If you’re angry that so many people across London and the rest of the UK are struggling to afford to eat, join the March tomorrow for a #RightToFood - from @SpursOfficial stadium at 12 noon (tube: Seven Sisters)
Nearly two years since we had our Community Sponsorship Project approved by the Home Office, we are suffering from the housing crisis and unable to find an affordable home for a refugee family. Help us? Contact [email protected]
Last night the government forced its hated Illegal Migration Bill through the House of Lords, meaning it will now become law.
The government has claimed the bill is "the will of the people", but this hardly seems true given the lengths they had to go to in order to pass it. 🧵
The new migration bill passed by the UK Parliament violates the country’s international human rights and refugee law obligations.
High Commissioner for Human Rights @volker_turk and I share grave concerns in this respect.
Here is our joint statement👇🏻
https://t.co/ZI8WTgI84Z
Now that the Illegal Migration Act will become another one of the UK's anti-refugee laws, it's more important than ever to commit to repealing these harmful laws, and fight for a better, more compassionate asylum system.
Sign the pledge today: https://t.co/Tab70qbFcq
"Packing torture survivors and refugees onto barges is a mental and physical health catastrophe waiting to happen" says Ann Salter, our North West Clinical Services Manager
https://t.co/abpSJLcQvs
Together we can create a truly compassionate UK. Are you in?
This is what you can do today:
🧑🤝🧑Support refugees in your community
📢Campaign for a kinder and fairer asylum system
🧡Join the #TogetherWithRefugees movement
https://t.co/j56awHRlDH
‘We will always fight for our community’s right to seek safety and a better life’ – joint civil society statement on the passage of the Illegal Migration Act
Migration is life. No one is illegal. These walls must fall.
https://t.co/jGKfVAtX16
Refugee Action stood in solidarity with other organisations outside the Home Office to protest the cruel, unworkable and unlawful #RefugeeBanBill that will seriously harm to people seeking safety in the UK.
The fight against these anti-refugee laws will not stop and the roll out of this legislation will be met with resistance every step of the way.
It’s time for a compassionate and workable refugee policy that is welcoming, compassionate and workable.
The Government’s Illegal Migration Act doesn’t represent us or the society we all want to live in
We’ve joined with hundreds of organisations with a clear message:
WE WILL ALWAYS FIGHT FOR PEOPLE’S RIGHT TO SEEK SAFETY AND A BETTER LIFE
We are heart broken to hear @ukhomeoffice will reinstate #ChildDetention, imprisoning toddlers, babies, & young children seeking safety🧸
Our commitment to organising for a more welcoming and compassionate UK will not subside.
#ProtectChildren
This is a dark day for the UK.
Anyone can become a refugee, and we all have the right to seek sanctuary. Now that the Illegal Migration Bill will pass into law, that basic right will no longer be upheld in the UK.
https://t.co/xMRljHgFbo
BREAKING: The Government's cruel #RefugeeBanBill has just passed.
But the #TogetherWithRefugees movement is stronger than ever before.
Because of you all, we're galvanising real resistance.
Love will win. Change will come 🧡
New refugees arriving in Calais, and police evictions in which people lose their clothing and possessions, mean our stocks of men’s clothes are running low. If you have any spare men’s clothing, particularly in smaller sizes, please donate! More information: https://t.co/najTs7qHoy
Text of Haringey Welcome's statement on #IllegalMigrationBill read out at last night's important Welcome debate at @haringeycouncil 's Full Council meeting.
WE WILL NOT GIVE UP THE STRUGGLE FOR MIGRANT JUSTICE
Our university communities stand for compassion, not cruelty.
Today, we joined @VOICESNetworkUK, @SolidariTeeUK and @CityofSanctuary to deliver our joint petition against the Illegal Migration Bill on behalf of 730+ university students and staff from across the UK.