FREE UK ZIMBABWEANS FROM LIMBO!

‘Strangers into Citizens’ call by church leaders, CITIZENS and MPs for ZIMBABWEAN EXILES to be ALLOWED TO WORK and ACQUIRE SKILLS

Friday, 11 July 2008; ACTION;
11.30 am– 2.30pm; starting at St Margaret’s Church,
Westminster Abbey

12.00 : Service led by Archbishop of York, John Sentamu
1.30pm: Rally and walk to Home Office; Parliament Sq. and South Bank

Britain can best help Zimbabwe in its dark hour by enabling its future leaders to acquire the skills to rebuild the country when the opportunity comes. .Instead, thousands of Zimbabwean exiles in the UK live in limbo – de-motivated and de-skilled, and prevented by law even from working as volunteers.

The STRANGERS INTO CITIZENS campaign is calling for the Home Office to enable Zimbabweans resident in the UK to have:
· Temporary access to work
· Job placement and training

STRANGERS INTO CITIZENS is a campaign by London Citizens (part of the Citizen Organising Foundation) calling for a “pathway into citizenship” for hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants in the UK who have been resident in the country for many years. Since it was launched in January 2007, the campaign has secured the support of: t he Liberal-Democrat party; London’s mayor, Boris Johnson; more than 90 MPs of all parties; the Catholic bishops of the UK, as well other church and faith leaders; as well as trade unions, migrant rights groups, charitable associations, and many schools
www.strangersintocitizens.org.uk


The Independent Asylum Commission (IAC) is conducting a nationwide citizens’ review of the UK asylum system. Through a series of reports following in-depth hearings and analysis, the Commissioners aim to make credible and workable recommendations for reform that safeguard the rights of asylum seekers but also command the confidence of the British public.
www.independentasylumcommission.org.uk
LONDON CITIZENS is the capital’s most diverse community alliance, which includes more than 100 churches, mosques, schools, trade unions and charities. London Citizens teaches the art of politics in action – allowing ordinary people to bring about social change. www.londoncitizens.or