Demo for missing children seeking asylum
Two hundred pairs of shoes, one for every child seeking asylum gone missing without trace from government care. Continue reading Demo for missing children seeking asylum
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Defend Asylum Seekers hold rally during Harbour Festival
Amongst the music and performances, visitors to the Harbourside Festival on Saturday were treated to choruses of We Shall Overcome thanks to a rally in support of refugees and asylum seekers. Continue reading Defend Asylum Seekers hold rally during Harbour Festival
Bristol protests to look out for this weekend
Bristol protests going ahead this weekend include an anti-deportations demo and a rally against the climate crisis. Continue reading Bristol protests to look out for this weekend
Fight Against Borders Bill is Fight Against Racist Society Say Protesters
Campaigners against the government’s increasingly hardline refugee agenda say that resistance must go beyond opposition to immediate legislation and must tackle racism in politics and society more broadly. With the Nationality and Borders Bill moving through Parliament and the recent announcement of Priti Patel’s signing of a £120mn deal with the government of Rwanda to offshore asylum seekers from the UK, more and more people … Continue reading Fight Against Borders Bill is Fight Against Racist Society Say Protesters
Call To Protest “Cruel and Nasty” Rwanda Policy for Refugees
Bristolians will meet this weekend to protest Priti Patel’s latest demonic attack on asylum seekers. It was announced last week that Home Secretary Priti Patel has signed an agreement with the Rwandan government to send asylum seekers, mainly men, arriving in the UK to Rwanda for processing. Under the deal, if their claim is successful they will be allowed to stay in Rwanda. Bristol Defend … Continue reading Call To Protest “Cruel and Nasty” Rwanda Policy for Refugees
Resistance Grows Against Borders Bill
Bristol’s continuing resistance to the Borders and Nationality Bill currently making its way through the Parliament was shown yesterday (Saturday, February 12) as Together With Refugees hosted their third demo since July last year at The Fountain Steps. Demonstrators held orange hearts, bright against the drab February sky, showing their support for Together With Refugees’ Show Your Heart campaign. Earlier in the demo, live music … Continue reading Resistance Grows Against Borders Bill
Bristol Defends Refugee Rights Against Patel’s Borders Bill
Part of a nation-wide week of action called by national coalition Together With Refugees, Bristol-based refugee rights groups organised the demo today (October 21) against Priti Patel’s Nationality and Borders Bill. Continue reading Bristol Defends Refugee Rights Against Patel’s Borders Bill