Migrant action in law and art
A panel discussion hosted during Refugee Week
Friday 21 June
Join children’s charity Coram and the Foundling Museum as we discuss migrant action in law and art.
The panel includes:
Amina Meshnuni, both an artist and an asylum-seeker, took part in Coram’s award-winning programme for young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds, Young Citizens, making a difference to the lives of young people new to the UK and the professionals who work with them.
Polly Braden, photographer of the current exhibition at the Foundling Museum, “Leaving Ukraine”: a series of intimate portraits and film exploring the extraordinary journeys undertaken by mothers, daughters, teenagers and babies in arms forced to flee their homes Ukraine.
Marianne Lagrue, Policy Manager at Coram Children’s Legal Centre, the leading centre for migrant children, and part of the Migrant Children’s Project team, which provides both legal advice and policy advocacy on issues affecting children subject to immigration control.
The panellists discuss policy and law affecting refugees, the UK’s asylum system, Coram’s Migrant Children’s Project, the importance of storytelling and how art can influence law.
The discussion also features images from Polly Braden’s exhibition Leaving Ukraine, which is showing at The Foundling Museum until November 2024, also original artwork from Amina Meshnuni. Watch the discussion via YouTube below.
Content sensitivity advice: this video contains sensitive themes including loss of life and sexual assault.
About the Foundling Museum
The Foundling Museum, established in 2004, tells the story of the Coram – the UK’s first children’s charity – and its first public art gallery. It is home to the Foundling Hospital Collection and the world’s largest private collection of Handel memorabilia.
Its exhibitions and events celebrate how a wide range of artists have helped improve children’s lives for over 250 years and uncover what life is like for children and young people across the globe today. Through inspiring art, poignant artefacts, original period interiors and archival documents, visitors can discover the stories of Thomas Coram, his artistic supporters and the children who grew up there.