Campaigns
The Boaz Trust is actively involved in local awareness-raising through roadshows, events and the media.
We work to get true representations of asylum seekers in the press; if this is something you can help with, get in touch!
Sound Off For Justice
We are currently part of a coalition fighting the proposed cuts to Legal Aid- this is a national campaign which you can read more about at Sound off For Justice’s website.
This is what our director Dave has to say on the matter:
Sign the petition TODAY. The campaign states that:
“By signing this petition you will be joining thousands of people who also believe that access to justice for society’s most vulnerable is an integral part of our legal system.”
Previous campaigns or ongoing work
We also partner with other organisations to campaign on a national level for the rights of asylum seekers in the UK. We went down to London in 2009 to take part in the Strangers into Citizens rally calling for an earned amnesty for undocumented migrants who have been in the UK for 4 years or more, highlighting the plight of destitute asylum seekers.
In 2008 we were also part the provocation which led to the Centre for Social Justice setting up an Asylum Committee, which produced an excellent report entitled ‘Asylum Matters’. We provided evidence for their research.
Check out the following websites to see how you can get involved in national campaigns:
Refugee Council’s ‘Let Them Work’ Campaign
Refugee Council’s ‘Still Human Still Here’ Campaign
Refugee Action’s ‘Refugee Awareness Project’
Church Action on Poverty’s ‘Living Ghosts’ Campaign
For ongoing campaigns go to the NCADC website.
