Destitute RAPAR member addresses Prime Minister Johnson
"Although not tested in court, it is clear to many, including those with considerable legal expertise, that Dominic Cummings has violated the regulations and accompanying directives...
Mr Prime Minister, I take this opportunity to inform you that during this long and hard period of confinement, I had to face a dark period of my life, because I lost more than 30 people from my Congolese community everywhere in the United Kingdom. The people who were very dear to me but, given the rules of restrictions imposed by your Government, I had to stay at home in spite of myself without attending any funeral ceremony."
2 JUNE 2020
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"Although not tested in court, it is clear to many, including those with considerable legal expertise, that Dominic Cummings has violated the regulations and accompanying directives...
Mr Prime Minister, I take this opportunity to inform you that during this long and hard period of confinement, I had to face a dark period of my life, because I lost more than 30 people from my Congolese community everywhere in the United Kingdom. The people who were very dear to me but, given the rules of restrictions imposed by your Government, I had to stay at home in spite of myself without attending any funeral ceremony."
2 JUNE 2020
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“There is no gene for being an ethnic minority”
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- Professor Aneez Esmail on why people of BAME heritage are being differentially impacted... A BAME worker in dementia care describes how they feel... and TSSA General Secretary joins our call
- Update from the Republic of Ireland
- Scotland's government calls for leave to remain for all migrants
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"I cannot go back with my new baby to my friends flat. I would have to sleep on the sofa...I need help."
8 MAY 2020
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8 MAY 2020
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Member's report about prison conditions in Cameroon and COVID-19
3 MAY 2020
The Kondengui prison has outnumbered its capacity and it is full of inmates from Ambazonia (Southern British Cameroon) who, if affected with COVID 19, may stand little chance of surviving.
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3 MAY 2020
The Kondengui prison has outnumbered its capacity and it is full of inmates from Ambazonia (Southern British Cameroon) who, if affected with COVID 19, may stand little chance of surviving.
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Member's report about Coronavirus in Democratic Republic of Congo
3 MAY 2020
There is, for example, a lack of materials for disinfection, the rupture of travelers' registration forms, inventory shortage of liquid soap, pens, nose pads (masks), gloves, chlorine (bleach) for disinfection, fuels for the generator, water for washing hands and ruptured batteries to power the thermo flashes.
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3 MAY 2020
There is, for example, a lack of materials for disinfection, the rupture of travelers' registration forms, inventory shortage of liquid soap, pens, nose pads (masks), gloves, chlorine (bleach) for disinfection, fuels for the generator, water for washing hands and ruptured batteries to power the thermo flashes.
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UN doesn't mean United Nations, it means NOT
1 May 2020
1 May 2020
- UNdocumented people are NOT being counted anywhere, about anything…
- A previously undocumented registered nurse, denied PPE in the workplace, presents to a mental health hospital this morning. Read more here
What's Good Enough for the Prime Minister is Good Enough for Us All
24 APRIL 2020
If it wasn’t for the knowledge that we will never give up, and therefore we will succeed, the State we’re in would defy description... Meanwhile, it’s truly shocking, how badly we’re being ‘managed’.
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24 APRIL 2020
If it wasn’t for the knowledge that we will never give up, and therefore we will succeed, the State we’re in would defy description... Meanwhile, it’s truly shocking, how badly we’re being ‘managed’.
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What a difference a day (doesn't) make
16 APRIL 2020
Richard Horton, the editor-in-chief of the Lancet medical journal has described President Trump’s most recent action that cut USA funding to the World Health Organisation as a ‘crime against humanity’ . Donald Trump is not the only culprit. It has never been truer that 'an injury to one is an injury to all.'
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16 APRIL 2020
Richard Horton, the editor-in-chief of the Lancet medical journal has described President Trump’s most recent action that cut USA funding to the World Health Organisation as a ‘crime against humanity’ . Donald Trump is not the only culprit. It has never been truer that 'an injury to one is an injury to all.'
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Easter Rising
13 APRIL 2020
For any Government to call itself Democratic it must be prepared to:
- Subject itself to scrutiny,
- Hold itself to account,
- Engage with its population, whether they are ‘Citizens’ or not.
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13 APRIL 2020
For any Government to call itself Democratic it must be prepared to:
- Subject itself to scrutiny,
- Hold itself to account,
- Engage with its population, whether they are ‘Citizens’ or not.
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Yesterday, Elvis Died
9 APRIL 2020
Without approaching the NHS, undocumented people with severe COVID19 symptoms reported as dying in their homes in the UK. #healthandsafetyforall
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9 APRIL 2020
Without approaching the NHS, undocumented people with severe COVID19 symptoms reported as dying in their homes in the UK. #healthandsafetyforall
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Undocumented Workers Now Looking After British Elders in Care Homes and Irish Carer Workers Stuck In Direct Provision
6 APRIL 2020 Today, a representative from a Filipino community organisation, which advocates on behalf of frontline nurses and care home workers in the UK, including undocumented workers who lost their jobs in the current crisis and who cannot access any State support, contacted RAPAR. #healthandsafetyforall Read more |
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Is Home where the Heart Is?
4 APRIL 2020 On Thursday, Manchester City Council confirmed that there are in excess of 100 people still street homeless on the city centre streets. #healthandsafetyforall Read more |
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Update from Refugee Doctors in Britain
2 APRIL 2020
Refugee doctors and other healthcare professionals must be fast-tracked into the NHS. #healthandsafetyforall
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2 APRIL 2020
Refugee doctors and other healthcare professionals must be fast-tracked into the NHS. #healthandsafetyforall
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Letter from America...Good Morning Britain
2 APRIL 2020
End fear = Save lives = Protect each other #healthandsafetyforall
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2 APRIL 2020
End fear = Save lives = Protect each other #healthandsafetyforall
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Sign the Petition to the UK Prime Minister and the Taoiseach of Ireland
ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, HOUSING AND FOOD FOR ALL
30 MARCH 2020
The Open Letter, which has been signed by 37 organisations in the UK and Ireland, says it is imperative that everyone’s basic needs are met...#healthandsafetyforall
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ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, HOUSING AND FOOD FOR ALL
30 MARCH 2020
The Open Letter, which has been signed by 37 organisations in the UK and Ireland, says it is imperative that everyone’s basic needs are met...#healthandsafetyforall
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An Open Letter to the UK Prime Minister and the Taoiseach of Ireland
ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, HOUSING AND FOOD FOR ALL
28 MARCH 2020
Signing platform coming soon. #healthandsafetyforall
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ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, HOUSING AND FOOD FOR ALL
28 MARCH 2020
Signing platform coming soon. #healthandsafetyforall
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Call for Refugee Doctors for be fast-tracked into the NHS
26 MARCH 2020
As tonight’s call went out for the country to Clap For the NHS, health workers and MPs were clamouring for the Government to fast track the registration of refugee doctors in the UK.
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26 MARCH 2020
As tonight’s call went out for the country to Clap For the NHS, health workers and MPs were clamouring for the Government to fast track the registration of refugee doctors in the UK.
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Lunchtime Blog from RAPAR
26 MARCH 2020
This article is going out across Europe this afternoon.
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26 MARCH 2020
This article is going out across Europe this afternoon.
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Hands Across The Sea
25 MARCH 2020 Today, our blog comes from an anonymous writer and young artists currently living inside Ireland’s "Architecture of Containment". Read more |
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This Quarantine Life...
20 MARCH 2020 An account of quarantine by Sima, from Iran. "Living in quarantine is pretty much like living as an asylum seeker." Read more |
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Callous Chaos from the Home Office
19 MARCH 2020
When is the State going to reach out to these vulnerable people and help them, and the people around them, to protect themselves and each other? It's called Public Health.
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19 MARCH 2020
When is the State going to reach out to these vulnerable people and help them, and the people around them, to protect themselves and each other? It's called Public Health.
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Press Release and Public Statement on Coronavirus Pandemic
17 MARCH 2020
No-one can 'self-isolate' from a friend's sofa, a park bench or a shop front. RAPAR is now calling upon the State to suspend all detention and deportation activities, including legal processes.
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17 MARCH 2020
No-one can 'self-isolate' from a friend's sofa, a park bench or a shop front. RAPAR is now calling upon the State to suspend all detention and deportation activities, including legal processes.
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First Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic
16 MARCH 2020 We need to lead and act to protect all our Members, especially those with compromised immunities for any reason, older Members, volunteer Members who regularly interact with one another, paid Members and anyone else that we, as RAPAR Members, may be in contact with. Read more |
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Can Hedgerows replace the 'Architecture of Containment'?
29 FEBRUARY 2020
RAPAR goes to the edge of the West of Ireland to share thinking about Ireland's and Britain's asylum and immigration systems, and what we can do together.
On the Leap Year Day of 2020, we approached the Edge and in a bid to awaken our own and each other’s creativity.
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29 FEBRUARY 2020
RAPAR goes to the edge of the West of Ireland to share thinking about Ireland's and Britain's asylum and immigration systems, and what we can do together.
On the Leap Year Day of 2020, we approached the Edge and in a bid to awaken our own and each other’s creativity.
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Photo: UNICEF
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Landmark Legal Case Launched Over Congolese Child Cobalt Mining Deaths
18 DECEMBER 2019 Congolese members of RAPAR, who have denounced child cobalt mining in DRC, have welcomed a landmark legal case against five of the world's largest tech companies. Read more |
RAPAR Reveals Names Of Voluntary Returns Surgeries in the UK
8 NOVEMBER 2019
There are 21 voluntary returns surgeries in the community in the UK, according to information sent to a RAPAR volunteer by the Home Office following a Freedom of Information request.
It took 10 months for our volunteer to obtain the information from the Home Office. The Home Office turned down our volunteer's initial Freedom of Information request, he then asked for an internal review but they still refused to send him the information.
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8 NOVEMBER 2019
There are 21 voluntary returns surgeries in the community in the UK, according to information sent to a RAPAR volunteer by the Home Office following a Freedom of Information request.
It took 10 months for our volunteer to obtain the information from the Home Office. The Home Office turned down our volunteer's initial Freedom of Information request, he then asked for an internal review but they still refused to send him the information.
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Free workshop events (Huddersfield and Manchester): Space, place and ‘othering’: Deactivating the ‘hostile environment'
30 OCTOBER 2019
RAPAR will be taking part in two events on November 4th and 7th as part of the Economic and Social Research Council's Festival of Social Science
There are 450 events being held throughout the UK. The seminar and workshops that RAPAR members have worked on will take place in Huddersfield on Monday, November 4th, and at the Friends' Meeting House in Manchester on Thursday, November 7th. Both events will run from 13.30 to 17.00
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30 OCTOBER 2019
RAPAR will be taking part in two events on November 4th and 7th as part of the Economic and Social Research Council's Festival of Social Science
There are 450 events being held throughout the UK. The seminar and workshops that RAPAR members have worked on will take place in Huddersfield on Monday, November 4th, and at the Friends' Meeting House in Manchester on Thursday, November 7th. Both events will run from 13.30 to 17.00
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Vigil In Hulme To Demand Action Over Racial Attacks
16 OCTOBER 2019
On National Hate Crime Awareness Week, communities come together to reject racially motivated violence and call on Greater Manchester Police to investigate the incident properly
The resident who came out of his home in Hulme to stop a young Asian man being violently attacked has welcomed a vigil being organised on Friday during National Hate Crime Awareness Week.
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16 OCTOBER 2019
On National Hate Crime Awareness Week, communities come together to reject racially motivated violence and call on Greater Manchester Police to investigate the incident properly
The resident who came out of his home in Hulme to stop a young Asian man being violently attacked has welcomed a vigil being organised on Friday during National Hate Crime Awareness Week.
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Manchester Actor And Activist In Court For Campaigning Against Climate Change
8 SEPTEMBER 2019
RAPAR's Community Development Lead and actor Maddie Wakeling is in court tomorrow (Monday September 9th) for campaigning against climate change.
Maddie, 22, was one of 16 people arrested on charges of obstructing a main road into Bristol city centre on July 17th as part of an Extinction Rebellion protest to publicise the climate crisis.
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8 SEPTEMBER 2019
RAPAR's Community Development Lead and actor Maddie Wakeling is in court tomorrow (Monday September 9th) for campaigning against climate change.
Maddie, 22, was one of 16 people arrested on charges of obstructing a main road into Bristol city centre on July 17th as part of an Extinction Rebellion protest to publicise the climate crisis.
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Frack Free Three Back In Court – Report by “River”
3 SEPTEMBER 2019
The Frack-Free Three - Katrina Lawrie, Christopher Wilson, and Lee Walsh, protestors from the Frack-Free Lancashire campaign - were back in court for sentencing on Tuesday 3rd September in a case centred around the right to protest.
All three had locked themselves together in July 2018 to delay access to the fracking site near Blackpool run by the company Cuadrilla. Ms Lawrie had also stepped out into the road to stop a lorry in August 2018 and the lorry allegedly had to swerve into the path of oncoming traffic. No-one was hurt in the incident.
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3 SEPTEMBER 2019
The Frack-Free Three - Katrina Lawrie, Christopher Wilson, and Lee Walsh, protestors from the Frack-Free Lancashire campaign - were back in court for sentencing on Tuesday 3rd September in a case centred around the right to protest.
All three had locked themselves together in July 2018 to delay access to the fracking site near Blackpool run by the company Cuadrilla. Ms Lawrie had also stepped out into the road to stop a lorry in August 2018 and the lorry allegedly had to swerve into the path of oncoming traffic. No-one was hurt in the incident.
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RAPAR Joins Northern Rebellion To Highlight The Growing Number Of Climate Refugees
30 AUGUST 2019
RAPAR members from Southern Cameroon, Zimbabwe, Democratc Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone are taking part in Extinction Rebellion's climate crisis events in Deansgate, Manchester, today and over the weekend.
The crisis is leading to a huge increase in the numbers of displaced people who have been forced to leave their homes and are now being termed "Climate Refugees".
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30 AUGUST 2019
RAPAR members from Southern Cameroon, Zimbabwe, Democratc Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone are taking part in Extinction Rebellion's climate crisis events in Deansgate, Manchester, today and over the weekend.
The crisis is leading to a huge increase in the numbers of displaced people who have been forced to leave their homes and are now being termed "Climate Refugees".
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Casework Co-learning Ends With 'Moot Court'
9 JULY 2019 RAPAR's lead caseworker Dan Isaac has been running a series of casework co- learning sessions examining all aspects of the asylum and immigration system. The popular sessions were attended by RAPAR members who have been working on their own asylum cases and by our volunteer casework team. Read more |
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Run For RAPAR
20 MAY 2019 Many thanks to RAPAR volunteer Jonny Benett who successfully ran a half marathon to raise money for RAPAR in the Great Manchester Run at the weekend. Thank you to everyone who has donated so far. It is very much appreciated by Jonny and by everyone at RAPAR. Jonny has raised £340 so far but you can still donate here. |
Manchester DJ Owen Haisley's Supporters Call for his Immediate Release
22 FEBRUARY 2019
Indefinite detention of man from deportation flight to Jamaica must end.
Manchester DJ Owen Haisley has been detained at Harmondsworth immigration removal centre for 28 days. It is nearly three weeks since his deportation to Jamaica was halted following the intervention of his MP and overwhelming public support – but he still remains at real risk of removal.
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22 FEBRUARY 2019
Indefinite detention of man from deportation flight to Jamaica must end.
Manchester DJ Owen Haisley has been detained at Harmondsworth immigration removal centre for 28 days. It is nearly three weeks since his deportation to Jamaica was halted following the intervention of his MP and overwhelming public support – but he still remains at real risk of removal.
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Dr Rhetta Moran of RAPAR, interviewed in the Morning Star about the racist graffiti incident in Salford
19 FEBRUARY 2019
Phil Miller reports; Dr Rhetta Moran, chair of the trustees at Refugee and Asylum Seeker Participatory Action Research, said the “No Blacks” graffiti daubed on a family home in Salford earlier this month was “very disturbing.”
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19 FEBRUARY 2019
Phil Miller reports; Dr Rhetta Moran, chair of the trustees at Refugee and Asylum Seeker Participatory Action Research, said the “No Blacks” graffiti daubed on a family home in Salford earlier this month was “very disturbing.”
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On International Migrants Day RAPAR Stands With the Stansted 15.
18 DECEMBER 2018
RAPAR member who was on the plane stopped by the Stansted protesters shocked by their conviction under anti terror laws
Rally at 5.30pm-6.30pm
TUESDAY 18 DECEMBER 2018
St Peter's Square,
Manchester
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18 DECEMBER 2018
RAPAR member who was on the plane stopped by the Stansted protesters shocked by their conviction under anti terror laws
Rally at 5.30pm-6.30pm
TUESDAY 18 DECEMBER 2018
St Peter's Square,
Manchester
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Solidarity with the RMT Union
10 JANUARY 2018 RAPAR will be supporting the RMT rail at Manchester Victoria for a protest on Saturday 12th January after one of their guards was racially abused. Read more |