[sheffield-noborders] RE: sheffield-noborders Digest, Vol 4, Issue 3

[fabian]

Hi Alison...
we are indeed aware of the march in Bolton, but I understood 1st October
was a national day of action where various things would happen in
different places...so we are doing sommat in Sheffield...however, its true
that Manchester Noborders is not doing something, but comes and supports
Sheffield and Bolton actions.
This is why we are going a ahead with out action for the 1st october, but
that is certainly not aiming against the Bolton march, but rather another,
if not locally present, support for the Sukula family.

Are you comming to the next meeting?

Fabian



> Hi, been on this list for a bit but not made a meeting so far (am
> planning to come to next week's). I notice the group is planning a
> 'magical mystery tour' on 1st Oct - do people know about national demo
> for Sukula family campaign on that day in Bolton - see below.
> Wouldn't it be good for Sheffield no borders to support the demo?
> Alison
>
> Please circulate widely and get support.  In solidarity Jason Travis,
> Chair Sukula Family Must Stay, President Bolton NUT
>
> Yesterday actor Julie Hesmendhough from Coronation Street called for an
> emergency public demonstration of support in Bolton 12-1 (corner of
> Knowsley St and Oxford St near Town Hall) against Section 9, to demand
> that the Council (whose leader yesterday, in an interview with Radio 4's
> Today program, condemned Section 9) gives a categorical assurance that
> they will not evict the family, not take the children into care and will
> meet the needs of the family as a whole and therefore honour the stance
> the consortium of NW councils have taken in opposing Section 9.
>
> In the light of the Children's Commisioner statement yesterday (August
> 9) in response to the Sukula case we ask for an urgent meeting with the
> Children's Commisioner, the family, the Council and representatives of
> Unison, NUT, BASW (at a national as well as local level) to ensure that
> the family's needs are met.
>
> The campaign is calling for a national demonstration on October 1st in
> support of the Sukulas, for no deportations and against the brutal law
> of Section 9 which brutally and we submit illegally traumatises families
> by threatening to take children into care purely as a measure to
> 'persuade' people seeking asylum to 'voluntarily' return.  This is a
> form of mental torture and child abuse: it has to stop!  We call on all
> trade unionists and anti-racists to support this demonstration to
> overturn this brutal law and to rush funds to support the Sukula Family
> Must Stay campaign, fought on behalf of all people facing deportation
> and in particular solidarity with all families targeted by Section 9.
>
>
>
> Note mother's name Lusukumu so sometimes referred to as Lusukumu family
> but children's surname Sukala.
>
>
>
> The family have had their benefits taken away under controversial new
> asylum law, section 9 of the 2004 Act, condemned by British Association
> of Social Workers, with the family facing evcition and children being
> taken into care (as featured on Channel 4 news last Thursday and The
> Guardian)
>
>
>
> Bolton NUT said in a press release,  August 9,"The decision to terminate
> benefits for the Sukula family is a brutal act which is clearly against
> the best interests of the children.  There is a lot of anger and concern
> in Bolton over this case with over 2000 local people signing a petition
> asking the Home Secretary to let the Sukalas stay.  The Sukulas and
> people like them make a wonderful contributiuon to our community zand
> wish to contribute economically (Flores is training to be a midwife,
> Daniel wants to be a plumber).  Instead they are forced into
> destitiution.  We call on the government to reverse this brutal policy
> immediately and Bolton Council to provide for the family as a whole in
> the best interests of the children.  The government claims Every Child
> Matters: this should include asylum seekers as well."
>
>
>
> Contact:  Jason Travis
>
> 07976476181
>
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