My heartfelt apologies to everyone @SDVisitors last night who was hoping to hear me celebrating 20th anniversary and offer words of sense-making and maybe soothing in the face of cruelty of detention. Sadly my husband had an accident and I received an emergency call at 5pm 1/
He will be fine - very shaken - head trauma and a broken rib it seems and quite the shiner this morning - thanks to @GlasgowSubway staff especially Kevin for care and help. 2/
It made me thankful that I - unlike all those in #detention - can know care; can draw on the love & humour of friends & family; can find understanding and belief when we say something terrible has happened - unlike those subject to the culture of disbelief in the Home Office 3/
I was minded as I was making my apologies in a garbled voice message to @SDVisitors of those calls we receive from those in detention n despair and where there are no services to draw on. And Dungavel is a far drive 4/
Detention is a blight on society - an utterly unnecessary waste of lives and vital resources that could be supporting transport or health of social workers. Instead cast outsourcing and profiteering from misery and xenophobia grow like cancer @SDVisitors 5/
@SDVisitors The amazing, gentle compassionate clarity of accompaniment and care offered by @SDVisitors over 20 years is an antidote. Thought through practical help; and a ‘being there’ when it seems there are none to care 6)
It’s where my active journey began in 2003 (I think!) with great people like @Evs_C and then @GioFassetta - friendships and workshops that have endure and keep witnessing through the awful complexities 7/
@Evs_C @GioFassetta So sad not to have been in good company of friends & fellow companions & most of all the many detention survivors last night. But committed to keep struggling without end for a world where all experience the normalcy of care that we received last night. @alisonthewliss End/
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