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Manchester : April 2nd European day of action Demonstrate against Deportations Rally against Racism

by Open-Publishing - Wednesday 23 March 2005

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European day of action Demonstrate against Deportations Rally against Racism

Saturday April 2nd 2005

South Manchester March
March with Mansoor Hassan and family
12.30pm, Whitworth Park
Wlimslow Road
Manchester

North Manchester March
March with Farhat Khan and family
12.00 noon, Goldstone Park,
Cheetham Hill Road/Waterloo Road
Manchester

Central Manchester March
March with Debbie Mgijima and Moses Kayiza
12.30pm at the HIV memorial, "the beacon of hope",
Sackville Park, Sackville Street
Manchester.

Rally against Racism - A city unites
All three marches come together to celebrate Manchester’s multi-cultural and multi-ethnic diversity.
2.30pm
Albert Square, Manchester

A city unites
against racism
for freedom of movement
for the right to stay and work

This is a local issue. Right now, Manchester people are living in fear of deportation.

People such as Mansoor Hassan, an investigative journalist who fled Pakistan after death threats were made against him and his family.

People like Farhat Khan, who escaped with her children from a violent husband and whose work in her local community in north Manchester was recently recognised by the Queen.

Whilst in the UK many lesbian, gay and bisexual people experience homophobia, in many countries around the world homosexuality is still illegal. And in many more countries extreme and violent homophobia is sanctioned by the state.

Many LGB people are forced to flee torture, rape and threats of long prison sentences or even death, and seek asylum in the UK and other ‘safe’ countries.

Unfortunately their official welcome here is often far from warm. We are demonstrating in solidarity with those fighting deportation and against injustice of home office decisions.

Effective HIV treatment is NOT available in Africa. The government CHOOSES to ignore this and deport people to their death. We choose to say no to deportations. HIV affects us all. Survival is a human right.

Show your support for Mansoor Hassan, Farhat Khan, Debbie Mgijima and Moses Kayiza and all other anti-deportation campaigns. Whether you march from the North or the South or even catch the bus, make sure you are in Albert Square on the afternoon of Saturday 2 April.

Supported by * Mansoor Hassan Family Campaign * Farhat Khan and Family Campaign * Ziadah & Sharif Must Stay Campaign * Moses Must Stay * Alam Family Must Stay Campaign * Seid Ahmed Must Stay Campaign * Kiran Azam Campaign * TGWU 6/389 * National Union of Journalists (Manchester branch) * Unite Against Fascism * Manchester Committee to Defend Asylum Seekers * Sheffield CDAS * National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns * Barbed Wire Britain * Greater Manchester Coalition to Stop the War * Campaign to Stop Arbitrary Detentions At Yarls Wood * Leeds Coalition to Stop War * Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit * Perparim Demaj Must Stay Campaign * UNISON North West Region * No Borders (Manchester) * No One Is Illegal * Manchester Social Forum * Greater Manchester Respect * Councillor Afzal Khan * Asian Women Unite * Women Asylum Seekers Together * Saffron Restaurant * Welcome Group * Pakistan Refugee Organisation * UNISON Manchester * Levenshulme Rainbow Group * Manchester Jewish Socialists * RAPAR * Bolton NUT *