News December 2021
12 December 2021
‘First They Came’: The Poem of Protest
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
9 December 2021
Asylum seekers forced to Self Isolate in Falkirk Hotel
The Home Office accommodation contractor Mears has forced 54 asylum seekers, from countries including Syria, Iran, Iraq and Yemen, to self isolate after one man tested positive for Covid 19. According to the residents, all asylum seekers (including those who are fully vaccinated with no symptoms) have been forced…
7 December 2021
Oppose the Racist Anti Refugee Bill
Three Chief Executives from refugee and immigrant backgrounds, L to R, Robina Qureshi and Jelina Berlow-Rahman have come together to lead the charge in opposing Home Secretary Priti Patel’s Racist AntiRefugee Bill. Join them.
3 December 2021
26th Impact Report 2020/21
Positive in Housing’s 26th Annual Impact Report was launched today.
3 December 2021
Open Letter to Boris Johnson – Channel Crossing Deaths
December 2021 The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, Prime Minister and Minister for the Union Cc: The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP, Secretary of State for the Home Office Department Dear Prime Minister, Channel Crossings Deaths We are writing as representatives of civil society, refugee and homelessness organisations, lawyers, social housing…