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'THIS IS MY REALITY' LOCKED DOWN IN LOCKDOWN

Much as we’d all like to, nobody will forget what life in lockdown was like. But how did young migrants feel, their movements restricted in a country that had already placed plenty of restrictions on them?

London-based Brighter Futures is a group of young people standing up for migrants such as themselves. They use creativity to challenge negative perceptions of migration in the UK and their work is supported by Praxis Community Projects and Kazzum Arts. Some of the participants kept a picture

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