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No
One is
Illegal! Days of Action, Days of Outrage, Days of Rights for Sans
Papiers!
Saturday 1st
October - Day of action for the Right to Work.
The international conference of No One Is Illegal in Manchester, UK on
25th June called for an international day of action on Saturday 1st
October against immigration controls. 2005 marks the centenary of the
introduction of immigration controls in Britain - the Aliens Act (1905)
- so it is a good time to highlight there is nothing natural or
inevitable about immigration controls. After the success of the Day of
Action on 2 April we hope activities can take place on this day
internationally
Everyday the apparatus of detention and deportation become more brutal
– just this week a 19 year old Turkish man killed himself in a UK
Removal Center. Each year the rights to benefits, work and vital
services for migrants and asylum seekers are reduced. Each year new
legislation places further restrictions on rights of entry to more
people.
People are made precarious, and vulnerable for super-exploitation by
capital. Everyday sans papiers are subject to a poisonous stream of
abuse from politicians and newspapers.
But each day resistance grows. Migrants’ organisations are linking up
across Europe and across continents. Some trades unions have realised
the importance of organising and representing all workers regardless of
their immigration status stating ‘No Worker is illegal’. Voluntary
organisations have been persuaded not to collaborate with the Home
Office and the Immigration ‘Service’. Campaigns have begun to question
the legitimacy of all immigration controls and raising the demands:
No Deportations ! No Detentions !
Equal Rights and Freedom of Movement for All !
Defiance not Compliance with controls !
Organise something in your locality - at enforcement units, detention
centres, prisons, courts, newspapers etc. Some actions are being
planned where children march from schools in support of their friends
under threat of deportation.
Saturday / Sunday 17th + 18th December
18th December was the launch of the International Convention of the
Protection of All Migrant Workers and Their Families (New York 1990).
The Mediterranean Social Forum has called a day of action to mark this
against the laws and politics that victimise migrants and for freedom
of movement and settlement and equality of rights for all. The
Manchester Conference called for activities on this weekend around
these issues.
Local campaigns could look at events that reach out to trades unions.
Initial Supporters – No One Is Illegal, No Borders, Campaign to Close
Campsfield
Add your group’s name to the list of supporting organisations !
Tell us what events your group is organising
Contact for further info - Email: info@noii.org.uk /
http://www.noii.org.uk
No One Is Illegal
Bolton Socialist Club,
16 Wood Street Bolton, BL1 1DY
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