This week, from 19-24 June is Refugee Week, in which thousands of people across the country celebrate the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees, promoting understanding of why people see sanctuary. The UN has announced today that more people are fleeing conflict and persecution than any time in the past 70 years. The UK government can and must do more to help.By signing the following petition, this one simple act will hopefully bring us one step closer to changing the unjust rules that keep many families apart.https://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/home-secretary-reunite-refugee-families?from=issue&utm_campaign=MEMA1714_ACT_REFU_FamilyReunion_ActionTakers&utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Campaigns&utm_content=1744
The following is a letter that I wrote to my local paper, the Tivy-Side Advertiser to mark Refugee Week..
FOUNDED in 1998, Refugee Week Wales is a week long cultural, artistic and educational celebration of the contributions made by talented asylum seekers and refugees who arrive in Wales.
Refugee Week takes place from June 17-24 and Cardigan and North Pembrokeshire Amnesty International group always marks the week.
Wales has a proud history of welcoming refugees from all over the world. Refugees are forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster often with no warning and cannot return to their country unless the situation improves. This is different to economic migrants.
Refugee Week Wales is an opportunity to promote this message across Wales.
Dave Rendle
Cardigan and North
Pembrokeshire Amnesty
International group
http://refugeeweek.org.uk/events/refugee-week-in-wales/
