High court says UK's £1,012 child citizenship fee is unlawful
In a landmark judgment the high court has found that the @ukhomeoffice £1,012 child citizenship fee is unlawful. The fee has been described as “shameless profiteering” by Amnesty International. https://t.co/8h6FuptQku
The chairman of @DefendWindrush UK has spoken to Glenda Caesar and we are here to help and support her. The matter is now with solicitors and we are here @GlendaCaesar when you need us as expressed today. Blessing to you and family and be strong we’re in your corner. @DESJADDOO
Three generations of one Windrush-descended family are struggling to prove that they are British in a protracted fight for documentation which has left a London-born woman facing homelessness with her two-year-old son. she is now in emergency accommodation
https://t.co/LoELu4N9yb
We are alarmed and deeply concerned about this but are looking into the details before we give a robust response.
#Windrush victims Glenda Caesar rejects #HomeOffice 22,000 payout as "It's bread crumbs for peasants."
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https://t.co/RMI7zusfxp @DESJADDOO
UN peacekeepers 'fathered hundreds of babies in Haiti then left them in poverty' 🤬
The study into the UN’s longest peacekeeping mission said girls as young as 11 would trade sex for food or ‘a few coins’ so they could survive after the 2010 earthquake. https://t.co/YXwSV8nYZI
#ACEVOtakeover @migrants_rights #MigrantsDay
Let's ensure migrants have a voice: please encourage them to get involved-we'll explore their stories, learn how the #immigration system works, & develop skills to help them advocate for their communities
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#ACEVOtakeover @migrants_rights
“We want to become someone, to follow our dreams & to see them become reality” @weareyoungroots
We support the right to work for all asylum seekers & join the #LiftTheBan coalition led by @RefugeeAction#MigrantsDay
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#ACEVOtakeover
We support those affected by the Windrush scandal As @ppvernon pictured says “After fighting for citizenship & compensation for the #Windrush Generation, we need a cross-governmental national strategy & 10 point plan for restorative justice”
#MigrantsDay
A growing number of schools are being accused of banning hairstyles worn only by black pupils, which parents complain is unfairly discriminating against their children.
1 in 6 black parents say their children have had a bad experience in school https://t.co/msWrnM8Zji
Applications for Black Girl Fest Academy are now OPEN.
The programme will help you understand how to budget, design, promote and fundraise for a community event plus so much more. Secure your place: https://t.co/n2MTmOD2cb
Applications close on 3 January 2020 at 23:59.
Mo Farah's brother deported to Somalia after being released from prison
Ahmed now wants to return to the UK, arguing he was never given a chance to show he had changed. https://t.co/2Uf9ORbDEU via @MetroUK@DESJADDOO
🙌🏿Toni-ann Singh🙌🏿 of 🇯🇲JAMAICA🇯🇲 has tonight been crowned 🍸🍾🔥🇯🇲MISS WORLD 2019🇯🇲🔥
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Another Black beauty queen takes her crown! On Saturday, Miss Jamaica World, Toni-Ann Singh, was crowned Miss World 2019.
https://t.co/jcs46VYq3v
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🙌🏿Toni-ann Singh🙌🏿 of 🇯🇲JAMAICA🇯🇲 has tonight been crowned 🍸🍾🔥🇯🇲MISS WORLD 2019🇯🇲🔥
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Another Black beauty queen takes her crown! On Saturday, Miss Jamaica World, Toni-Ann Singh, was crowned Miss World 2019.
https://t.co/jcs46VYq3v @DESJADDOO
#Windrush great gran, 90, flying out for magical Christmas reunion
Waiting for her in St Catherine Parish, in the south-east corner of the island, will be Bertie, aged all of 102; there’ll be 99yr-old Maudlin; there’s Cleo, 96, & Alice, 93❤👏🏿 https://t.co/EPjPFRU7Vv @DESJADDOO
A charity attempting to have a memorial built to the victims of the transatlantic slave trade in London has accused the government of discrimination after it refused public funding for the project. https://t.co/sJHygo3H7i
We created a whole ACADEMY to equip Black women with the skills they need to run events for their communities and honestly it's up there with one of the best things we've done. Also I loveeeee learning omg.
Very excited for this one. xxx
“My dad was one of the earliest victims of the #Windrush scandal. Before it had a name, media coverage, Jeremy cared. After my father passed, we immediately received a heartfelt letter from him”
https://t.co/DBamt15LTv @ppvernon@JacquiMckenzie6@DESJADDOO@WindrushPreston