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Citizens for Sanctuary Newsletter – Winter 2010/2011
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Glasgow CITIZENS for Sanctuary celebrate a positive first meeting with UKBA Regional Director for Scotland
An alliance of faith, community, trade union and refugee groups in Glasgow celebrated a milestone on Monday in their campaign to make the UK Border Agency in Scotland more accountable. Glasgow Citizens for Sanctuary, which includes members from Church of Scotland, Justice and Peace Scotland, Roman Catholic Church in Scotland, Action of Churches Together in...
Nick Clegg’s message to CITIZENS UK on ending child detention
Over the past year, you have all been working extremely hard to end the detention of children and families for immigration purposes. Many of you were with us at the historic event of May 3rd, when the party leaders pledged to us to end this cruel practice. The Coalition Government then announced its commitment to...
CITIZENS for Sanctuary Away Day
Dear all, On Saturday, CITIZENS for Sanctuary held an away day for leaders to help decide the priorities for the next 12 months and to start conversations about how CITIZENS for Sanctuary will function after the initial funding runs out at the end of 2011. It was a productive afternoon and we are grateful for...
Clegg announces end of child detention
On Wednesday 21st July at Prime Minister’s Questions, Nick Clegg announced the end of child detention at Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre. This is fantastic news – and a major step forward towards ending child detention altogether. Mr Clegg promised a fuller statement in the near future which would offer more details. It is less than a...
Immigration minister to Citizens UK: no more detaining children 'within weeks'
Describing Citizens UK as “one of the most effective lobbying organisations ever”, the immigration minister, Damian Green, last night pledged that there would be no more children of families seeking sanctuary in immigration centres by the end of the summer, and certainly by Christmas. He said that “weeks, rather than months” after a government review...
PM thanks Citizens UK
A letter yesterday from the prime minister, David Cameron, to Neil Jameson, chief executive of Citizens UK, thanking him for the 3 May General Election assembly. Dear Neil, Thank you very much for welcoming me to speak at the Citizens UK / London Citizens general election event during the recent campaign. This was a great...
We just made history! New coalition government pledges end to child detention
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead Today we can celebrate a moment when a small group of committed citizens – no more then 500 people across our nation who met with their Prospective Parliamentary Candidates...
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