Social Work Resistance to the Hostile Environment
Start: 2025-06-11 19:00:00 UTC British Summer Time (GMT+01:00)
End: 2025-06-11 20:00:00 UTC British Summer Time (GMT+01:00)
A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP

The Hostile Environment is a safeguarding risk! As a social work-led organisation, SWWB are deeply concerned about how the language of “safeguarding” has been weaponised to justify harmful, punitive immigration measures – and the increasing role social workers play in enforcing hostile immigration policies. Join members of SWWB’s Campaigning & Education groups for a critical discussion on:
- How we, as social workers, position ourselves in relation to the Hostile Environment
- Resisting complicity with harmful immigration policies
- What we can do: Fuelling hope, shaping our profession, building solidarity and allyship within social work
SPEAKERS:
-Social Workers Without Borders Campaigners and Educators
This event is part of the Stand Up! Speak Out! Solidarity Knows No Borders Training Series 2025: https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/suso2025