- Saturday 5 May: March for Windrush @ Downing Street, 2pm. Facebook event here
The Windrush scandal has highlighted the racism at the heart of the Tories immigration strategy.
While May and Amber Rudd are talking about mistakes being made and attempting to offer compensation it’s clear that the Tories were carrying through a systematic program that targeted not just the “Windrush generation” but is designed to hit every migrant community.
In recent days there has been a wave of anger with Jeremy Corbyn calling for Amber Rudd to go. Stand Up To Racism initiated a major protest in solidarity with the Windrush generation in Windrush Square Brixton last Friday that receieved national media attention.
We have now initiated protests in many towns and cities. In London Diane Abbott and David Lammy are set to join the Stand Up to Racism solidarity event in Parliament Square, during the Windrush debate in Parliament on Monday 30 April details here
And on Saturday 5 May Stand Up To Racism has called the “March for Windrush” assembling 2pm at Downing Street details here
Join us on the March for Windrush – Justice for Commonwealth Citizens to keep up the pressure and demand:
• All those deported must be brought back to Britain immediately.
• An immediate end to deportations and detention of Commonwealth Citizens.
• Guarantee protection of all Commonwealth Citizens.
• All those affected in any way be given compensation for deportation, threats of deportation, detention, loss of housing, jobs, benefits and denial of NHS treatment.
• No hostile environment for any immigrants.
• The resignation of Home Secretary Amber Rudd.
The government has said matters relating to the Windrush scandal will be sorted within a fortnight. Many issues remain unresolved and questions unanswered.
None of the above demands have been met by the government. Join us on Saturday 5 May.
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