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To provide a coordinated platform for those of us in Aberdeen and North-East Scotland who wish to support refugees, with an immediate focus on the European refugee crisis.

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October 3, 2016 at 8:14 PM

This group is currently operating as a local information point only. There are no collections or activities planned by ASWR although other relevant groups are encouraged to share their activities within… More Aberdeen City and the wider North-East Scotland area.
UPDATE ON CONTACT POINTS /VOLUNTEERING/DONATIONS ETC.
Other Enquiries to Nigel : 07713631516
VOLUNTEERING: Not currently required.
DONATIONS: Not currently requested.
FURTHER COLLECTIONS: There are no current plans for any collections.

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ABERDEEN DEMO - Stand with Palestine

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May 8 at 9:26 AM

THEGUARDIAN.COM

‘A scene out of the middle ages’: Dead refugee found surrounded by rats at Greek camp

Case highlights deplorable conditions on Greek islands despite EU allocating millions of euros to improve facilities, aid workers say
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Aberdeen Must Act

May 8 at 8:02 AM

⚠ Trigger warning: upsetting content.

Last week on the Greek Island of Chios, a 28-year-old asylum seeker from Somalia was found dead in Vial Camp. When his body was found, it was covered in mice eating his… More flesh.

This incident is deeply disturbing and upsetting in its own right. It is also another powerful and shocking reminder of the outcomes of the EU’s inhumane border policies.

We stand for alternatives to camps such as this!
👉Take a look at our website to find out how you can get involved in the campaign https://aberdeenmustact.wordpress.com/

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May 4 at 7:21 PM

THEGUARDIAN.COM

UK accused of stranding vulnerable refugees after Brexit

Exclusive: Torture survivors and lone children stuck in Greece and Italy after Home Office ‘deliberately’ ends cooperation on family reunions
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Aberdeen Must Act

May 3 at 7:02 PM

Torture survivors and lone children among those stuck in Greece and Italy after Home Office ends cooperation on family reunions.

Due to this, some of these people are trapped in the appalling conditions of… More Greece's Aegean island camps.

“Before Brexit, there was a clear process for children to join their families in the UK, but since then the government has failed to communicate effectively with European authorities”

What can I do?

This month we encourage you to write to your MSP candidates and and for their support for the Aberdeen Must Act Campaign!

You can enter your postcode here to find the MSP candidates for your area: https://tinyurl.com/37f7mydx

And use our template letter! https://tinyurl.com/p6zsew7f

Let us know what they tell you!

#NoMoreCamps #EuropeMustAct #AberdeenMustAct

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April 29 at 1:10 PM
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Masjid Alhikmah & Community Centre

April 27 at 6:18 PM

Cakes are back in Aberdeen 🥳

People of Aberdeen get your hands on some Chocolatey goodness🍰

All you need to do is:

1️⃣ Head over to cakecampaign.org select a Click & Collect 🔗
2️⃣ Place your order📃
3️⃣ Make… More your way to the pick up point ... and we'll do the rest🤩

Place your order by Thursday 8pm for pickup on Sunday

Don't forget to:
-Bring your Facemask😷
-Keep 2m from our volunteers ↔️

Pick up Point:
Masjid Al Hikmah
41 Nelson Street
Aberdeen,
AB24 5ER

#TheCakeCampaign #Cakes4Syria

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Isla Kitching‎Aberdeen Solidarity with Refugees

April 29 at 1:09 PM
𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀!
As part of the Aberdeen Must Act campaign, we are asking people to write to their local MSP candidates. (See below for the received responses so far)
We are asking MSP candidates "If elected… More will you:
  • ask the UK government to allow UK councils to relocate inhabitants of the Greek camps as an immediate emergency measure
  • pledge your support for Safe Passage’s call for reforms to refugee family reunion policies.
  • Oppose inhumane plans to penalise those entering the UK by irregular routes"
You can enter your postcode here to find the MSP candidates for your area: https://tinyurl.com/37f7mydx
And use our template letter! https://tinyurl.com/p6zsew7f
Let us know what they tell you! #NoMoreCamps #EuropeMustAct #AberdeenMustAct
May be an image of 1 person and text that says 'support the call to ask the UK government to allow UK councils to relocate inhabitants of the Greek camps as an immediate emergency measure. will absolutely oppose inhumane plans to penalise those entering the UK by irregular routes. Conrad Wood Liberal Democrats Join the 2021 election campaign: Write to your local MSP candidates!'
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April 6 at 12:32 PM

🚨 You won't want to miss this 🚨
Collective action by folks helping one another is the only way that positive change has ever been achieved in our society - be that with the Refugee Crisis, or with the Housing… More Crisis we face in Scotland today.
Aberdeen Housing Rights Defenders are starting to build our Social Housing Manifesto for Aberdeen. Please take this opportunity to be part of a group dedicated to creating positive housing change in our City!
Details below ⬇️ please come along on Thursday!

THU, APR 8

Building our Social Housing Manifesto for Aberdeen

Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
24 people interested
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March 15 at 1:01 PM
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Attika Human Support

March 15 at 11:40 AM

Activity report 15-28 February 2021

Projects updates

-Athens warehouse
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Yes is becoming alive. The space is rented. Some repairs being made already and soon we are going to fill it up with aid. We… More hope that we will be up and running second half of April.
The space is 1000 square meters closed warehouse with big land around it plus a volunteer house.

The principals will be the same as the Lesvos warehouse and we help anyone in need in Athens, the islands and the mainland.
We consider this place as emergency response with very big capacity where from we can dispatch aid much faster and more efficient.

We definitely need your help on 3 points:

1.Funds are really important as the… More

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March 3 at 5:18 PM

Has your local MP signed #EDM922 in the UK Parliament: 'Relocation of Asylum Seekers and Refugees from the Aegean?'
It is critical to continue bringing this issue to the attention of local politicians (even,… More and especially, where they show a lack of interest or unwillingness to take action!). We must continue applying pressure to show that local citizens say #RefugeesWelcome!
Find out template letter for MPs here: https://bit.ly/385vCxU

May be an image of 4 people and text that says 'UK MUST ACT. Do you live in Grampian? Kirsty Blackman Aberdeen North @KirstySNP David Duguid Banff @David_ Duguid Stephen Flynn Is this your MP? @StephenFlynnSNP Andrew Bowie West @AndrewBowie Is this your MP? This MP is supporting EDM #922 Is your MP? Is this your MP? This MP supporting EDM #922 Ask your MP to support EDM #922 Early Day Motion #922 'Relocation of Asylum Seekers and Refugees from the Aegean Islands' Ask your MP to support EDM #922'

Aberdeen Must Act

March 3 at 11:03 AM

Has your local MP signed #EDM922 in the UK Parliament: 'Relocation of Asylum Seekers and Refugees from the Aegean?'

It is critical to continue bringing this issue to the attention of local politicians (even,… More and especially, where they show a lack of interest or unwillingness to take action!). We must continue applying pressure to show that local citizens say #RefugeesWelcome!

Find out template letter for MPs here: https://bit.ly/385vCxU

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February 25 at 12:05 PM

See full post for update on the UK Must Act campaign and how you can take action from the North-East!

May be an image of 1 person and text that says 'Announcement! KEVIN BONAVIA @kevinbonavia Many vulnerable adults & children continue to face horrendous conditions in refugee camps in Greece. Lewisham' Council & MPs are calling on the UK Government to urgently join other countries in providing safe sanctuary. @EuropeMustActUK @london_must_act #RefugeesWelcome ロ UK MUST ACT.'
May be an image of text that says '" We are writing to request the emergency relocation of camp inhabitants across the Aegean islands. We have been working closely with the London Must Act Campaign which IS a chapter of Europe Must Act (EMA) which is Europe-wide, and there are 23 chapters of EMA in the UK alone. With winter progressing and the grossly inadequate living conditions for people on the move living on the Greek islands, it is increasingly urgent for us to act. UK MUST ACT.'
May be an image of text that says '" It is critical that the UK joins EU countries in relocating those stranded in the Greek islands using the UK's Refugee Resettlement Scheme which has been successfully utilised by many local authorities, including Lewisham, to provide a safe and secure sanctuary for vulnerable displaced people. We cannot stand by and do nothing. The Government must step up and do the right thing. UK MUST ACT.'
May be an image of one or more people and text that says 'We're asking Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Councils to do the same! ”ONACCORD Like and share this post ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL Write to your councillor with our template letters Join us to continue to take action! UK MUST ACT.'

Aberdeen Must Act

February 24 at 1:02 PM

❗UK MUST ACT CAMPAIGN UPDATE

This week Lewisham Council (London) sent a letter in support of the UK Must Act and Europe Must Act campaign to the Home Office. This letter, signed by 3 Lewisham MPs, the mayor of… More Lewisham and a Councillor, calls on the government to immediately relocate refugees and asylum seekers from dangerous and inhumane camps in the Aegean to safety in the UK.

They are the 7th Council across the UK to show support for this campaign.

We want both Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City Councils to write a similar letter to the Home Office.

YOU CAN HELP! Use our template letters to take action:

👉 Sign our petition https://bit.ly/2ZZ4I6N
👉 Write to your Councillors shorturl.at/wWXY9
👉 Write to your Council Leaders
Aberdeenshire: https://bit.ly/3bCycMP
Aberdeen City: https://bit.ly/3dF9Btt

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February 20 at 9:53 PM
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Aberdeen Multicultural Centre

February 20 at 8:59 PM

We would like to encourage all the audiences of tomorrow’s event to make Shahed Minar (Monument) of IMLD picture as their zoom background!!
We have a large conference zoom meeting set-up, so we will be able to… More accommodate as much as 1000 people maximum live at our event.
Our humble request to join with us tomorrow at 1:00 pm to make the event successful.

Here is the quick link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9867262472
Meeting ID: 986 726 2472
#InternationalMotherLanguageDay
#InternationalMotherLanguageDay2021
#IMLD

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February 14 at 5:58 PM

Here are some of the great posters from the Now You See Me Moria poster campaign by people from the camp on Lesvos.
Follow @Now_You_See_Me_Moria and @Love_For_Moria on Instagram to join the campaign and learn… More about the situation on the ground, from the people living it.
✊🏾 Demand change ✊🏻 - join us at Aberdeen Must Act.
We're having a meeting this week, get in touch if you would like to come along or find out more about what we're getting up to!

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Moray Must Act‎Moray Must Act

February 14 at 1:17 PM

Europe Must Act!

Shout it loud from the rooftops!

We demand positive action NOW!
We demand change NOW!
We demand human rights for all NOW!

Europe Must Act!

… More

@now_you_see_me_moria / @love_for_moria

#loveformoria #europemustact #demandchange #opentheborders #nowyouseememoria #eutopia #educationisahumanright #evacuatemorianow #buildbridgesnotcamps #evacuatethecamps #chooselove

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February 5 at 6:24 PM

Article about the Aberdeen Must Act campaign in Saturday's Press and Journal!
We are the local branch of Europe Must Act and UK Must Act, campaigning for the relocation of people from these camps to safety in the UK/Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.

PRESSANDJOURNAL.CO.UK

Campaigner's plea for north-east to support stranded refugees

A north-east campaigner is urging people to help support thousands of refugees and asylum seekers stranded in freezing conditions.
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February 4 at 4:15 PM

In the refugee camps on Greece's Aegean Islands over 15,000 people live in tents or makeshift shelters with a lack of access to education, healthcare and other services.

In winter this situation has worsened - … More people living in the camps have experienced snowfall, heavy rains and flooding.

This population includes includes people with disabilities and chronic illnesses, pregnant women, newborn babies, elderly people, survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, single parents and separated children.

Take 5 minutes to help us call on our local authorities as part of the Europe Must Act and UK Must Act campaign to relocate people to safety.

👉Write to your councillor in Aberdeen or Aberdeenshire> shorturl.at/wWXY9
👉Write to your MP > shorturl.at/dwRS0
Please share!
Follow the Aberdeen Must Act page to find out more!

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Yousif Alshewaili

February 4 at 2:57 PM

Yesterday I heard from Maream's father. He told me that she was finally able to receive a wheelchair in her size. All the trauma that hit Maream means that she hardly ever speaks, except to members of her… More family. She was also diagnosed with stunted growth which unfortunately prevents her from walking or running as she might at her age. She was now able to receive this wheelchair in her size thanks to @eudaimoniamedical because the old adult size had been stolen. Despite these conditions, she is forced to live in the camp with her family (5 sibblings), without adequate care. Thanks to you they were able to receive warm clothes and toys but the situation is becoming more serious and that is not enough... They are not currently benefiting from any transfer to an apartment in town or to Athens where she could receive a child psychiatric and medical treatment adapted and access to education that would get her out of this infernal circle. What do you think of mentioning the UNHCR in comments or other organizations that could help?

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February 4 at 4:16 PM
The UK Europe Must Act campaign, of which Aberdeen Must Act is a part, is featured in this article.
One of our volunteers from Aberdeen is quoted too - take a read! (You have to sign up to read but this doesn't… More require paying).
https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/world/greek-islands-refugees-snow-freezing-conditions-b1791266.html?r=4583
TAKE ACTION: - Write to your councillor in Aberdeen or Aberdeenshire> shorturl.at/wWXY9

INDEPENDENT.CO.UK

Thousands of refugees at mercy of ‘freezing cold’ temperatures as winter grips Greek islands

‘There has been little running water and electricity for the past week’, one refugee tells Matt Mathers
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