Campaigning with Asylum Matters in Yorkshire & Humber. Volunteer with Leeds CoS and proud board member of Mafwa Theatre!
Leeds, England
Joined October 2018
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Mary Brandon retweeted
Heba is a young Palestinian student facing a dire situation in her home country, currently engulfed by Israel's genocide.
Help Heba start her degree in Advanced Computer Science at University of Sheffield.
@sheffielduni won't support her so we will!
gofundme.com/f/help-heba-acc…
Mary Brandon retweeted
Virginia is one of the bravest & most inspiring people I’ve met. Refused asylum despite enduring brutal abuse in her home country as a woman in a relationship with a woman. Surviving years in poverty in the UK.
Please do sign & share her petition to stay. change.org/p/we-are-virginia…
Mary Brandon retweeted
Last night marked a truly dark moment in British history.
In defiance of international law and the Supreme Court, Government passed the #RwandaBill to dehumanise and violently deport sanctuary seekers to an unsafe place.
We will still #FightTheAntiRefugeeLaws 🧡✊
Mary Brandon retweeted
Everyone deserves the right to live and thrive, regardless of their immigration status.
Congrats to Spain for this crucial victory for undocumented people!
The UK must follow suit and create a humane migration system with a simple route to regularisation.
euractiv.com/section/politic…
Mary Brandon retweeted
Today is #DinaAliDay.
This day in 2017, Dina vanished off the face of the earth
Who is she?
Every woman who ever tried to flee abuse; everyone who ever wanted freedom.
She SO nearly made it;
but powerful men conspired against her.
Then people just…forgot.
But I can’t.
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Mary Brandon retweeted
Great to meet with @alexsobel to discuss removing the harmful & inhumane ban on working for people seeking asylum.
Alex has supported the #LiftTheBan campaign from the start in 2018.
Thanks for your help Alex, looking forward to welcoming you to our next event in May!
Mary Brandon retweeted
So Proud of SGT, a group formed by and run by people seeking Sanctuary. They have suffered to find safety & now truly value life & enrich all our lives with their incredible talents. Please vote for them #RefugeesWelcome @CityofSanctuary @maternity_CofS @LeedsCityofSanc
Mary Brandon retweeted
We are very surprised yet pleased by this nomination by somebody (Thank You) which we think acknowledges our passion in making people who seeking sanctuary feeling valued and seen by sharing our uniqueness of talents and cultural diversities on stages/platforms in our local communities as well as all over UK.
It's not only our dream to win this award, but it will represent all dreams and hope of all people who are seeking sanctuary in the UK and the whole world, too.
A place where we can call HOME - Sanctuary Got Talents!
Your vote is important to us.
Click the link below for your vote 📷
nationaldiversityawards.co.u…
Mary Brandon retweeted
Hard not to compare the police response to the acid attack yesterday to this against a teenager in south London:
The attacker of this teen is still large. Police took no witness statements, got a single piece of CCTV footage. Where was the investigation?
standard.co.uk/news/crime/te…
Mary Brandon retweeted
The #RwandaBill rips basic human rights away from those seeking safety in the UK, puts everyone else’s rights at risk and places govt above the law.
As the bill enters House of Lords today, we — along with 250+ organisations — call on them to reject it.
libertyhumanrights.org.uk/is…
Mary Brandon retweeted
Our very own @MaryLBrandon on @itvnews last week talking about RAF Scampton and urging the Government to ensure people seeking safety are housed in #CommunitiesNotCamps
Mary Brandon retweeted
We are #lifttheban team Leeds West Yorkshire were very delighted to be part of neighbour team Sheffield South Yorkshire today for their big event at Sheffield town hall. We had a delicious lunch a.k.a visit at our 1st City of Sanctuary UK in Sheffield office too😍 – at Leeds, England
Thank you for having us Sheffield! Can’t wait to do our own Lift the Ban event in Leeds next year 😊
Mary Brandon retweeted
“Even before the announced decrease, research by Asylum Matters found that only 1% of those living in hotels could afford to buy clothes”
@sianushka in @theleaduk highlighting meagre asylum support rates mean people are forced into #SurvivingInPoverty
thelead.uk/asylum-seekers-al…
Mary Brandon retweeted
The right to work - with full rights - is a trade union issue. Hope to see you there @council_trades @Unite_Com_SY @sheffielducu @GMBSHEFFHEALTH @ASLEFunion @UnisonSheffield @IWWSheffield @IWGB_CLB @NEUSheffield @UniteNEYH @BFAWUOfficial @fbunational @BarnsleyTuc @rotherham_tuc
Mary Brandon retweeted
Join us on the 15th of December, to celebrate the launch of the Sheffield Lift the Ban Coalition at Town Hall. LIFT THE BAN to work and let OUR PEOPLE BREATH @AsylumMatters @MaryLBrandon @SheffCouncil @STARnational @SheffCityofSanc @SYMAAG @migrantsorg
eventbrite.com/e/official-la…
Mary Brandon retweeted
What a fantastic night and our first ever award for Leeds City of Sanctuary. We have a brilliant steering group of volunteers who spread hope and resilience
