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VERY. EXCITING. NEWS 📢 Introducing this summer’s hottest IT necklace, a limited edition collaboration between Dawn O’Porter and Rachel Jackson for Choose Love. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Jewellery may not change the world but we believe LOVE can. Coming soon: our limited edition Love necklace reimagined with a sprinkle of @hotpatooties colour magic ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Available exclusively on www.racheljacksonlondon.com. 100% of the profits will be donated to @chooselove. Join the list via the link in bio to be the first to know when it drops! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ One Drop. One Chance to Choose Love. #chooselove #racheljackson #dawnoporterxracheljackson

Where you're born is down to chance. Acting with love is down to you.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #ChooseLove and stand in solidarity with people forced to flee their homes. ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Help to spread the Choose Love message today through styling one of our iconic, ethically made, organic cotton t-shirts.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​100% of our merch profits support refugees, asylum seekers and displaced people around the world​​​​​​​​. Visit our online store to shop, and don’t forget to tag us in your pictures - we really love to see them. 💗​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ #ChooseLove #RefugeesWelcome​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ @dan_p_greaves​​​​​​​​ @momslilmonster​​​​​​​​ @janinawilliamsart​​​​​​​​ @emanantwi​​​​​​​​ @carlosgarcialopez_​​​​​​​​ @amysuelikescats​​​​​​​​ @labrumlondon​​​​​​​​ @chaarcollins

“No pride for some of us without liberation for all of us.” - Marsha P Johnson Around 2,000 LGBTQIA+ people claim asylum in the UK each year, after overcoming unimaginable challenges and risks of persecution in their home countries, as well as danger on their journeys to the UK. However, only 1 in 4 people who apply for asylum on the basis of their sexuality are granted refugee status. With the UK’s current ‘hostile environment’ towards refugees and asylum seekers, and with the Nationality and Borders Bill looming, it’s becoming even harder for LGBTQIA+ refugees to claim asylum and live in the UK.   LGBTQIA+ people pursuing asylum are required to disclose their sexuality and/or gender identity immediately on arrival—and are also required to provide evidence at the beginning of this process—a factor which many LGBTQIA+ people may be uncomfortable with.  Many people fleeing persecution are unaware that they can be given protection on account of their sexuality and/or gender identity; they may also feel shame and fear about talking about this, and so often apply for asylum long after arriving in the country, which makes their claims less credible in the eyes of the UK Government. You can’t choose where you are born. You can’t choose who you love. You can’t choose the body that you’re born in to. Everyone should be able to live and love in safety. This Pride, support LGBTQIA+ refugees and asylum seekers with essential items and services through purchasing our LGBTQIA+ Support item. Store link in bio. ​​​​​​​​ #ChooseLove #RefugeesWelcome #Pride #PrideMonth #PrideMonth2022

It’s one week until Glastonbury! 💗​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ In just one week, we'll be back in the fields at Worthy Farm - find us near the ribbon tower in the Park area if you're there too!​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ We'll have lots of merch available, including our new summer styles—which are also all perfect festival pieces. The Choose Love team will be very happy to see you and to talk about the work we do and ways you can get involved. ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ We can't wait to see everyone after two years away - thank you so much for having us back @glastonburyfestival and @emily_eavis. See you soon!​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ #ChooseLove #RefugeesWelcome #Glastonbury #Glastonbury2022 #Glastonbury22

This is what your support helps to achieve. Our long-time partner, @basmehzeitooneh, recently sent us this video featuring their Chief Communications Officer and Co-Founder, Yasmin Kayali speaking to some of the incredible work they do on a daily basis. Basmeh & Zeitooneh is a grassroots and refugee-led organisation that has established 6 centres across Lebanon, helping almost 286,309 individuals through their programs since 2015. They run a wide range of support programs; including supplying emergency humanitarian aid in the aftermath of the Beirut bomb blast in 2020, supporting livelihood projects with women, and working to educate children living in refugee camps. It’s because of your support that we’re able to support organisations such as Basmeh & Zeitooneh. Thank you. To allow us to continue funding these essential organisations, please donate via the link in our bio, or by visiting chooselove.org  #ChooseLove #RefugeesWelcome

Calling all artists!📣 To date, more than 80 million people have been forcibly displaced due to conflict, climate change, and fear of persecution. This year we are creating an art challenge with @ChooseLove, which provides support to refugees globally, to raise awareness of the challenges refugees and asylum seekers face and raise much-needed funds. We believe in the power of art and its ability to change the world! Starting with the World Refugee Day (June 20th), we are asking artists, to use the prompts below to create artworks, share them on social media with the hashtags #chooseloveandart and #chooselove and encourage their followers to share and donate. If you are not an artist, you can share our work with the hashtags and help us reach a wider audience and raise more funds. Join us to use your creativity for a great cause!🌈 Prompts✨: 20th-22th June Solidarity 22th-24th June Ray of Hope 23th-24th June Choose Love 24th-26th June World Peace Rules✨: -All skill levels and every medium is welcome. -Post your work + prompt list using the hashtags #chooselove and #chooseloveandart -Tag ALL hosts in your caption so we can see what you create & connect Co-hosts✨: @brookgossen @burcukoleli @fatinharamos @justhings_art @myriam_vanneste @soleyandthebear @themoodysociety You can donate through the link on my profile ☀️

Last night, the UK Government attempted to deport asylum seekers based in the UK to Rwanda. These people had already faced unimaginable, horrific circumstances, and threats to their life and safety to get here - only to be turned away.  Thankfully, this horrific plan was halted at the last minute - just before the plane was scheduled to take off on a Ministry of Defence runway - after a legal injunction from the European Court of Human Rights.  We are grateful to every lawyer, activist, individual, charity and organisation that helped to halt these flights. Priti Patel has said that she is disappointed at the failure of these deportations.  We must all keep fighting to ensure the UK Government rethinks this horrific policy. We will all know someone who will disagree with us on this, the Rwanda Policy and Britain's immigration laws in general. It is vital that we don’t ignore questions, and that we are open to conversations around these topics. Education and empathy is key. We’ve created this carousel to support you when having conversations on this issue. Please like and share.  ℹ️ Colin Yeo, Hassan Akkad, The Guardian, UNCHR 📸 Slide images: Google Maps, Unsplash  #ChooseLove #RefugeesWelcome #Rwanda #RwandaFlight #StopTheFlight

❤️⚡️NEW Scamp & Dude x Choose Love Swag Bags⚡️❤️ We have once again collaborated with @chooselove to raise funds for refugees and displaced people around the world, with a limited edition collection of Swag Bags. Not only are they a fabulous product, but £10 from each sale will be donated to Choose Love for their safe guarding mission. Available in four colours with special metallic foil, designed to become the most versatile and purpose-filled accessory in your collection. ⚡️ Made with 100% organic cotton, these super soft bags can be used in many ways, from a generous cosmetics bag, stylish clutch, to pool side essentials, it is perfect for any situation. Thank you for always supporting us in sending superpowers far and wide ✨ #ScampandDude #ChooseLove

🚨 Breaking news 🚨 No one will be deported to Rwanda tonight! ♥️This is what love in action looks like ♥️ We must keep this energy up, we are stronger together!!! #stoptheflights #chooselove #peoplepower

The people the UK Government wants to deport tonight came to the UK seeking sanctuary and protection. They are our responsibility. We can’t let this happen. ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ #StopTheFlights

We're celebrating #WorldRefugeeDay by raising money & awareness to support @chooselove’s mission with a night of music & comedy at the historic Ace Theater in DTLA on Monday June 20th featuring James Blake, Mae Martin & Monica Martin! LINK IN BIO FOR TICKETS! 💛💜💚❤️🧡💙

What do Pride and Freedom mean to you? Right now, for LGBTQIA+ refugees and people seeking asylum, their freedom and right to seek safety in the UK is being challenged by the Nationality and Borders Bill and Rwanda processing scheme. In the face of these adversities, members of our partner organisation - @africanrainbowfamily - have shared these videos on what Pride and Freedom mean to them. Here are some of their answers… ❤️"Freedom is to live your life with your true identity without fear" 🧡“Celebrating pride means promoting self-affirmation, dignity and equal rights for all. We are all in this together and I think we forget that sometimes’ 💛“Pride is my identity” 💚“Freedom is when we are able to live our truth and liberate ourselves for who we are" 💙“To me, freedom means love, diversity, tolerance and inclusivity" Thank you, African Rainbow Family, for these beautiful videos. Love should never be illegal. Put love into action today and purchase the LGBTQIA+ support item through the link in our bio. The LGBTQIA+ Support item includes:​​​​​​​​ ➡️ Community Groups and Safe Spaces​​​​​​​​ ➡️ Emergency Housing​​​​​​​​ ➡️ Specialised Mental Health Care​​​​​​​​ ➡️ Legal Support​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​Choose Love, always 💖​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​#ChooseLove #Pride #Pride2022 #RefugeesWelcome