Post by Administrator on Jun 24, 2020 21:46:10 GMT
It is National Windrush Day, marking the 72nd anniversary of the first big post war migrants group arriving in Britain on HMT Empire Windrush.
It is National Windrush Day, marking the 72nd anniversary of the first big post war migrants group arriving in Britain on HMT Empire Windrush.
#WindrushDay was established as a celebration to honour the enormous contribution those who made that journey have made to the UK.
The annual event was founded in 2018 in the wake the #Windrushscandal, when many of those invited to the UK suddenly found themselves on the wrong side of immigration laws that, unbeknown to them, had changed around them.
The treatment of the #WindrushGeneration is part of the UK's long history of racial injustice - Westminster was far too slow to answer the moment with action.
Compounded injustices over generations have created deep frustrations and hurt, which the #BlackLivesMatter movement powerfully spoke to.
As a nation we must continue to promote and safeguard our principles of understanding, inclusivity and equality for all.
Today, let’s take the chance to show solidarity and support for the hardships faced by many since coming to this country and acknowledge that while injustices persist, just saying, ‘thank you’ will not be enough.
We must repeat the urgent call for action from the UK Government to ensure that such a national scandal never happens again.
It is National Windrush Day, marking the 72nd anniversary of the first big post war migrants group arriving in Britain on HMT Empire Windrush.
#WindrushDay was established as a celebration to honour the enormous contribution those who made that journey have made to the UK.
The annual event was founded in 2018 in the wake the #Windrushscandal, when many of those invited to the UK suddenly found themselves on the wrong side of immigration laws that, unbeknown to them, had changed around them.
The treatment of the #WindrushGeneration is part of the UK's long history of racial injustice - Westminster was far too slow to answer the moment with action.
Compounded injustices over generations have created deep frustrations and hurt, which the #BlackLivesMatter movement powerfully spoke to.
As a nation we must continue to promote and safeguard our principles of understanding, inclusivity and equality for all.
Today, let’s take the chance to show solidarity and support for the hardships faced by many since coming to this country and acknowledge that while injustices persist, just saying, ‘thank you’ will not be enough.
We must repeat the urgent call for action from the UK Government to ensure that such a national scandal never happens again.