WCSAC Oxon will nurture better societal relations through justice and citizenship the #WindrushGeneration & #WindrushDescendants from the British Commonwealth.
@melissasigodo@CliveFoster3 Family members have been penalised to the point of internal displacement, economic apartheid and yes, attempts to see through State impact deaths of family members and victims.
@melissasigodo Some cases never got media coverage. Files of residence and data of historical roots never reach the national archives. It wasn't just citizenship and residency entitlement being erased... @CliveFoster3
The Windrush scandal stripped mainly Black Brits of their citizenship. It was a gross injustice & a forewarning of the potential future for minorities in the UK. Real people like Tricia & Vaun suffered immensely as a result of racist immigration laws. They deserve justice.
They believed in a better future for all, including themselves. What followed was a travesty of justice. To find out if you can claim contact the Windrush Help Team and a Windrush organisation. For further details contact @DefendWindrush or any of its affiliate organisations, ty.
#WindrushSouthAsia
and #WindrushAfrica were the extended legacies after the arrival of the Windrush Generation; British Subjects from the Caribbean islands who came to the UK via the Windrush Empire and the many ships and aircraft that followed. @KemiBadenoch@RishiSunak.
Please contact the WNO for any donations for the raffle prizes. For further information or support, please contact @DefendWindrush
Thank you. @WCSOxford
77 years on, the contributions of the Windrush generations remain a vital thread in the fabric of British society.
Home Secretary @YvetteCooperMP and Minister @SeemaMalhotra1 joined community leaders at Downing Street to mark the anniversary of HMT Empire Windrush's arrival.
Sending hope, inspiration and a call for justice to you and all who've joined the cause for a #betterbritain as key representatives of the Windrush legacy. On behalf of the generation and descendants of Windrush across the UK, the work begins @CliveFoster3. Cc. @OxfordCity
I became a lawyer after 25 years of other careers. I was dreading the trainee aspect given my age and past roles, but one of the first cases I worked on as a trainee at Birnberg Peirce, was the inquest and civil claim arising from the death of Jean Charles de Menezes - killed by Met police officers in Stockwell underground station on 22 July 2005.
I had been involved in campaigns following deaths in custody previously and so was used to meeting family members who had lost loved ones. But nothing prepared me for the shock, horror and raw emotions of being so close to a bereaved family, over several months, and hearing the cries of Maria de Menezes when the police officers who did the shooting, and their commanders, gave evidence.
It was an honour to be a member of the de Menezes family's legal team, even as a trainee, and I was priviledged to be trained by the family's brilliant lawyers who included Harriet Wistrich, Marcia Willis Stewart and Mike Mansfield.
A few weeks ago, Maria de Menezes and her son Giovanni were in London for the release of a film made about Jean's killing. I was thrilled to get a call from Marcia - Maria had asked for me. I dropped everything and spent a delightful evening with Maria, Giovanni, Mike Mansfield and Marcia.
There are often times in our careers when it's difficult not to hold back the tears. Practicing as a human rights lawyer, I seem to have far too many of these times. If those who castigate some of us human rights lawyers as people of steel, out to destroy humanity, only knew.
The film is released by Disney to the public today, and I understand that Jean Charles' family largely approve of it.
https://t.co/S7hWVbMUxM
#JeanCharlesdeMenezes
#ActionsAgainstthePolice
#HumanRights
#Inquests