Swindon Peoples Assembly Third Annual Refugee and Migrants Welcome March will take place on Saturday 28th July 2018.
The aim of the march is set out below in their own words.
Each week hundreds of human beings are drowning in the Mediterranean as they try to flee unimaginable horror. We learn of the Windrush generation, people who came to this country and were central to rebuilding it after the war, treated scandalously by Government.
We witness the growing demonization of people based on ethnicity and religion. Swindon is a multicultural town, with 120 languages spoken in our schools and the town is richer for it.
This year it is as important as ever to welcome migrants and refugees and we invite all parts of the Swindon community to come together as one to celebrate the diversity of our community and to show our opposition to the “hostile environment” policy.
Muslim, Jew, Sikh, Christian or Atheist, all are welcome to join the celebration.
Join us Saturday 28th July 2018 in Wharf Green at 12 noon. We are all human beings, we are all one community. Together we are all Swindonians.
Annie Vickers of Swindon City of Sanctuary said: ‘It’s really important that we don’t forget the refugee crisis, the biggest since the end of the Second World War. People are still fleeing violence, war and persecution; a very few end up in Swindon. This town has a long history of welcoming people from elsewhere. It’s something to be proud of. We’re delighted to stand up and say that refugees are welcome here”.
