What’s been happening so far…
Last Wednesday 21 Feb, 120 people in Yarls Wood, an immigration detention centre in Bedfordshire (which holds mainly but not only women) started a 3-day hunger strike. It has gathered momentum and has escalated into work strikes, occupations, and a refusal to co-operate with the mechanisms of detention from the inside.
Over 100 people in #YarlsWood immigration detention centre are on strike & have “ceased to participate in detention; we will not eat, use their facilities or work for them.” Their demands are here: https://detainedvoices.com/2018/02/22/the-hunger-strikers-demands/
Here are a number of ways those of us on the outside can support the protests:
- Share this link & come on this protest on Thursday (international women’s day) https://www.facebook.com/events/2016757925230435/
- Send a letter to you MP outlining what the strikers are calling for, using the template here: bit.ly/2CKfe3o
Use https://www.writetothem.com/ as it’s super quick & free. - Tweet Solidarity photos – tweet, retweet and share photos holding signs of support for Yarl’s Wood strikers, and share using hashtag #HUNGERFORFREEDOM
- Sign the petition, which lists the demands of the #HungerForFreedom Yarl’s Wood strikers, and share with your contacts: bit.ly/2HKfxiy
- Donate to the strike fund https://chuffed.org/project/hungerforfreedom
#hungerforfreedom - Write supportive comments on the posts written by women inside Yarls Wood https://www.facebook.com/detainedvoices
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