Category Archives for Migration

“Break fences, build bridges” Sheffield welcomes refugees

“Break fences, build bridges” Sheffield welcomes refugees

“Say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here” was the call from 250 people on a march and rally in Sheffield on October 10th. Not only was there a good turnout for the…
“We could not just walk by”: eyewitness report from migrant border camp

“We could not just walk by”: eyewitness report from migrant border camp

by John Dunn, ex-coal miner and striker during the 1984/85 miners strike and member of the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign “Just back from a week in the South of France, staying in Menton, a…
South Yorkshire says “Refugees are Welcome Here”

South Yorkshire says “Refugees are Welcome Here”

How can you help make refugees welcome here? Have a look at How Can I Help Make Refugees Welcome in SheffieldUpDATED   South Yorkshire people are showing that we are part of the growing Europe-wide movement…
Walking in Pursuit of Justice: Eritrean refugees challenge Home Office lies

Walking in Pursuit of Justice: Eritrean refugees challenge Home Office lies

At the start of Refugee Week 500 Eritrean refugees marched from the International Slavery Museum to the Home Office in Liverpool . “We are asking the Home Office to be truthful about the regime in Eritrea…
Support Asylum and Migrant Rights on May 7th

Support Asylum and Migrant Rights on May 7th

We asked the General Election candidates in South Yorkshire if they supported our Asylum and Migrant Rights 6-Point Pledge: Those seeking asylum should have the right to work whilst in the U.K. Replace Azure cards…
Asylum Rights Election Question Time Sheffield 16th April 7pm

Asylum Rights Election Question Time Sheffield 16th April 7pm

Will any political party will stand up for the rights of refugees and people seeking asylum? Do the votes of refugees, anti-racists and supporters of human rights and migrants rights count? Do the candidates support the…
“I am one of the lucky ones who survived this journey”

“I am one of the lucky ones who survived this journey”

This is the personal testimony of Sunday from Nigeria. Sunday is in a detention centre in Malta. A representative of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees put SYMAAG in touch with Sunday. We had…
“Let them drown is a policy”

“Let them drown is a policy”

100 people demonstrated in Sheffield today to say “Don’t Let Them Drown” and to call for a humanitarian migration policy towards refugees crossing the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. Some of those on the demonstration were…
The Home Office’s sinister moves to create a “hostile environment” for migrants

The Home Office’s sinister moves to create a “hostile environment” for migrants

First the Go Home vans, the Go Home texts and now this. Meet the UK’s latest weapon against organised crime…and asylum seekers This article was first published on Open Democracy on 16th March written by John…
ንኽጥሕሉ ኣይትሕደግዎም Don’t Let Them Drown demonstration leaflet Tigrinya

ንኽጥሕሉ ኣይትሕደግዎም Don’t Let Them Drown demonstration leaflet Tigrinya

ንኽጥሕሉ ኣይትሕደግዎም Don’t Let Them Drown ሰለማዊ ሰልፊ ኣብ ከተማ ሸፍልድ ንሰሉስ 17 መጋቢት ርእስና ኣብ ሑጻ ምቕባር ደው ነብል:: ኣማኢት ሰባት ኣብ ባሕሪ አንዳ ሞቱ ክለዉ: ሃገራት ርእሰን ኣብ ሑጻ ምቕባር ደው ከብላ ኣለወን::…