We asked you to sign a petition. Over 300k of you did. We asked you to make some noise at Downing Street. 1000s of you did. We asked you to write to your MP & Lords. We're seeing the responses. Now we NEED you to turn up.
1pm Weds 5th Jan @ Parliament #NationalityAndBordersBill
'As any black and brown activist knows, activism takes its toll on you: On your body, mind, relationships, health, work — the list goes on and on.
..Because the causes we fight for aren’t ephemeral; they are most often about the worst miscarriages of justice, the most unimaginable crimes against humanity.
'Yasmine Ahmed, UK director of Human Rights Watch, told i that one of the most concerning trends the world is seeing is the rise of oppressive regimes and right-wing populism. She pointed to the Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, sabotaging public health measures in his country
.. aimed at curbing the spread of Covid, as well as the brutal military junta in Myanmar, which has arbitrarily arrested and detained several thousand people who protested after the February coup.'
The Nationality and Borders Bill evokes a chilling history for the UK’s East And South-East Asian Communities mediadiversified.org/2021/12/15/the…
"Indeed, it’s tempting to imagine how different Britain’s Chinese community might look now had an actual community of politically vocal ethnically Chinese been allowed to develop and grow"- @DanielYorkLoh
'the perpetrators and defenders of this frankly terrifying piece of legislation will argue long and loudly that the Bill’s powers will only apply to the most dangerous of criminals and the law-abiding majority need have nothing to fear.
I know you trying to be supportive & are happy to see us back. But yes it is temporary & whilst I understand that the calls for us to stay are coming from a place of caring, and need it puts an ENORMOUS amount of pressure on me. I feel like I'm letting people down. Please stop?
My phone hasn't been working for 2 days and that has given me the first semblance of peace had in the last 10 days cos now i only have to deal with stuff from my laptop, emails, dms, insta, facebook et. Can you imagine how stressed someone has to be to be happy their phone broke?
I've gone to my local pub @eaglealehouse 4 times in the last 6 days because they don't have wifi, so I can get away from things for a bit. Also cos they have the best ale, community and staff in London. but that's by the by i used to go once every 2 weeks...🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾