Last September, the image of 3 year old Aylan Kurdi’s body on a Turkish beach horrified the world. 100,000 of us marched in London in response to tell our government that we want to welcome refugees in the UK, and to stop the drowning. Since then, thousands more terrified and desperate refugees, including hundreds of children, have lost their lives trying to reach safety in Europe.
This September, world leaders will meet to discuss the refugee crisis at two crucial summits. September 17th is biggest opportunity of 2016 to show our government and the world that Britain is ready to welcome more refugees. So save the day to help refugees by making your voice heard – starting at Park Lane at 12.30 and marching to Westminster.
See https://www.facebook.com/events/1563121147327378/ and http://swruk.org/refugees-welcome-here-2016/#logistics for more about plans for the day and the background to the march.
If you would like to be part of a humanist contingent, please contact Marilyn – or you may prefer to join one of the many other groups there or come with friends or you local humanist group as it can be difficult to find individuals or groups when there is a big crowd.