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Dear all
Following meetings of the South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group on 24th
July and 10 September, and meetings on 12 July and 29th August of a committee
established to plan for a demonstration, a decision has been made for a
3 day march from Sheffield to Lindholme Detention Centre, via Rotherham and
Doncaster ending with a demonstration outside Lindholme
Our key demands are
People’s Right to Work
Seeking Asylum is Not a Crime
Date: Friday 26th until Sunday 28th October 2007.
We are appealing to people to come forward and assist with the tasks needed to
build an effective demonstration
Please place your name and contact number/email beside one or more of the following if
you think you can assist in any way, big or small
*Media
Community Groups
Trade Union and Campaign groups
Churches and Faith groups
Colleges and Universities
Events
•
Media – Create a list of contacts and liaise with media
• Create press releases, ensure maximum coverage of demo and
issues
• Documents stories regarding human rights abuses here
(destitution, detention, Home Office) and in countries of origin
*Introduction to Media Training Workshop, 10am – 2pm, Fri 28th Sep,
email: sarah.eldridge@nrcentre.org.uk
Community • Alert all community groups about the march
groups • Invite participation, and contributions
• Seek assistance in areas we march through – accommodation,
refreshments, food, solidarity,
• People in exile have led the planning ­ we need translation of
demands, date and date march in different languages
• Contact unions, ask to speak at local meetings,
Trade Union,
Campaigning • raise donations, invite participation,
and Political • link to Strangers into Citizens, Anti­deportation groups, Schools
Against Depor tation etc
groups
•
Churches & Invite par ticipation,
faith groups • solidarity along the route (accommodation, refreshments etc)
•
Colleges and Leaflet at freshers week, approach Students Unions and societies
university get students onto the march
•
Events Setting up events in Sheffield/Rotherham/Doncaster/Lindholme –
getting public speakers, PA systems, audio and visual equipment,
music events, showing films
The progress made in each of these will be discussed at the next meeting of South
Yorkshire Migrant and Asylum Action Group, Wednesday 3rd October, 7pm at Scotia
Works, Leadmill Road, Sheffield (5 minutes from train and bus stations)
Other notes:
Legal Advice: We are seeking anyone who can provide legal advice to come for ward
Media Training: For anyone interested in learning more about approaching the press
and media about these issues, please come along to the workshop: Introduction to
Media, 10am , Northern Refugee Centre, Scotia Works, S1 and contact
sarah.eldridge@nrcentre.org.uk
A draf t letter to the Trade Unions, Faith Groups, Community Groups etc will be prepared
and circulated by Friday 21 September for comment.
Many thanks
Stuart Crosthwaite (for the Close Lindholme group)
Contact us at closelindholme@yahoo.co.uk for more information