From shiar at riseup.net Mon Feb 6 16:20:11 2006 From: shiar at riseup.net (Shiar) Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 08:20:11 -0800 (PST) Subject: [noborders-brum] [Fwd: Proposal from London No Borders 4 a gathering] Message-ID: <1285.shiar.1139242811.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Proposal from London No Borders 4 a gathering From: "sara b" Date: Mon, February 6, 2006 7:45 am To: noborders-glasgow at riseup.net sheffield-noborders at lists.aktivix.org sheffcdas at btinternet.com noborderswales at riseup.net katieplum75 at yahoo.co.uk shiar at riseup.net -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE FORWARD TO OTHER NO BORDERS GROUPS We discussed at the last meeting of No Borders (London) to circulate a proposal amongst No Borders groups around the country to all meet up for a gathering. Over the past year, new groups have formed using the name/banner "No Borders" and therefore will feel that, though informal, we can potentially create a relationship with different groups with the view of strengthening the resistance and level of agititation against the Border regimes, restrictions of movement and all deportations. During the last few months since London No Borders was formed we have been attempting to develop a political strategy which encompasses the following: 1.Detainee support group (providing access to good lawyers, bail surities, money, visiting, actions) 2.Defiance NOT Compliance (supporting workers who resist the states plans to enforce internal border controls in services and the workplace - social services/housing/healthcare/education..etc) 3 Close down detention centres & reporting centres (support anti-detention centre campaigns). 4.Global/European co-ordination (contributing to networks like Frassinito, participating in international days of action and previous calls for action). Some of our ideas and activities have been inspired by other No Borders groups in the UK and we feel that any communication which can be developed would aid what we are all doing. In addition we would like to construct a forum which we can present some ideas for a unified day of actions in the UK this April. GATHERING IDEAS: As this is just an intialy "feeler" for such a gathering we thought the first step was to suggest a possible date & location. We hope to be able to work on a structure together with other groups, with workshops and discussions that encompass our political structure and enable us to move forward to tak eaction, and with the additional aim of welcoming those with an interest in becomming involved in No Borders activity. Date: Sat 4th/Sun 5th March or Sat 11th/Sun 12th March Location: Ex-SSEES Occupied Social Centre - Central London We welcome any responses or suggestions from other No Borders groups. -- Shiar From shiar at riseup.net Tue Feb 7 22:29:56 2006 From: shiar at riseup.net (Shiar) Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 14:29:56 -0800 (PST) Subject: [noborders-brum] Re: Proposal from London No Borders 4 a gathering In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2144.shiar.1139351396.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> Great! I guess then we should start working on a draft agenda and the like. One idea is to use Make Borders History's wiki: http://wiki.makebordershistory.org/index.php/Main_Page I've already put up a heading for No Borders meeting in the Events section there, with a couple of subtitles. Feel free to change or add anything. Personally, 11-12 March would be better for me, but even 3-4th is all right. Best, -- Shiar sara b wrote: > PLEASE FORWARD TO OTHER NO BORDERS GROUPS > > We discussed at the last meeting of No Borders (London) to circulate a > proposal amongst No Borders groups around the country to all meet up for a > gathering. > > Over the past year, new groups have formed using the name/banner "No > Borders" and therefore will feel that, though informal, we can potentially > create a relationship with different groups with the view of strengthening > the resistance and level of agititation against the Border regimes, > restrictions of movement and all deportations. > > During the last few months since London No Borders was formed we have been > attempting to develop a political strategy which encompasses the > following: > > 1.Detainee support group (providing access to good lawyers, bail surities, > money, visiting, actions) > 2.Defiance NOT Compliance (supporting workers who resist the states plans > to > enforce internal border controls in services and the workplace - social > services/housing/healthcare/education..etc) > 3 Close down detention centres & reporting centres (support anti-detention > centre campaigns). > 4.Global/European co-ordination (contributing to networks like Frassinito, > participating in international days of action and previous calls for > action). > > Some of our ideas and activities have been inspired by other No Borders > groups in the UK and we feel that any communication which can be developed > would aid what we are all doing. In addition we would like to construct a > forum which we can present some ideas for a unified day of actions in the > UK > this April. > > GATHERING IDEAS: > > As this is just an intialy "feeler" for such a gathering we thought the > first step was to suggest a possible date & location. We hope to be able > to > work on a structure together with other groups, with workshops and > discussions that encompass our political structure and enable us to move > forward to tak eaction, and with the additional aim of welcoming those > with > an interest in becomming involved in No Borders activity. > > Date: > > Sat 4th/Sun 5th March or Sat 11th/Sun 12th March > > Location: > > Ex-SSEES Occupied Social Centre - Central London > > We welcome any responses or suggestions from other No Borders groups. > From raysteve at cohen70.freeserve.co.uk Wed Feb 8 11:42:20 2006 From: raysteve at cohen70.freeserve.co.uk (Steve Cohen) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 11:42:20 -0000 Subject: [noborders-brum] Re: [sheffield-noborders] Re: Proposal from London No Borders 4 agathering References: <2144.shiar.1139351396.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> Message-ID: <005b01c62ca4$b867d8f0$0301a8c0@763edef3243348a> Olive Mukariaguwiza and her three children were arrested yesterday in Salford, taken to Yarls Wood and are due to be deported to Rwanda tomorrow. Olive has been a member of the Samina Altaf campaign. Her constituency MP is Hazel Blears - who is also a Home Office minister. Her email is blearsh at parliament.uk We are asking people to help besiege Hazel Blears with short emails of support - just making the 3 simple points (1) the eldest daughter - Sandra - has been studying at Pendleton College for her A levels. She is due to take these shortly. It would be obscene to put an end to her education in this way. At a minimum Sandra should be allowed to stay for her exams - with the support of her family (2) Yvan, the youingest child, has spent most of his life in the UK and is settled in Loer Kersal school (3) the family suffered domestic abuse in Rwanda. Wherever they fled the father found them. There is no safe place in Rwanda for them (4) Hazel Blears as a Home office minister should see the Home Secretary today to have the deportation called off. Quote Home Office re number M1197259 Please circulate this email. Steve Cohen, Manchester ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shiar" To: "sara b" Cc: ; ; ; ; ; Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 10:29 PM Subject: [sheffield-noborders] Re: Proposal from London No Borders 4 agathering > > Great! > > I guess then we should start working on a draft agenda and the like. One > idea is to use Make Borders History's wiki: > http://wiki.makebordershistory.org/index.php/Main_Page > > I've already put up a heading for No Borders meeting in the Events section > there, with a couple of subtitles. Feel free to change or add anything. > > Personally, 11-12 March would be better for me, but even 3-4th is all > right. > > Best, > -- > Shiar > > sara b wrote: >> PLEASE FORWARD TO OTHER NO BORDERS GROUPS >> >> We discussed at the last meeting of No Borders (London) to circulate a >> proposal amongst No Borders groups around the country to all meet up for >> a >> gathering. >> >> Over the past year, new groups have formed using the name/banner "No >> Borders" and therefore will feel that, though informal, we can >> potentially >> create a relationship with different groups with the view of >> strengthening >> the resistance and level of agititation against the Border regimes, >> restrictions of movement and all deportations. >> >> During the last few months since London No Borders was formed we have >> been >> attempting to develop a political strategy which encompasses the >> following: >> >> 1.Detainee support group (providing access to good lawyers, bail >> surities, >> money, visiting, actions) >> 2.Defiance NOT Compliance (supporting workers who resist the states plans >> to >> enforce internal border controls in services and the workplace - social >> services/housing/healthcare/education..etc) >> 3 Close down detention centres & reporting centres (support >> anti-detention >> centre campaigns). >> 4.Global/European co-ordination (contributing to networks like >> Frassinito, >> participating in international days of action and previous calls for >> action). >> >> Some of our ideas and activities have been inspired by other No Borders >> groups in the UK and we feel that any communication which can be >> developed >> would aid what we are all doing. In addition we would like to construct a >> forum which we can present some ideas for a unified day of actions in the >> UK >> this April. >> >> GATHERING IDEAS: >> >> As this is just an intialy "feeler" for such a gathering we thought the >> first step was to suggest a possible date & location. We hope to be able >> to >> work on a structure together with other groups, with workshops and >> discussions that encompass our political structure and enable us to move >> forward to tak eaction, and with the additional aim of welcoming those >> with >> an interest in becomming involved in No Borders activity. >> >> Date: >> >> Sat 4th/Sun 5th March or Sat 11th/Sun 12th March >> >> Location: >> >> Ex-SSEES Occupied Social Centre - Central London >> >> We welcome any responses or suggestions from other No Borders groups. >> > > > _______________________________________________ > sheffield-noborders mailing list > sheffield-noborders at lists.aktivix.org > http://lists.aktivix.org/mailman/listinfo/sheffield-noborders > > From fab at in-no.org Thu Feb 9 20:30:05 2006 From: fab at in-no.org (fabian) Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 21:30:05 +0100 Subject: [noborders-brum] Re: [sheffield-noborders] Re: Proposal from London No Borders 4 a gathering In-Reply-To: <2144.shiar.1139351396.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> References: <2144.shiar.1139351396.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> Message-ID: <52805c9e51e9f008902d3cfd8be18b12@in-no.org> Hello from No borders Sheffield.. we very much like the idea of UK wide noborders meeting, we would like to propose to have it in a more central location and offer Sheffields Social Centre Matilda http://www.matilda.aktivix.org for the potential next time....as such to allow people from north and south to come... we will come to London with at least two on the 3rd-4th.... Best No borders sheff Am 07.02.2006 um 23:29 schrieb Shiar: > > Great! > > I guess then we should start working on a draft agenda and the like. > One > idea is to use Make Borders History's wiki: > http://wiki.makebordershistory.org/index.php/Main_Page > > I've already put up a heading for No Borders meeting in the Events > section > there, with a couple of subtitles. Feel free to change or add anything. > > Personally, 11-12 March would be better for me, but even 3-4th is all > right. > > Best, > -- > Shiar > > sara b wrote: >> PLEASE FORWARD TO OTHER NO BORDERS GROUPS >> >> We discussed at the last meeting of No Borders (London) to circulate a >> proposal amongst No Borders groups around the country to all meet up >> for a >> gathering. >> >> Over the past year, new groups have formed using the name/banner "No >> Borders" and therefore will feel that, though informal, we can >> potentially >> create a relationship with different groups with the view of >> strengthening >> the resistance and level of agititation against the Border regimes, >> restrictions of movement and all deportations. >> >> During the last few months since London No Borders was formed we have >> been >> attempting to develop a political strategy which encompasses the >> following: >> >> 1.Detainee support group (providing access to good lawyers, bail >> surities, >> money, visiting, actions) >> 2.Defiance NOT Compliance (supporting workers who resist the states >> plans >> to >> enforce internal border controls in services and the workplace - >> social >> services/housing/healthcare/education..etc) >> 3 Close down detention centres & reporting centres (support >> anti-detention >> centre campaigns). >> 4.Global/European co-ordination (contributing to networks like >> Frassinito, >> participating in international days of action and previous calls for >> action). >> >> Some of our ideas and activities have been inspired by other No >> Borders >> groups in the UK and we feel that any communication which can be >> developed >> would aid what we are all doing. In addition we would like to >> construct a >> forum which we can present some ideas for a unified day of actions in >> the >> UK >> this April. >> >> GATHERING IDEAS: >> >> As this is just an intialy "feeler" for such a gathering we thought >> the >> first step was to suggest a possible date & location. We hope to be >> able >> to >> work on a structure together with other groups, with workshops and >> discussions that encompass our political structure and enable us to >> move >> forward to tak eaction, and with the additional aim of welcoming those >> with >> an interest in becomming involved in No Borders activity. >> >> Date: >> >> Sat 4th/Sun 5th March or Sat 11th/Sun 12th March >> >> Location: >> >> Ex-SSEES Occupied Social Centre - Central London >> >> We welcome any responses or suggestions from other No Borders groups. >> > > > _______________________________________________ > sheffield-noborders mailing list > sheffield-noborders at lists.aktivix.org > http://lists.aktivix.org/mailman/listinfo/sheffield-noborders > From katieplum75 at yahoo.co.uk Fri Feb 10 15:33:35 2006 From: katieplum75 at yahoo.co.uk (Catherine Tonge) Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 15:33:35 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [noborders-brum] Re: [sheffield-noborders] Re: Proposal from London No Borders 4 a gathering In-Reply-To: <52805c9e51e9f008902d3cfd8be18b12@in-no.org> Message-ID: <20060210153335.74940.qmail@web25701.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Hello Could you change katieplum75 at yahoo.co.uk to leedsnoborders at riseup.net so that the whole Leeds group can see these e-mails? Cheers Catherine fabian wrote: Hello from No borders Sheffield.. we very much like the idea of UK wide noborders meeting, we would like to propose to have it in a more central location and offer Sheffields Social Centre Matilda http://www.matilda.aktivix.org for the potential next time....as such to allow people from north and south to come... we will come to London with at least two on the 3rd-4th.... Best No borders sheff Am 07.02.2006 um 23:29 schrieb Shiar: > > Great! > > I guess then we should start working on a draft agenda and the like. > One > idea is to use Make Borders History's wiki: > http://wiki.makebordershistory.org/index.php/Main_Page > > I've already put up a heading for No Borders meeting in the Events > section > there, with a couple of subtitles. Feel free to change or add anything. > > Personally, 11-12 March would be better for me, but even 3-4th is all > right. > > Best, > -- > Shiar > > sara b wrote: >> PLEASE FORWARD TO OTHER NO BORDERS GROUPS >> >> We discussed at the last meeting of No Borders (London) to circulate a >> proposal amongst No Borders groups around the country to all meet up >> for a >> gathering. >> >> Over the past year, new groups have formed using the name/banner "No >> Borders" and therefore will feel that, though informal, we can >> potentially >> create a relationship with different groups with the view of >> strengthening >> the resistance and level of agititation against the Border regimes, >> restrictions of movement and all deportations. >> >> During the last few months since London No Borders was formed we have >> been >> attempting to develop a political strategy which encompasses the >> following: >> >> 1.Detainee support group (providing access to good lawyers, bail >> surities, >> money, visiting, actions) >> 2.Defiance NOT Compliance (supporting workers who resist the states >> plans >> to >> enforce internal border controls in services and the workplace - >> social >> services/housing/healthcare/education..etc) >> 3 Close down detention centres & reporting centres (support >> anti-detention >> centre campaigns). >> 4.Global/European co-ordination (contributing to networks like >> Frassinito, >> participating in international days of action and previous calls for >> action). >> >> Some of our ideas and activities have been inspired by other No >> Borders >> groups in the UK and we feel that any communication which can be >> developed >> would aid what we are all doing. In addition we would like to >> construct a >> forum which we can present some ideas for a unified day of actions in >> the >> UK >> this April. >> >> GATHERING IDEAS: >> >> As this is just an intialy "feeler" for such a gathering we thought >> the >> first step was to suggest a possible date & location. We hope to be >> able >> to >> work on a structure together with other groups, with workshops and >> discussions that encompass our political structure and enable us to >> move >> forward to tak eaction, and with the additional aim of welcoming those >> with >> an interest in becomming involved in No Borders activity. >> >> Date: >> >> Sat 4th/Sun 5th March or Sat 11th/Sun 12th March >> >> Location: >> >> Ex-SSEES Occupied Social Centre - Central London >> >> We welcome any responses or suggestions from other No Borders groups. >> > > > _______________________________________________ > sheffield-noborders mailing list > sheffield-noborders at lists.aktivix.org > http://lists.aktivix.org/mailman/listinfo/sheffield-noborders > --------------------------------- Does your mail provider give you access to messages sent to other POP email accounts, like your work account? Get Yahoo! Mail -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ncadc at ncadc.org.uk Fri Feb 10 12:58:41 2006 From: ncadc at ncadc.org.uk (John O) Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 12:58:41 +0000 Subject: [noborders-brum] Olive Mukaraguwiza In-Reply-To: <004801c62e3f$e196c690$0301a8c0@763edef3243348a> References: <004801c62e3f$e196c690$0301a8c0@763edef3243348a> Message-ID: Steve there seem to be crossed wires here, NCADC has been asked by the family to specifically not post information about the family onto bulletin boards or the internet. John O From noborderswales at riseup.net Fri Feb 10 08:19:09 2006 From: noborderswales at riseup.net (noborderswales at riseup.net) Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:19:09 -0800 (PST) Subject: [noborders-brum] Re: [sheffield-noborders] Re: Proposal from London No Borders 4 a gathering In-Reply-To: <52805c9e51e9f008902d3cfd8be18b12@in-no.org> References: <2144.shiar.1139351396.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> <52805c9e51e9f008902d3cfd8be18b12@in-no.org> Message-ID: <1064.noborderswales.1139559549.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> hello, some people from the wales group would also like to come to a country wide meet up, is it definitely going to be the 4/5 weekend of march? > Hello from No borders Sheffield.. > we very much like the idea of UK wide noborders meeting, we would like > to propose to have it in a more central location and offer Sheffields > Social Centre Matilda > http://www.matilda.aktivix.org > for the potential next time....as such to allow people from north and > south to come... > we will come to London with at least two on the 3rd-4th.... > Best > No borders sheff > > > Am 07.02.2006 um 23:29 schrieb Shiar: > >> >> Great! >> >> I guess then we should start working on a draft agenda and the like. >> One >> idea is to use Make Borders History's wiki: >> http://wiki.makebordershistory.org/index.php/Main_Page >> >> I've already put up a heading for No Borders meeting in the Events >> section >> there, with a couple of subtitles. Feel free to change or add anything. >> >> Personally, 11-12 March would be better for me, but even 3-4th is all >> right. >> >> Best, >> -- >> Shiar >> >> sara b wrote: >>> PLEASE FORWARD TO OTHER NO BORDERS GROUPS >>> >>> We discussed at the last meeting of No Borders (London) to circulate a >>> proposal amongst No Borders groups around the country to all meet up >>> for a >>> gathering. >>> >>> Over the past year, new groups have formed using the name/banner "No >>> Borders" and therefore will feel that, though informal, we can >>> potentially >>> create a relationship with different groups with the view of >>> strengthening >>> the resistance and level of agititation against the Border regimes, >>> restrictions of movement and all deportations. >>> >>> During the last few months since London No Borders was formed we have >>> been >>> attempting to develop a political strategy which encompasses the >>> following: >>> >>> 1.Detainee support group (providing access to good lawyers, bail >>> surities, >>> money, visiting, actions) >>> 2.Defiance NOT Compliance (supporting workers who resist the states >>> plans >>> to >>> enforce internal border controls in services and the workplace - >>> social >>> services/housing/healthcare/education..etc) >>> 3 Close down detention centres & reporting centres (support >>> anti-detention >>> centre campaigns). >>> 4.Global/European co-ordination (contributing to networks like >>> Frassinito, >>> participating in international days of action and previous calls for >>> action). >>> >>> Some of our ideas and activities have been inspired by other No >>> Borders >>> groups in the UK and we feel that any communication which can be >>> developed >>> would aid what we are all doing. In addition we would like to >>> construct a >>> forum which we can present some ideas for a unified day of actions in >>> the >>> UK >>> this April. >>> >>> GATHERING IDEAS: >>> >>> As this is just an intialy "feeler" for such a gathering we thought >>> the >>> first step was to suggest a possible date & location. We hope to be >>> able >>> to >>> work on a structure together with other groups, with workshops and >>> discussions that encompass our political structure and enable us to >>> move >>> forward to tak eaction, and with the additional aim of welcoming those >>> with >>> an interest in becomming involved in No Borders activity. >>> >>> Date: >>> >>> Sat 4th/Sun 5th March or Sat 11th/Sun 12th March >>> >>> Location: >>> >>> Ex-SSEES Occupied Social Centre - Central London >>> >>> We welcome any responses or suggestions from other No Borders groups. >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sheffield-noborders mailing list >> sheffield-noborders at lists.aktivix.org >> http://lists.aktivix.org/mailman/listinfo/sheffield-noborders >> > > From raysteve at cohen70.freeserve.co.uk Thu Feb 9 22:21:33 2006 From: raysteve at cohen70.freeserve.co.uk (Steve Cohen) Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 22:21:33 -0000 Subject: [noborders-brum] Olive Mukariaguwiza -struggle continues Message-ID: <002e01c62dc7$2fcec660$0301a8c0@763edef3243348a> For two days many people have been involved in stopping or defering the deportation of Olive and family to Rwanda. This has been a (partial) success! We managed to stop the airline taking of - with the support of the pilot! Olive and family though are now back in detention at Yarls Wood. So the struggle continues. Over the next couple of days we want to renew the pressure on Hazel Blears MP. As a Home Office minister she could be doing much more than she is. We want everyone to email her (blearsh at parliament.uk) and ring her office (0161 925 0705). We would also ask you to get all organisations - trade unions etc - to do the same immediately. And do circxulate this email. The points to briefly make to Blears are 1) the idea that the family will be safe from domestic abuse if they lived elsewhere in Rwanda is ridiculous seeing the husband/fatther has pursued them before ii) Sandra is just about to finish her A levels at Pendleton College and her brother is just about to finish his IT course iii) Olive is obviously now in a distresed and suicidal state - which is one of the reasoms the pilot refused to fly the family. iv) Blears sees the Home Secretary regularly on all other matters. She should see him urgently now on Olive's behalf. Cheers Steve Cohen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From raysteve at cohen70.freeserve.co.uk Fri Feb 10 12:45:32 2006 From: raysteve at cohen70.freeserve.co.uk (Steve Cohen) Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 12:45:32 -0000 Subject: [noborders-brum] defending Olive Mukaraguwiza. Struggle continues Message-ID: <004801c62e3f$e196c690$0301a8c0@763edef3243348a> For the last 48 hours there has been a campaign to prevent the deportation to Rwanda of Olive Mukaraguwiza and her children Yvan Gisinko (aged 5), Oliver Hirwa (aged 17) and Sandra Gihozo (aged 18) The asylum seeking family live in Salford. Or at least they did until two days ago when they were all arrested at dawn, driven at speed to Yarls Wood detention centre and then yesterday to Gatwick. However because of pressure the pilot refused to fly the family. They are now back in Yarls Wood which gives some slight breathing space. At the moment we are trying put as much pressure as possible on Hazel Blears MP. She is both the comstituency MP and a Home Office minister with authority to influence events. We are asking everyone to both email ( blearsh at parliament.uk ) and ring (0161 925 0705 ) Hazel Blears office to make the following simple points 1) the family fled Rwanda because of contant violent domestic abuse. There is no where in Rwanda they can hide from the abuser as he is a man of influence 2) Sandra has been studing for her A levels for 18 months at Pendleton College. She has been offered places at several universities. Her exams are imminent. It is cruel and ridiculous to stop her taking her exams 3) Yvan has spent most of his life in the UK. To treat a 5 year old in this way is inhumane 4) Olive herself is now in a state of near comotose mental depression 5) we demand that Hazel Blears intervenes immediately with her close colleague, the Home Secretary, to prevent the deportation). IF YOU HAVE ALREADY RUNG OR EMAILED HER OFFICE PLEASE DO SO AGAIN AND PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS EMAIL. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sara_b37 at hotmail.com Fri Feb 10 09:28:22 2006 From: sara_b37 at hotmail.com (sara b) Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 09:28:22 +0000 Subject: [noborders-brum] Re: Proposal from London No Borders 4 a gathering In-Reply-To: <1064.noborderswales.1139559549.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> Message-ID: Hi all, we had a london No Borders meeting last night and we'd like to propose the weekend of sat 11th & sun 12th march at The Square Occupied Social Centre, 21 Russell Square, London WC1, as a concrete time and place for the No Borders gathering. we can sort out accommodation for anyone who needs it on friday & saturday night but it would be helpful to know numbers in advance. In terms of making an agenda, thanks Birmingham for the offer of the wiki, but not everyone in our group is confident about using one, so we'd like to suggest instead, starting a thread on the no borders bulletin board set up by glasgow, which is at www.noborders.org.uk Some initial suggestions we'd like to see as part of the gathering are: 1. a practical workshop about visiting people in detention/detainee support/stoping deportations. (At the moment we have a lot of new people in London who want to get involved in this & we feel like other No Borders groups may be in a similar situation.) 2. a discussion about non-compliance of people who work in social work/housing/teaching/healthcare etc. who are resisting enforcing border regimes in their workplaces - and perhaps asking people from manchester who have been resisting section 9, both campaigners & social workers, of what they actually did on a practical level, and how this could be replicated. 3. Discussion about a day of action in the UK in April, against detention centres, in solidarity with the week of action at Baxter detention centre in Australia. All ideas & comments welcome! cheers, Sara > > > hello, > > some people from the wales group would also like to come to a country >wide meet up, is it definitely going to be the 4/5 weekend of march? > > > > > > > Hello from No borders Sheffield.. > > we very much like the idea of UK wide noborders meeting, we would like > > to propose to have it in a more central location and offer Sheffields > > Social Centre Matilda > > http://www.matilda.aktivix.org > > for the potential next time....as such to allow people from north and > > south to come... > > we will come to London with at least two on the 3rd-4th.... > > Best > > No borders sheff > > > > > > Am 07.02.2006 um 23:29 schrieb Shiar: > > > >> > >> Great! > >> > >> I guess then we should start working on a draft agenda and the like. > >> One > >> idea is to use Make Borders History's wiki: > >> http://wiki.makebordershistory.org/index.php/Main_Page > >> > >> I've already put up a heading for No Borders meeting in the Events > >> section > >> there, with a couple of subtitles. Feel free to change or add anything. > >> > >> Personally, 11-12 March would be better for me, but even 3-4th is all > >> right. > >> > >> Best, > >> -- > >> Shiar > >> > >> sara b wrote: > >>> PLEASE FORWARD TO OTHER NO BORDERS GROUPS > >>> > >>> We discussed at the last meeting of No Borders (London) to circulate a > >>> proposal amongst No Borders groups around the country to all meet up > >>> for a > >>> gathering. > >>> > >>> Over the past year, new groups have formed using the name/banner "No > >>> Borders" and therefore will feel that, though informal, we can > >>> potentially > >>> create a relationship with different groups with the view of > >>> strengthening > >>> the resistance and level of agititation against the Border regimes, > >>> restrictions of movement and all deportations. > >>> > >>> During the last few months since London No Borders was formed we have > >>> been > >>> attempting to develop a political strategy which encompasses the > >>> following: > >>> > >>> 1.Detainee support group (providing access to good lawyers, bail > >>> surities, > >>> money, visiting, actions) > >>> 2.Defiance NOT Compliance (supporting workers who resist the states > >>> plans > >>> to > >>> enforce internal border controls in services and the workplace - > >>> social > >>> services/housing/healthcare/education..etc) > >>> 3 Close down detention centres & reporting centres (support > >>> anti-detention > >>> centre campaigns). > >>> 4.Global/European co-ordination (contributing to networks like > >>> Frassinito, > >>> participating in international days of action and previous calls for > >>> action). > >>> > >>> Some of our ideas and activities have been inspired by other No > >>> Borders > >>> groups in the UK and we feel that any communication which can be > >>> developed > >>> would aid what we are all doing. In addition we would like to > >>> construct a > >>> forum which we can present some ideas for a unified day of actions in > >>> the > >>> UK > >>> this April. > >>> > >>> GATHERING IDEAS: > >>> > >>> As this is just an intialy "feeler" for such a gathering we thought > >>> the > >>> first step was to suggest a possible date & location. We hope to be > >>> able > >>> to > >>> work on a structure together with other groups, with workshops and > >>> discussions that encompass our political structure and enable us to > >>> move > >>> forward to tak eaction, and with the additional aim of welcoming those > >>> with > >>> an interest in becomming involved in No Borders activity. > >>> > >>> Date: > >>> > >>> Sat 4th/Sun 5th March or Sat 11th/Sun 12th March > >>> > >>> Location: > >>> > >>> Ex-SSEES Occupied Social Centre - Central London > >>> > >>> We welcome any responses or suggestions from other No Borders groups. > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> sheffield-noborders mailing list > >> sheffield-noborders at lists.aktivix.org > >> http://lists.aktivix.org/mailman/listinfo/sheffield-noborders > >> > > > > > > From ncadc at ncadc.org.uk Sat Feb 11 14:57:22 2006 From: ncadc at ncadc.org.uk (John O) Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 14:57:22 +0000 Subject: [noborders-brum] Re: Fw: immigration dawn raids on Salford families press release Message-ID: EDM 1620 Failed Asylum Seekers And Section 9 Of The Asylum And Immigration Act 2004 http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=30058&SESSION=875 Abbott, Diane That this House notes with considerable concern the findings of leading refugee welfare charities that the threat of economic destitution and removal of the children of failed asylum seekers who refuse to leave the UK, as set out in section 9 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 2004, has driven failed asylum seekers further underground; further notes that out of 116 failed asylum-seeking families targeted in a 12 month pilot scheme only one family has left the country; deplores the fact that 60 families have had all state housing and welfare support withdrawn and 32 families have lost all contact with social services leaving their children acutely vulnerable; believes that section 9 has failed to achieve its intended purpose; and calls on the Government to repeal this ineffective and inhumane section of the Asylum and Immigration Act 2004. Signatures( 1) Status Abbott, Diane -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shiar at riseup.net Tue Feb 14 15:31:36 2006 From: shiar at riseup.net (Shiar) Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 07:31:36 -0800 (PST) Subject: [noborders-brum] [Fwd: FW: Fwd: second surety for jennifer nampala] Message-ID: <1238.shiar.1139931096.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: FW: Fwd: second surety for jennifer nampala From: "sara b" Date: Tue, February 14, 2006 12:58 am To: shiar at riseup.net -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Second suirety urgently needed in Birmingham, 17th February! > >Jennifer is a 28 years old from Uganda with a little boy age 2. the boy >is sick, Miriam visited visited him and did a report , he is allergic to >wheat and the mother cannot control his diet in detention. They escaped >being deported thanks to a good solcitor but htey have been detained for a >very long time. Jennifer has a British partner who lives in Birmingham and >he is going to give her adderess and one surety, she needs a second surety. >Can anyone please help? > Get in touch with Emily at BID > > Chiara > > >Note: forwarded message attached. -- Shiar -------------- next part -------------- An embedded message was scrubbed... From: Emily Subject: second surety for jennifer nampala Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:57:19 +0000 Size: 2216 URL: From steve at cohen70.freeserve.co.uk Wed Feb 15 12:28:36 2006 From: steve at cohen70.freeserve.co.uk (Steve Cohen) Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 12:28:36 -0000 Subject: [noborders-brum] no border meeting Message-ID: <00bc01c6322b$582eea50$0201a8c0@763edef3243348a> Can I suggest one of the items for the No Border meting should be to zap the Labour Party conference in Manchester in the autumn? Hopefully there will be some anti deportation demo outside it but it would be good to have some direct action inside! Steve Cohen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shiar at riseup.net Wed Feb 15 13:28:57 2006 From: shiar at riseup.net (Shiar) Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 05:28:57 -0800 (PST) Subject: [noborders-brum] Re: no border meeting In-Reply-To: <00bc01c6322b$582eea50$0201a8c0@763edef3243348a> References: <00bc01c6322b$582eea50$0201a8c0@763edef3243348a> Message-ID: <1266.shiar.1140010137.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> I'd also suggest another one against the IOM in London. I mean, since a lot of people will be there anyway :) > Can I suggest one of the items for the No Border meting should be to zap > the Labour Party conference in Manchester in the autumn? Hopefully there > will be some anti deportation demo outside it but it would be good to have > some direct action inside! Steve Cohen -- Shiar From steve at cohen70.freeserve.co.uk Thu Feb 16 10:20:25 2006 From: steve at cohen70.freeserve.co.uk (Steve Cohen) Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 10:20:25 -0000 Subject: [noborders-brum] Re: [sheffield-noborders] Re: no border meeting References: <00bc01c6322b$582eea50$0201a8c0@763edef3243348a> <1266.shiar.1140010137.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> Message-ID: <003c01c632e2$9aa79730$0201a8c0@763edef3243348a> I agree the IOM should be targetted. Don't they have other offices? I know there is one in Liverpool. Maybe another direct action would be a co-ordinated occupation of NASS offices nationally. steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shiar" To: "Steve Cohen" Cc: ; ; ; ; "Shiar" ; ; ; ; "sara b" ; ; Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 1:28 PM Subject: [sheffield-noborders] Re: no border meeting > > I'd also suggest another one against the IOM in London. I mean, since a > lot of people will be there anyway :) > >> Can I suggest one of the items for the No Border meting should be to zap >> the Labour Party conference in Manchester in the autumn? Hopefully there >> will be some anti deportation demo outside it but it would be good to >> have >> some direct action inside! Steve Cohen > > > -- > Shiar > > _______________________________________________ > sheffield-noborders mailing list > sheffield-noborders at lists.aktivix.org > http://lists.aktivix.org/mailman/listinfo/sheffield-noborders > > From steve at cohen70.freeserve.co.uk Thu Feb 16 11:33:22 2006 From: steve at cohen70.freeserve.co.uk (Steve Cohen) Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 11:33:22 -0000 Subject: [noborders-brum] No One Is Illegal Trade Union Manifesto Message-ID: <008f01c632ec$cb2184c0$0201a8c0@763edef3243348a> Dear all. No One Is Illegal is producing a pamphlet aiomed at trade unionists. Here is a copy. We are hoping to get trade union branches etc to sponsor it (that is give their name to it) as this will help give it credibility. It would be good if anyone knows any appropriate branch to ask if they will do this. We are hoping to print it within the next few weeks. Cheers Steve -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: noii pamphlet.doc Type: application/msword Size: 105984 bytes Desc: not available URL: From steve at cohen70.freeserve.co.uk Thu Feb 16 21:36:39 2006 From: steve at cohen70.freeserve.co.uk (Steve Cohen) Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 21:36:39 -0000 Subject: [noborders-brum] Fw: Block Hazel Blears email and phones on Monday! Support Olive Mukaraguwiza Message-ID: <003401c63341$13492790$0201a8c0@763edef3243348a> ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Cohen To: DAVIDGE MICHELLE Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 9:32 PM Subject: Block Hazel Blears email and phones on Monday! Support Olive Mukaraguwiza MAKE MONDAY A DAY OF PROTEST! PROTEST TO HAZEL BLEARS MP Two weeks after a dawn raid on her Salford home, Olive Mukaraguwiza and her children are still in custody in Yarls Wood. They would be in Rwanda already if protests had persuaded the pilot not to fly the family. Hazel Blears is the constituency. She is also a Home Office minister with power to stop the removal. LastTuesday there was a successful picket of her surgery. We are now asking everyone to block Hazel Blear's email and phone lines this Monday (February 20th) with messages of support for Olive. We want three simple points to be stressed. First Hazel Bleas as a Home Office minister has the ability to quickly and easily intervene with the Home Secretary to stop this deportation. Second Sandra the daughter is about to take her A levels. Third Olive is now in a depressed and suicidal state. Hazel Blears email is blearsh at parliament.uk Her phone is 0161 925 0705 Further details are given below in a press release: Since 6am last Tuesday a Salford family have been held in detention at Yarls Wood Removal centre resisting deportation to Rwanda. Olive Mukaraguwiza and her children Yvan Gisinko (aged 5), Oliver Hirwa (aged 17) and Sandra Gihozo (aged 18) after having lived in the UK for 3 years were arrested at dawn. Significant issues (1) Olive is an asylum seeker. She fled Rwanda after years of severe domestic violence towards her and her children. Wherever she lived in Rwanda her husband pursued and attacked her. (2) The eldest daughter ,Sandra, has been studying her A levels for almost 2 years at Pendleton College. She has been offered places at 3 universities. Just at the point of taking exams she has been arrested -for doing nothing wrong (3) The youngest child, Yvan, has lived most his life in the UK. He attends Lower Kersal School in Salford. His teachers and classmates are extremely concerned about him being in a prison situation. (4) The family were not informed of the refusal of their asylum claim by the Home Office. The raid on their house came as a complete surprise. (5) The Home Office attempted to put the family on a plane to Rwanda last Friday. This was an Ethiopian Airways Flight. However because they were in such a distressed condition the pilot refused to fly them. Friends of the family are concerned that Olive may harm herself. Hazel Blears MP The Member of Parliament for the family is Hazel Blears. Hazel Blears is also a senior Minister within the Home Office. The family have petitioned Hazel Blears to intervene to stop this cruelty and ensure that the family remains and Sandra completes her exams Other Salford families in danger The backstreets of Salford 6 are an area where the Home Office - in line with its forced dispersal policy - have dumped many asylum-seeking families. The campaign of Samina Altaf and her children has begun to highlight this on a national level. Samina lives on the next street to Olive. She has two children who are crippled with rickets. The Home Office is trying to deport her to Pakistan. Two weeks ago the school (St Sebastians) of the youngest child (Summama) hosted a meeting in defence of Samina and other Salford asylum seekers. The main speaker was Julie Hesmondhaugh who plays Haley in Coronation St. Relevant contact details The Home Office reference numbers for the family are: Olive M1197259; Sandra G1108435; Olivier H1130545; Yvan G1108436 Contact numbers for Hazel Blears are email blearsh at parliament.uk ) and phone 0161 925 0705 Contacts numbers for the campaigns in defence of Olive (and Samina and all other Salford asylum seekers) are a) Linda Robson. Tel 211 6775. Mobile 07868 703 928 email Linda.Robson at salford.gov.uk b) Steve Cohen. tel 0161 740 8090. email raysteve at cohen70.freeserve.co.uk Contact number for Yarls Wood Removal centre is 01234 821800. TO TALK TO A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY ASK TO BE TRANSFERRED TO C260. SANDRA IS THE BEST PERSON TO SPEAK TO The number of Lower Kersal primary school is 0161 792 2726 The number of St Sebastians school (which is leading the campaign in defence of Samina Altaf) is 0161 736 6875 If you are interested in the issue of primary schools fighting back as a community to stop the deportation of their children then contact St Philips Church of England primary school in Hulme and their headteacher John Daulby. This is the school that lead the way and in respect to which Save The Children have produced a novel for young children explaining the story of St Philips successful campaign in defence of the Okolo family. 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Of course you could always pop in and change it yourselves :) Cheers -- Shiar From sara_b37 at hotmail.com Mon Feb 20 16:44:14 2006 From: sara_b37 at hotmail.com (sara b) Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 16:44:14 +0000 Subject: [noborders-brum] Re: [sheffield-noborders] Re: no border meeting In-Reply-To: <003c01c632e2$9aa79730$0201a8c0@763edef3243348a> Message-ID: Hi All, I've started a post on the No Borders discussion boards, about the gathering on 11th/12th March, with some of the workshop ideas that have been suggested so far. If anyone has more ideas or wants to contribute to ideas that have been suggested already, please add to the thread: http://glasgow_noborders.clearerchannel.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=64#64 Also, please let us know if you're still coming & if you need accommodation. If people have big problems affording getting to London, please let us know & maybe we can help a bit. cheers Sara >From: "Steve Cohen" >To: "Shiar" >CC: , >,, >,"Shiar" , >,, >,"sara b" , >, >Subject: Re: [sheffield-noborders] Re: no border meeting >Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 10:20:25 -0000 > >I agree the IOM should be targetted. Don't they have other offices? I know >there is one in Liverpool. Maybe another direct action would be a >co-ordinated occupation of NASS offices nationally. steve >----- Original Message ----- From: "Shiar" >To: "Steve Cohen" >Cc: ; ; >; ; "Shiar" >; ; >; ; "sara b" >; ; > >Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 1:28 PM >Subject: [sheffield-noborders] Re: no border meeting > > >> >>I'd also suggest another one against the IOM in London. I mean, since a >>lot of people will be there anyway :) >> >>>Can I suggest one of the items for the No Border meting should be to zap >>>the Labour Party conference in Manchester in the autumn? Hopefully there >>>will be some anti deportation demo outside it but it would be good to >>>have >>>some direct action inside! Steve Cohen >> >> >>-- >>Shiar >> >>_______________________________________________ >>sheffield-noborders mailing list >>sheffield-noborders at lists.aktivix.org >>http://lists.aktivix.org/mailman/listinfo/sheffield-noborders >> >> > > > From shiar at riseup.net Wed Feb 22 15:22:22 2006 From: shiar at riseup.net (Shiar) Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 07:22:22 -0800 (PST) Subject: [noborders-brum] RE: [noborderslondon] conatct details of no borders groups In-Reply-To: References: <4823.shiar.1140391198.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> Message-ID: <3877.shiar.1140621742.squirrel@mail.riseup.net> Hmm, vouchers issuedd by the landlord! This is weird. Are you sure this is not temporary, i.e. pending being issued with a new ARC or something? Yes, Birmingham Refugee Council doesn't seem to do much these days - I think the Home Office has cut down their funds. Yes, of course, send us her contact details and we'll be happy to do whatever we can. Well, we don't have any resources either. All I could think of is try to secure some transportation to Solihull every week until it's resolved. I don't have a car myself, but hopefully there will be someone who has. Meanwhie, I think NASS and the HO should be contacted and made aware of the situation - though I doubt they would do anything about it. If she has a solicitor, it might be worth asking him to do it on her bahalf. I'm CCing our list so other people know about this. cheers, -- Shiar sara b wrote: > Hi Shiar, > > I just had a call from a woman I know who's an asylum seeker living in > Birmingham. She's having some problems because although she's been given > housing, she's currently only being issued with vouchers to live on, > instead > of cash. She has to sign on at a reporting centre every week and needs > cash > to get there, so this is making her life difficult. > > she contacted birmingham refugee council for help, but they said to speak > to > her landlord who issues the vouchers. I'm going to send her a bit of > money > for the time being, but we don't have the resources to do this longterm. > > i wonder if birmingham no borders would be able to help in any way, maybe > by > contacting her and offering support with this matter. or maybe if > vouchers > are a policy of birmingham local authorities & other people are also in > this > situation, campaigning on this issue & trying to put pressure on the > council. > > anyway it would be great if you could talk about it. if you want her > number > to get in touch with her and find out more then let me know & i can pass > you > her number. > > cheers > sara >