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Manchester: Three Marches - one Rally
Part of the European wide day of action 2nd April 2005
Demonstrate against Deportations Rally against Racism
Manchester Saturday 2nd April 2005
This is a local issue, Right here, Right now,
Manchester people are
living
in fear of deportation.
People such as Mansoor Hassan, an investigative
journalist who fled
Pakistan
after death threats were made against him and his
family.
Farhat Khan, who escaped with her children from a
violent husband and
whose
work in her local community in north Manchester was
recently recognised
by
the Queen.
Darlain Junior Tchoua: "I came to England from
Cameroon three years
ago.
My application for asylum was turned down in January
2004 and I am now
under
threat of deportation. I am terrified about returning
to my home
country
because I believe that I will not survive."
Alain Kimolo Kikeni, currently in Dover Immigration
Removal Centre.
Whilst in the UK many lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB)
people experience
homophobia, in many countries around the world
homosexuality is still
illegal. And in many more countries extreme and
violent homophobia is
sanctioned by the state.
Many LGB people are forced to flee torture, rape and
threats of long
prison
sentences or even death, and seek asylum in the UK and
other 'safe'
countries.
Unfortunately their official welcome here is often far
from warm. We
are
demonstrating in solidarity with those fighting
deportation and against
injustice of Home Office decisions.
Effective HIV treatment is NOT available in Africa.
The government
CHOOSES
to ignore this and deport people to their death. We
choose to say no to
deportations. HIV affects us all. Survival is a human
right.
Show your support for Mansoor Hassan, Farhat Khan,
Debbie Mgijima,
Moses
Kayiza, Alain Kimolo Kikeni, Darlain Junior Tchoua and
all other
anti-deportation campaigns. Whether you march from the
North or the
South or
even catch the bus, make sure you are in Albert Square
on the afternoon
of
Saturday 2 April.
South Manchester March
Saturday April 2nd 2005
March with Mansoor Hassan and family
Assemble: 12.30pm
Whitworth Park
Wlimslow Road
Manchester
North Manchester March
Saturday April 2nd 2005
March with Farhat Khan and family
Assemble: 12.00 noon
Goldstone Park,
Cheetham Hill Road/Waterloo Road
Manchester
Central Manchester March
Saturday April 2nd 2005
March with Debbie Mgijima and Moses Kayiza
Assemble: 12.30pm
HIV memorial, "The Beacon of Hope",
Sackville Park
Sackville Street
Manchester.
All three marches will come together to celebrate
Manchester's
muti-cultural
and multi-ethnic diversity.
2.30pm
Albert Square
Manchester
Supported by * Mansoor Hassan Family Campaign * Farhat
Khan and Family
Campaign * Ziadah & Sharif Must Stay Campaign * Moses
Must Stay * Alam
Family Must Stay Campaign * Seid Ahmed Must Stay
Campaign * Kiran Azam
Campaign * TGWU 6/389 * National Union of Journalists
(Manchester
branch) *
Unite Against Fascism * Manchester Committee to Defend
Asylum Seekers *
Sheffield CDAS * National Coalition of
Anti-Deportation Campaigns *
Barbed
Wire Britain * Greater Manchester Coalition to Stop
the War * Campaign
to
Stop Arbitrary Detentions At Yarls Wood * Leeds
Coalition to Stop War *
Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit * Perparim
Demaj Must Stay
Campaign
* UNISON North West Region * No Borders (Manchester) *
No One Is
Illegal *
Manchester Social Forum * Greater Manchester Respect *
Councillor Afzal
Khan * Asian Women Unite * Women Asylum Seekers
Together * Saffron
Restaurant * Welcome Group * Pakistan Refugee
Organisation * UNISON
Manchester * Levenshulme Rainbow Group * Manchester
Jewish Socialists *
RAPAR * Bolton NUT *
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