Welcome to the South West London Citizens Health Organising Assembly!

Hundreds of community leaders from Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth are at SaintBarnabas to take action with local authorities and NHS decision-makers... 🧵

🧵Thread on our wonderful South London Listens South East London health assembly

'The truth is inequalities in our society are making us sick'

A packed house of 475 people and powerful example of what can happens when communities have the power to shape decisions that impact them

Campaigning for a more compassionate UK, we’re building a powerful movement to welcome refugees, migrants and asylum seekers.

Join us in ensuring everyone in our country can live with dignity.

Find out how you can get involved below ⬇️
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This is what’s called real engagement. Not questionnaires or digital responses but face to face conversations that take people on a journey to be a part of the solution. Well done South London Citizens South London Listens

Fantastic morning at St John's Waterloo with 100 community leaders from across South London!

Together we’re finding solutions to issues like housing, mental health provision, low pay, migration justice and more 🙌🏿🙌🏽

South London Citizens

Over the past four months we asked *4,101* people what was preventing them and their communities from thriving

Today 100 community leaders from across South London gathered at St John's Waterloo to discuss the major themes and to strategise for change

Children belong in classrooms 📚, not detention centres🚫

In today's vote, we are calling on Parliament #ProtectChildren and #StopChildDetention 🧸

🚨 Still time to apply! Deadline Monday 9am🚨

3 Associate Organiser roles working in the South London Citizens Team

👉 £31,000
👉 Learn to organise
👉 Work with communities to build power and win change

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“Children’s and refugee organisations are aghast at what’s being proposed. They are not alone. Many of us across all benches … feel the same”

Powerful speech against the reintroduction of child detention in the House of Lords this evening by Baroness Nosheena Mobarik

'We pride ourselves on being a nation where children are safe, where their best interests are protected.'

The Gvmt's cruel plan to lock up refugee kids again will traumatise thousands. As Baroness Nosheena Mobarik said, #ChildDetention must be stopped.

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🌡️Symptoms of a broken system:

🚫Kids can't access essential funds
❌Simply due to immigration status
❌Despite being born here
❌And decades of parents working & paying taxes

London Citizens are taking action because #EveryChildShouldBenefit .

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Arriving from across England, Wales and Scotland, it’s been fantastic to be together with colleagues from over 17 chapters and 4 projects 🎉

A fun filled day full of celebrations, 121’s, and reflections 🧡📢

🚨 Organiser job alert 🚨

3 amazing organiser roles in our team building power and supporting everyday people to fight health inequalities

👉 £31,000
👉 Learn to organise
👉 Win justice

Apply here👇

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We know it’s tough to talk about mental health & we want to support young people to live their best lives. The Virtual Waiting Room offers easy access to mental health support in south London - a safe/confidential space to explore their feelings & concerns #mentalhealthawareness