TEXT US YOUR NEWS
Send your News, Pics & Videos to 80360. Text MG News, leave a space, tell us your news, and send... or click here! »
Amnesty sleep out
9:59am Friday 8th June 2007
Comments (3)supporters of Amnesty International will spend a night sleeping in Malvern Priory churchyard to highlight Refugee Week.
The event is on Friday night, June 22, and the aim is to promote understanding of why people seek sanctuary and to mark the contribution by refugees to UK life.
Malvern Hills Amnesty chairman Bob Leverett said: "We are doing this to draw attention to the destitution of refused asylum seekers.
"The campaign highlights the plight of tens of thousands of refused asylum seekers who are forced into poverty, including homelessness, in an attempt to drive them out of the country.
Your Say YourMalvern Gazette
Saida Ali, Glasgow says...
1:24pm Sat 9 Jun 07
bernard, london says...
2:51pm Sat 9 Jun 07
In this section
- Morris men to make merry in Malvern
- Warning over fake hair products
- Sponsored walk in memory of a friend
- Visitors enjoy banners and blooms
- Competition winner's night to remember
- Report calls for more gypsy sites
- Ready for 10,000 mile adventure
- Firm restores historic organ
- Easier to obtain swine flu medication
- All the fun of the fair
Sponsored Links
LOCAL WEBSITES
Local Information
Enter your postcode, town or place name
reza, Leeds says...
7:20pm Fri 8 Jun 07
long stayed asylum seekers entitled to have official documents of leave to remain, work permit. as human.