Status Now update

5 June 2020: Status Now stands in Solidarity with #blacklivesmatter for #healthandsafetyforall

5 JUN 2020 – Status Now Network’s Reference Group is up and running, meeting on a fortnightly basis and taking action in between to develop the following:

Parliamentary and political engagement

  • British MP’s, via constituents and Trades Union representatives in UK Parliament.  BFAWU was a founding signatory and, following the death of  member Belly Mujinga,  TSSA have joined us, as has the Trade Union Coordinating Group https://www.tucg.org.uk[https://www.tucg.org.uk/
  • Template letter based on the content of our Open Letter to UK Prime Minister and Irish Taioseach will be coming to you to use when contacting relevant UK MP’s in your networks. 
  • Letter will ask them to support a forthcoming Early Day Motion. If you have an MP that you want to ensure is connected up to this part of our work please email  statusnowforhealthandsafety@gmail.com with your details and ideas. 
  • Historic Irish Dáil Éireann debates to end Direct Provision via our Irish lead http://www.masi.ie/

See  more detail about these aspects of campaign development at http://www.rapar.co.uk/news/there-is-no-gene-for-being-an-ethnic-minority

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