Zain Hafeez
Community Organiser at Citizens UK, a Complex Needs Team Leader at CRMC, a Board of Trustee at ASAP and an Ambassador of Voices Network and Red Cross.
Zain was nominated as a Top 100 Changemaker in the UK by The Big Issue. Zain has a decade of first-hand experience of the asylum and immigration system. This evoked a deep passion in Zain to campaign for policy reform throughout. Zain has given several public speeches on issues related to the asylum journey, mental health, access to higher education and co-produced an award-winning podcast series: We Are Voices. Zain obtained a full-paid scholarship to go to university and graduated with a First-Class Honours in Philosophy and Global Studies. Zain is currently a Community Organiser with Citizens UK, a Funding Manager at the Civic Power Fund and a Board of Trustee at IMIX. In his spare time, Zain loves to read and study Philosophy.
'One of the most powerful tools humans have is our voice. I want to be a spokesperson so I can utilise my voice to inspire others, empower them to stand up for change and constructively critique issues that are marginalised, repressed and misrepresented.'
In the Media
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Zain Hafeez and Jan Cunliffe Co-Faciliated a session for NEON with Jude Habib on supporting people with lived experience in the media.
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Zain Hafeez appeared live on BBC Newsnight where he spoke on the Illegal Immigration Bill.