Fola Evans-Akingbola Instagram – My mother and I have started a @weareallwindrush T-Shirt campaign to raise awareness and funds for the people of the Windrush Generation in the UK whose lives have been turned upside down by the recent immigration scandal.
Our campaign aims to stand up for the kind of society we believe in- one that is inclusive, diverse and celebrates all those who are a part of it. 💫
Thank you to everyone who has supported us so far. 🙏🏽 To join us, buy your T-shirt and post a pic online using #weareallwindrush
Tees are available from our website (link in bio)
All profits from tee sales go to the Windrush Justice Fund. ••••••
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2018 marks the 70th Anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush ship to Britain from the Caribbean. The British Nationality Act 1948 gave British citizenship to all people living in Commonwealth countries. The people who arrived here in the 50s and 60s, after being invited by the British government, have become an intrinsic part of British society: paying taxes, rebuilding the country and making countless contributions to Britain and who we are as a culture.
Now, after decades living and working here, some members of the “Windrush Generation” are being threatened with deportation. The government’s hostile immigration policies, carelessness and culture of exclusivity and othering is having devastating effects: people have lost their jobs, lost their homes, their access to healthcare has been restricted, they have been separated from their families and have been caused huge amounts of emotional distress.
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