Sheffield – Page 9 – South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group (SYMAAG)

By Admin18th June 20120Asylum, Campaigns, G4S, Sheffield

Stopping the Privatisation of Asylum and Council Housing

SYMAAG invited to Defend Council Housing conference We’re pleased to report that SYMAAG members were invited to give a presentation at a recent conference of the Defend Council Housing (DCH) campaign group. They spoke about the danger…

By Admin15th May 20120Asylum, Campaigns, Sheffield

Justice for Marian. No Deportations to Zimbabwe.

Marian Machekanyanga fled Zimbabwe in November 2002 as a result of victimisation and mistreatment. As a member of a workers committee in a government department in Harare, she led a protest to the Zimbabwean…

By Admin24th April 20120Asylum, Campaigns, G4S, Sheffield

Stop G4S Campaign Update & “No to G4S” blog

For regular updates on campaigns against G4S and other private security armies see http://notog4s.blogspot.co.uk/ Stop G4S Campaign Update May 14th “Researching Privatisation: the case of G4S and Asylum Housing” Conference…

By Admin17th April 20120Asylum, Campaigns, G4S, Sheffield

STOP Prison Guards Housing Asylum Seekers demonstration

Outside Vulcan House giving the UK Borders Agency the message on February 15th STOP Prison Guards Housing Asylum Seekers STOP G4S! Regional Demonstration: Thursday 1st March Assemble: 12.30 at Sheffield Town Hall. March to…

By Admin3rd February 2012Asylum, Campaigns, G4S, Sheffield

Stop Prison Guards Housing Asylum Seekers. Stop G4S

3rd February: Campaign Update SYMAAG’s John Grayson was interviewed by Toby Foster on Radio Sheffield about why G4S shouldn’t provide asylum seekers’ housing. Listen again at 7.45am during the programme. The Yorkshire Post newspaper of…

By admin1st November 2011Asylum, Sheffield

Meetings with Nick Clegg

Along with other local asylum organisations, we have twice met Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister –in October 2010 and in August 2011. Mr Clegg made it clear that the coalition would not implement all…

By Admin1st November 2011Asylum, Sheffield

Letter from Damian Green MP, Minister for Immigration

By admin28th October 2011Asylum, Campaigns, Sheffield

“I’m feeling part of the community, now more than ever” – fighting for asylum in Sheffield

SC: What did you do before you came to the UK? BM: I was doing an engineering course at university because I had an aspiration to become a civil engineer. Why did you leave the…

By admin9th April 2010Asylum, Migration, Sheffield

SYMAAG ELECTION PLEDGE LETTER 2010

South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group (SYMAAG) c/o Scotia Works Leadmill Street Sheffield S1 4SE dignitynotdetention@yahoo.co.uk 9 April 2010 LETTER ON ASYLUM TO GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES IN SOUTH YORKSHIRE We are writing…

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