Great to see church leaders speaking out against the Safety of Rwanda Act
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How can we pass UK legislation that is contrary to international law and the UN Refugee Convention (that the UK helped to write)??!!
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Want to take a stand against the Safety of Rwanda Act? Please sign JCWI petition ……hewelfareofimmigrants.beaconforms.com/form/ee3d4d40
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Not happy with the Safety of Rwanda Act? Here's an action you can take
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Now the Rwanda Bill has passed, more people will start looking into the scheme. When they do, they will see the abuse it entails.

Here's 5 things everyone needs to know. THREAD

Horrified that the Safety of Rwanda Bill is to become law. How can a UK law be contrary to international laws & the Refugee Convention? #RefugeesWelcome Birmingham Churches CTBI CTE Birmingham Schools of Sanctuary 🧡 The Rep Birmingham Voluntary Service Council Near Neighbours

A dark day. But there is always hope.

The Rwanda bill has been passed. Today we grieve, but tomorrow - along with the 500+ orgs of the Together With Refugees coalition - will continue to fight for something better.

On the day of the Rwanda Bill passage, five people have lost their lives trying to get to safety

The government needs to act to ensure that people do not have to take these dangerous journeys out of desperation

We need #SafeRoutesNow
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Instead of the #RwandaBill , we are calling for a new plan for refugees – one that is fair, kind and gets the system working again, for everyone.  #FightTheAntiRefugeeLaws #NotRwandaNotAnywhere

We have signed this open letter to take a stand against this cruel Bill 👇

Follow this thread for a fact-checked watch-along of prime minister Rishi Sunak's press conference on the Rwanda scheme

Today is a grim day.

We know there is much fear and confusion about the newly passed Rwanda Act.

We want to reiterate that knowledge is power. These initiatives are scary - but knowing how unworkable they are is important. This 🧵 by Lizzie Dearden is a good place to start.

Instead of the #RwandaBill , we are calling for a new plan for refugees – one that is fair, kind and gets the system working again, for everyone.  #FightTheAntiRefugeeLaws #NotRwandaNotAnywhere

We have signed this open letter to take a stand against this cruel Bill 👇

✊🏽We are standing together against the cruel Rwanda Act.

That is why we & 250 other organisations wrote to the PM about about our shared outrage on this despicable assault on the most marginalised in our society.

#NotRwandaNotAnywhere

Read more👇🏽

Today our thoughts are with the people who came here to seek safety who now live with a new terror.

That is what the Rwanda bill boils down to. Performative, useless terror serving as a cynical distraction from the real problems we face. We will fight it with everything we have.

Immigration detention is unjust & inhumane. But there is an alternative.

Join TheDetentionForum on 16 May 7:30pm for a discussion about a vision of a society without the need for immigration detention - & how we can get there.

Register now👇
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Incredible story about Trhas, a pro cyclist from Ethiopia seeking asylum in the UK & living in a temporary accommodation. LOcal support charity West London Welcome crowdfunded £5k to get her the equipment she needed to start competing again Ford RideLondon bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Please help if you can
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Welcome to Jasmine Cullen, who has started today as our new Befriending Co-ordinator
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Eid Mubarak to all friends celebrating today
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Did you know - refugees and people seeking asylum are *5* times more likely to have mental health needs than the UK population?

We held a session on how to support people with complex trauma and mental health struggles

Read about what we learnt here 👇
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