On a cold day in late January, Together With Refugees drove its message directly to Westminster on an open-top bus – that the government’s plan to send refugees to Rwanda is cruel and must be scrapped. After protesting on the bus, activists with lived experience went inside Parliament to meet MPs and share their experiences …
Refugee activist Ali Ghaderi on his day at Parliament Read More »
“As somebody who fled war and persecution in Afghanistan to come to the UK and is now a leader in our movement for change, your efforts and determined action never fail to inspire and uplift my spirits.” Sabir Zazai – Chair, Together With Refugees and CEO, Scottish Refugee Council This has been an exceptionally difficult …
The Fill the Skies with Hope campaign urges the new Prime Minister (PM) Liz Truss, to change course on the government’s policy to banish refugees to Rwanda. Fill the Skies with Hope involves sending orange heart-shaped paper planes into the sky with messages to the new Prime Minister. 23 September, is a Day of Action, …
Fill the Skies with Hope activities planned all over the UK Read More »
Together With Refugees and Safe Passage coordinated a letter from over 150 organisations that was published in the Times, calling on the UK government to urgently help Afghan refugees who are already here and ensure that others can safely reach the UK and their families. Here’s the letter and full list of signatories: Sir, It …
Save the date: Friday 23rd September! Being loud and visible as a movement is needed now, as much as it ever has been, in our work to end the government’s cruel policy to send people seeking protection in the UK to Rwanda without ever having their claim heard here. That’s why we are busy working …
A few weeks ago, people power and some smart legal work, stopped a plane that was to take refugees to Rwanda. But the fight is not over. The Rwanda scheme will see people who came to the UK hoping to find safety, instead forcefully removed to a country they have no connection to, thousands of …
Celebrities, many with heritage from African countries in the Commonwealth including Sophie Okonedo, Martins Imhangbe, Lucian Msamati and Anita Asante, are urging Commonwealth leaders who are attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Rwanda today (25 June 2022), to take a stand against the UK government’s new policy to deport refugees to the same …
Celebrities urge Commonwealth to stand against refugee deportation to Rwanda Read More »
As leaders from all over the world prepare for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) and on World Refugee Day, over 170 organisations signed a letter to the Editor published in today’s Independent. These included groups led by refugees, human rights organisations, international development agencies, major faiths, women’s groups and regional and local service …