Immigration posters: 'Time to celebrate, not vilify us'

A poster campaign to celebrate the positive contribution immigrants make to British society has been launched to challenge widespread anti-immigration rhetoric expected in the run up to this year's general election.

Set up by the Movement Against Xenophobia (MAX), the campaign aims to show that "immigrants not only contribute, but are part of the fabric of British society and a vital part of multi-cultural Britain."

The group is currently crowdfunding to raise money for posters and billboards to be displayed at tube and rail stations across the country ahead of the general election in May.

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The posters will "celebrate, not vilify" the impact of immigration on British life, featuring real people from a range of professions. All 15 migrants will be photographed by Vogue photographer Philip Volkers.

"I am a brain surgeon, I have saved 2000 lives," says one proposed poster. "I am a cleaner, I help organise your world," reads another.

"Our goal is to create a campaign that will negate the anti-immigrant climate currently developing, celebrate the vital contribution of immigrants and induce an open and inclusive conversation about immigration policy built on human rights and equality," says MAX.

The posters are intended to counter those that have been released by political parties, including Ukip's European election posters, which were widely regarded as racist and offensive.