This discussion explored how the policy of the Hostile Environment created distrust and increased discrimination and deprivation among those with an unsecure immigration status in this country.

This was the second of five webinars focusing on racial justice in Britain and Ireland. It was originally streamed live on 7 July 2020. It was hosted by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) and the Baptist Union of Great Britain.

Moderator: 
Eleasah Phoenix Louis is a PhD candidate at Canterbury Christ Church University and founder/ developer of the Black Consciousness and Christian Faith programme.

Speaker:
Professor Robert Beckford is Professor of Black Theology at The Queen’s Foundation, Birmingham.