Join Us
Help make real-world, lasting change to better uphold the rights of people forced to flee their homes.
We are currently accepting applications to be part of our leadership team for the 2025/26 academic year!
We are currently recruiting for two essential roles as part of our student leadership team: Student President, and Secretary.
We are also seeking a Student Network Coordinator, and a Social Media Manager. Both of these roles are open to all - you don't have to be a current student to apply!
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Applications close at midnight on 28th March - to read more and to apply, follow the link below.
What we do
In 2024, more than one person every ten minutes arrived in Greece following deadly journeys in search of safety. Almost everyone will need the support of legal aid and mental health professionals to access their fundamental rights and rebuild their lives, and yet there is no state-provided support whatsoever.
At the same time, in the UK, and across Europe and beyond, anti-refugee and migrant rhetoric is on the rise. Harmful misinformation about refugees damages social cohesion, as the racist riots of August 2024 in the UK have shown, with knock-on effects for hostile policies that seek to exclude, criminalise, and marginalise people seeking safety.
Students and young people have long been at the forefront of movements that stand up to injustice and call for fundamental rights and safety for all. Universities often provide a unique space for people to come together, share learning, and speak out - from civil rights to the Vietnam war, and more recently for refugee rights, in support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, and in calling for a ceasefire and end to the bombardment of Gaza, we as young people cannot underestimate the privilege, and opportunities for positive change, that come with the opportunity to be part of student communities.
At SolidariTee, we combine education and awareness-raising with direct support to refugees. We don't just talk about the issues - we're united in our goal to directly fund grassroots organisations providing vital legal aid and mental health support to refugees in Greece. Since being founded, we have been able to provide more than half a million pounds in direct support to grassroots NGOs (non-governmental organisations) supporting refugees and asylum seekers in Greece, in addition to providing expert training to more than 40 legal aid professionals.
Our events, infographics and advocacy go hand in hand with the work done by expert humanitarian professionals. In this way, we're making sure that we help those fleeing violence and persecution today, whilst also creating a culture change in support of refugees in the longer-term.
Our Team
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Accessing volunteering
At SolidariTee, we have no paid staff whatsoever. Volunteering can be an amazing way of building skills whilst supporting a cause you care about, but we know that different forms of privilege can make volunteering more accessible to some than others. We're committed to doing our part to ensure that anyone who wants to join the SolidariTee movement is able to do so, and seek to actively tackle barriers to inclusion.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, religions, and nationalities. We are an actively anti-racist organisation, and we recognise that racism, islamophobia, anti-semitism, homophobia, transphobia, and misogyny play a big role in the oppression that refugees and other forcibly displaced people face. We are committed to tackling these injustices both within the student body and within the affected population that our partner NGOs support.
We would like to acknowledge a few specific considerations around inclusivity, specifically relating to financial privilege, disability, lived experience of forced displacement, and access to higher education, but if you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
SolidariTee is entirely volunteer-run, and our student team is at the heart of everything we do. We are deeply grateful that more than 1500 students have volunteered with us since 2018, and can't wait to welcome more people each year to come.
Our student team is made up of regional teams based at individual universities and colleges. Each team works to unite their local community in support of rights and freedoms for people forced to flee their homes, in any way they choose. In addition to selling SolidariTee tees, each team organises events and campaigns ranging from conferences and bake sales to 'Dance 4 SolidariTee' club nights - you'll have lots of support, but each team is able to set their own vision for the types of activities they'd like to organise.
The regional teams are supported by our student central team, which coordinates some core functions and builds links across the whole team. If you're a current student, follow the link below to learn more about the team.
If you're not currently a student, but want to contribute to our movement, please write to alexa@solidaritee.org.uk telling us a bit more about yourself, your skillset, and the level of time commitment you'd be interested in contributing, and we will arrange a time to chat further!​
