General – Page 5 – South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group (SYMAAG)

By Admin11th June 20130Asylum, Campaigns, General, Sheffield

Sheffield Asylum Organisations Campaign For Human Rights in Sri Lanka

After hearing a powerful and emotional account from a woman seeking asylum from Sri Lanka, three South Yorkshire bodies concerned with asylum seekers – ASSIST, Northern Refugee Centre (NRC), and the South Yorkshire…

By Admin21st December 20120Campaigns, G4S, General

10 reasons to vote for G4S as the World’s Worst Company…and why G4S disagree!

Security giant G4S rejects ‘World’s Worst Company’ nomination John Grayson and Adri Nieuwhof Open Democracy 23 January 2013 The world’s leading security company, G4S, says it doesn’t deserve to be nominated for Public Eye’s World’s…

By Admin14th December 20120Asylum, Campaigns, General

Leeds Council Order G4S to Review All Asylum Housing

A campaign led by two women asylum seekers has prompted Leeds City Council to take action against G4S. After visiting some of the squalid properties which G4S had tried to house people in, senior council officials ordered G4S…

By Admin7th November 20120General

November 8th National Day of Action – Stop Barnardo’s Detaining Children

Thursday 8th November – Any Time – Any Barnardo’s Shop/Office As Medical Justice put it: “they ruined the campaign to end the detention of children, which campaigners felt could be achievable as the government had…

By Admin29th October 20120Asylum, General, Migration

“It’s Kill or Be Killed” – Refugees and the Syrian Uprising: SYMAAG meeting

We were pleased to welcome two refugees from Syria to our last meeting on Tuesday 30th October who gave us an update on events in Syria. One was a long-standing refugee in Sheffield and the…

By Admin23rd August 20120General

“United By Love, Divided By Theresa May” public meeting. Report and campaign proposals to follow soon…

Public meeting to discuss what the new family migration rules mean and how we oppose them. When: Tuesday 25th September 7pm Where: Quaker Meeting House, 10 James Street, Sheffield S1 2EW Speakers from Migrant Rights Network,…

By Admin24th May 20120General

Next SYMAAG meetings:12th & 30th July

The SYMAAG “No to G4S” working group next meets on Thursday 12th July, 6.30pm at Scotia Works The next full SYMAAG meeting is on Monday 30th July, 6.30pm, again at Scotia Works We…

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