Our story
the3million is the largest grassroots organisation for EU citizens* in the UK, formed after the 2016 referendum to protect the rights of people who have made the UK their home.
We are an inclusive and non-partisan organisation for and of immigrants. Instead of letting others represent us, we speak on our own behalf, representing the interests of all EU citizens, irrespective of ability, ethnicity, gender, nationality, race, religion or sexual orientation. Our values are based on human rights, anti-racism, liberal democracy and respect for the rules of law.
We are a not-for-profit organisation. We incorporated in November 2017 as a limited company by guarantee and we currently have a board of 7 directors, an operational team of 10 employees, a network of volunteers and a Facebook forum with over 45,000 members. Our office is based in Bristol but we operate nationwide.
We have established ourselves as the main organisation representing the interest of EU citizens in the UK, with access to UK and EU institutions. We are viewed as a trusted advisor by NGOs and other stakeholders and are active members of several alliances and networks.
*Please note we use EU citizens as a shorthand for citizens of one of the member states of the European Union or the European Economic Area or Switzerland and their non-EU family members.
