The Immigrant Song
Somewhere in London, a group of foreigners waiting for their refugee status cook their meals in bulks for the week. They only have a microwave in their hostel rooms. Following the recent UK riots on immigrant s, the community centre I volunteer for was short of staff / volunteers due to Muslims women having to stay home. We also had to be very quiet about the centre offering cooking sessions for the foreigners. The cooking sessions are organised by a couple / colleagues who after studying ceramic and architecture found themselves involved in community projects. Ceramic artist celebrated her 30 th birthday while racist riots took place across UK. Due to suffering mental health issues, I was hoping she could help as she is also involved in Neighbourhood Healthwatch projects. I initially joined the community centre as a garden volunteer in Spring 2023 because of racism, misogyny and ableism (I have hearing impairment) in a community garden next door to my flat. I reported t...