🚨 Urgent: We've relaunched our Rwanda Project to assist detained individuals facing removal to Rwanda.

If you or someone you know is detained & doesn't have a lawyer, contact us:

📞 020 7456 9750 (Mon-Thurs 10am - 12pm)
📧 [email protected]

biduk.org/articles/bid-r…

Brilliant to see this from A Rocha UK: ‘At the start of 2023, 500 Eco Churches had achieved a silver award. In just 18 months, this figure has doubled…evidence of churches deepening their engagement with caring for creation & embedding it in their church’
arocha.org.uk/celebrating-10…

Free online training 'Working with Domestic Abuse for Professional Helpers'
Tue, Jul 16 10am to 4pm
Please share!
Caritas Westminster
[email protected] 🧡
Catholic Education Service
National Board of Catholic Women
CSAN
ACC
MuslimCounsellorNtwk
Jewish Women's Aid
Sikh Womens Aid
eventbrite.co.uk/e/helpers-work…

'Rather than limiting people’s entitlements and making their lives even harder, the Government could take action now to improve the incomes of the poorest, improve and speed up mental health support, and tackle the causes of rising mental ill health.' 👉 centreformentalhealth.org.uk/news/item/prop…

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our own clothes day to raise funds for [email protected] 🧡 Diocese of Shrewsbury - we raised £242! Your support and generosity are making a real difference.
Let's continue to spread kindness and make positive impacts together 🌎

Funding is now open and ready for groups to apply to Wallasey Thrive 365 to help address food poverty in our area. CLICK the link or use the attached QR code to get people talking and applying. (Closing date Thursday, 2nd May 2024 at 5pm.)
bit.ly/43Tzu0S

Legal update👇

With practical advice from GMIAU about what to do if you are reporting in the North West, and who to contact if you/someone you know is detained with documents from the Home Office that mention Rwanda.

Please share:
gmiau.org/removals-to-rw…

'Personal Independence Payment isn’t a luxury. It’s a lifeline for people living with mental illness in a society that too often discriminates against and disadvantages disabled people.'

Our response to today's proposed changes to PIP in full 👇🧵centreformentalhealth.org.uk/news/item/prop…

We are delighted to support the Black Mental Health Manifesto, calling for concrete action to #ProtectBlackMentalHealth . For too long, the impact of racism & inequality on Black people's mental health has been overlooked. But change *is* possible - please read and share👉🏿 bit.ly/3QlnJdS

Updated info from Anti Raids Network for people seeking asylum and those supporting them- please share.

Raymond Friel OBE You can read it in full online thetablet.co.uk/editors-desk/1…

A powerful editorial in this week’s The Tablet on the “immoral, dishonest and dangerous” so-called Safety of Rwanda Act which received royal assent yesterday. A reminder of the Church’s journey to supporting human rights in its social doctrine, a challenge to Catholic MPs.

Enough of the performative cruelty❌

It's time for a fair, compassionate & workable asylum system. Who's with us?
togetherwithrefugees.org.uk/get-involved/

New report from Refugee Council 🧡 out. The Government's own projections show the limited capacity of Rwanda and the majority of people crossing the channel in the past year are fleeing war and persecution from countries such as Afghanistan and Iran. They cannot be returned there.

Around 7 in 10 working-age adults in a family where someone receives PIP and no-one is in work are in material deprivation. 3 times as much as the rate across all working-age households.

💥 Over 40% experienced food insecurity

💥 Over 30% were unable to keep their homes warm

PIP is a benefit to help people with the additional costs of having a long-term physical or mental health condition or disability. This benefit is a big share of many claimants’ income.

Cutting it will lead to a large hit to future claimants living standards.

Today, the government is publishing a consultation on the future of PIP.

🗣️ Almost two thirds of people in destitution have a chronic health condition or disability. People in this position shouldn't be used as a political football. We need action, not rhetoric from politicians.

Join in the fun activities, music and snacks on Saturday 27 April from 11am-2pm at Wythenshawe Civic Centre and see how we can build an #antipoverty #community Friends of the Dandelion community Garden [email protected] 🧡 Wythenshawe Foodbank Get It Done

Refugee Assist C.I.C Angie Lemon PR These Walls Must Fall City of Sanctuary UK 🧡 Migrant Voice 🧡 JCWI Migrants Organise Migrant Destitution Fund GM 🧡 Rainbow Migration [email protected] 🧡 Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit Thanks for your support, friends! 🧡