Making homes for refugees
Chag Pesach Sameach (slightly early), Eid Mubarak (slightly late) and happy Easter (when it comes). It is not just been a busy month for religious folk (and loudmouth politicians who seem to have a problem with some, but not all, public displays of belief). It has also been a busy month at Thousand 4 1000.
There are definitely some signs of spring. I have even seen daffodils. This gives me enormous hope. It is not always easy to have hope. This is going to be a newsletter about hope.
At Thousand for 1000 we are thrilled to see the outpouring of support and practical solidarity offered to assist people needing to flee the war in Ukraine. This is not a new phenomenon. We were thrilled by the response of our communities to the long summer of migration in 2014, the ongoing horror that is Calais and, most recently, the willingness to support an evacuation from Afghanistan.
One of our newest volunteers, Jimmy, is a first-year student at the University of Sussex. Interested in the shocking disparities in material comfort between the haves of this world and the have-nots, is decided to explore what it means to have a budget of £1 per day for food in the run-up to Christmas. It is what Jimmy has to say:
Asylum Matters published a report today, 2 November 2020, “Locked into Poverty – Life on Asylum Support”. It somehow manages to be both unsurprising and shocking reading. The Asylum support system is a disgrace.
One of our members and residents, Luqman Onikosi, has finally won his fight to assert his right to live in the UK. Here’s what Luqman had to say: 28th of …
The family: Rasoul = the dad, mid-thirties Daneal = the son, 9 years old Nasrin = the mum, mid-thirties Rozha = the daughter, 10 years old Malihereza = paternal grandma, …
Whilst most people celebrated a romantic Valentines Day with their partners, around a hundred people gathered at the event ‘Refugee Valentine’ in the evening of this February 14th in Brighton, …
She met a man. He promised her a new life. She followed him half way round the world to Europe. They had children and the violence started. She knew he …
Dear Luqman Onikosi is the driving force behind the Solidarity supper and many other extraordinary events. After eight years of trying, he has finally won the right to appeal against …
