Jess Thompson, Migrateful Founder & CEOWhat the Covid pandemic can teach us about the future of a kinder nationWhat we need now is policy change which will put an end to the inhumane treatment of refugees, health inequality and systemic racism.Jun 2, 2020Jun 2, 2020
Jess Thompson, Migrateful Founder & CEOintelltherealstoryMotherhood and hostility in the Mother Country“Living and working in Britain had always been my dream. So when the UK government came to Jamaica to begin a recruitment drive in the…Dec 5, 2019Dec 5, 2019
Jess Thompson, Migrateful Founder & CEOReflections on the privilege to take a stand against climate changeHello I’m Jess Thompson, the Founder of Migrateful. Migrateful runs cookery classes in London and Bristol led by refugee chefs struggling…Oct 3, 2019Oct 3, 2019
Jess Thompson, Migrateful Founder & CEOIranian mother-daughter duo take London by storm, one spoon of saffron at a timeWith 2500 years of saffron and rosewater scented history, Iranian cuisine has influenced cooking all over the globe — earning its…Jun 13, 2019Jun 13, 2019
Jess Thompson, Migrateful Founder & CEOLife in Limbo, Elizabeth’s eight year waitNigerian chef Elizabeth left behind a successful career in Nigeria to come to the UK to be with her sisters after her mother died. She…Jun 13, 2019Jun 13, 2019
Jess Thompson, Migrateful Founder & CEOBirthday candles and tears: meeting Majeda in exileMajeda was imprisoned by the Syrian government for helping to feed people whose homes had been bombed in the war. She managed to escape…Jun 13, 2019Jun 13, 2019
Jess Thompson, Migrateful Founder & CEOCooking Up Companionship In The Migrateful KitchenSome anthropologists say that sharing food is what makes us human. There’s nothing else we do that is so central to making us feel part of…Oct 23, 2017Oct 23, 2017
Jess Thompson, Migrateful Founder & CEOPlanes and Prejudice: cultural fault lines in the MeadowsAs part of the Year Here Fellowship, our team was asked to carry out a two-month consultancy project in the Meadows Estate, one of the…Sep 17, 2017Sep 17, 2017
Jess Thompson, Migrateful Founder & CEOThe Beyond English ClubI want to live in a society where the likes of Jolanta, Claudia, Leonor, Ahmad and Noor can feel fully integrated members of our community…Sep 17, 2017Sep 17, 2017
Jess Thompson, Migrateful Founder & CEOFalling From The SkyI recently finished a six month placement at the Bromley-by-Bow community centre, located in Tower Hamlets, one of the poorest and most…Sep 17, 2017Sep 17, 2017
