to inform decision makers and influencers and bring stakeholders on board to create momentum for change.
As the public media interest around Brexit has declined, the platforming of EU citizens has become essential to show the diversity of voices and the severity of problems our community experiences to change the public narrative over migration.
Our work ranges from organising and mobilising EU citizens’ communities, informing people of their rights, holding the Government to account on the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement, promoting access to justice, advocating for an easier pathway to citizenship and residence-based voting rights at local elections, giving EU citizens in the UK to change the narrative on migration, and advocating for social justice.
Our primary activities are recorded in our Theory of Change:
- Informing about rights
- Mobilising communities
- Research-based policy building
- Campaigning, influencing and advocating for social justice
- Promoting the lived experience
- Strategic litigation
Our key achievements
- Imposing citizens' rights as one of the top three priorities in the Brexit negotiations, securing access to decision-makers and influencers in a short period of time and maintaining our trusted advisor status over the years
- successfully advocating for no fee for EUSS applicants
- removing the immigration exemption to the privacy law through litigation
- building a strong awareness of the rights within the EU citizens communities.
