<DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Christmas means different things to different people. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For the Home Office it is an excellent opportunity to detain and deport people seeking asylum: offices of MPs and Ministers are closed, legal support is difficult to access, campaigners take a few days off and lots of people have other things on their mind. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group (SYMAAG) has called an emergency protest against
the wave of Christmas detentions and deportations in South Yorkshire.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><STRONG>Saturday December 22nd 1pm Town Hall, Sheffield</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">SYMAAG activist Michael Ediele from Cameroon is locked up at Colnbrook Detention Centre and, Barnsley volunteer community worker, Jane Gee Akwada from Nigeria is being held at Yarls Wood detention centre. Michael is due to be deported at 6.55am on Thursday 27th December by a British Airways flight. Both fear for their lives if they
are "removed".</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">They are not the only people to be threatened with deportation this Christmas, but we ask for your support for them. More information about both Michael and Jane is attached.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks – in advance – for your support.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Stuart Crosthwaite</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, for SYMAAG</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Contact: <A title=mailto:dignitynotdetention@yahoo.co.uk href="http://uk.f254.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=dignitynotdetention@yahoo.co.uk" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:dignitynotdetention@yahoo.co.uk"></FONT><font color="red"><b>MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "uk.f254.mail.yahoo.com" claiming to be</b></font> <FONT color=#003399>dignitynotdetention@yahoo.co.uk</A> </SPAN></FONT></DIV><p> 
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