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

By Admin9th September 20140Asylum, Campaigns, Sheffield

“Dignity Not Detention”? Inquiry into Immigration Detention

This is Rubel Ahmed from Bangladesh who died at Morton Hall Immigration Detention centre on Friday 5th September. Rubel’s death caused a mass protest from other people detained at Morton Hall. Spotlight Despite Immigration Minister James…

By Admin30th July 20140Asylum, Campaigns, Migration, Sheffield

Public Meeting: Syria, War and Refugees 14th August

SYMAAG invites you to a public meeting in Sheffield on Thursday 14th August with speakers from refugee and asylum rights organisations, and Syrian organisations in the UK. The meeting will give facts about the world wide…

By Admin5th May 20140Campaigns, General

SYMAAG Annual General Meeting Tuesday 13th May Sheffield

The theme of this year’s Annual General Meeting is “The UK Asylum and Detention System Can Damage Your Health”. We will hear from speakers who have experienced the system themselves and have campaigned for asylum…

By Admin5th May 20140Asylum, Campaigns, G4S

It’s official. G4S and Serco asylum housing: “unacceptably poor”

Another Parliamentary Committee, another damning report on the disaster that is privatised asylum housing. SYMAAG’s John Grayson looks at the latest report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on 24 April and the lessons from…

By Admin3rd March 20140Asylum, Campaigns, G4S

UK Watchdog Takes Another Bite Out of Failing Outsourcer G4S

February was a particularly bad month for G4S. At Manus Island, an Australian detention centre for people seeking asylum, the G4S guards were accused of allowing the murder of one detainee, Reza Barati, and of injuring dozens…

By Admin5th February 20140Campaigns, Migration, Sheffield

Immigration Bill Update: sign the petition against it now

On 30th January MPs voted by 295-16 for the Immigration Bill, described by Theresa May as creating a “really hostile environment” for what she calls “illegal migrants”. Details of the votes on amendments are here…

By Admin16th January 20140Campaigns, Migration, Sheffield

We Don’t Want a “Hostile Environment” Stop the Immigration Bill

On 30th January MPs voted by 295-16 for the Immigration Bill, described by Theresa May as creating a “really hostile environment” for what she calls “illegal migrants”. Details of the votes on amendments are here and…

By Admin9th January 20140Campaigns, G4S, Sheffield

As another report condemns G4S asylum housing, National Stop G4S meeting announced…

Latest news: On February 5th the Public Accounts Committee questioned G4S and Serco about their failure to provide asylum housing fit for human beings to live in. And why it could cost us up to £1.5billion public…

By Admin18th December 20130Asylum, Campaigns, Migration, Sheffield

“Praising Mandela but Promulgating Immigration Apartheid. Stop the Immigration Bill!”

120 people demonstrated today in Sheffield against the Immigration Bill on International Migrants Day. Protestors held a rally outside Sheffield Town Hall with speakers from the Movement for Justice, People’s Assembly, Labour Councillor Mohammed…

By Admin28th November 20130Asylum, Campaigns, Migration, Sheffield

Call out: Demonstrate Against the Immigration Bill 18th December

***stop press***Green Party leader to speak at rally Town Hall 12.30pm Join the regional demonstration against the Immigration BIll in Sheffield on December 18th, International Migrants Day. Meet at the bottom of…

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