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Christmas appeal ... help us fight for human rights and rebuild lives

Positive Action in Housing is raising funds to help destitute and insecurely housed refugee and asylum seeking families to rebuild their lives and resettle permanently in Scotland or the UK.  The refugee crisis hasn't gone away. It's got worse.  Thousands of men, women and children drown each year trying to reach Europe. Thousands more are trapped in overcrowded conditions in Greece.  Volunteers are being criminalised for helping. Glasgow, where Positive Action in Housing is based, has the biggest asylum population in the UK. A new ten year plan by the Home Office will disperse thousands more to the city. Earlier this year, Positive Action in Housing led a successful campaign to stop SERCO from changing the locks on people's homes and mass evicting 330 refugees and asylum seekers and their families without following due process. Registered social landlords and private landlords joined us in the campaign. SERCO was forced into a humiliating u turn. Next month will see the Court of Session debate the legality of evicting refugees and asylum seekers without a court order and determine whether lock changes will be normalised.  Equality and human rights has never been more important. Enabling destitute and insecurely housed refugees and asylum seekers to resolve a legal or housing crisis is central to rebuilding lives. How you can help Give a regular donation Every penny you give is a life-line for the people we support. A gift towards our Winter Appeal means we can help more people who are seeking sanctuary to challenge human rights abuses and rebuild their lives. We do this by providing holistic support, advice and other vital services such as crisis grants and shelter in the homes of our volunteers (see the lovely room above which was a safe haven for a Syrian refugee lady). To support this appeal:  Give a regular donation (regular donations help us plan our support) Give a single donation Write a cheque made payable to 'Positive Action in Housing' and Post to: Positive Action in Housing Floor 6, 98 West George Street  Glasgow G2 1PJ.  (Please mark back of cheque "destitution appeal" and include your name, address  and email so we can acknowledge your donation). For other ways to give, go to www.positiveactionh.org/donate Companies wishing to give a donation can request an invoice for your chosen amount by emailing home@positiveactionh.org JustGiving Click here to read stories about some of the people we have helped in our 2017-18 annual impact report . Copyright © 2018 Positive Action in Housing, All rights reserved. Connected to our work Our mailing address is: Positive Action in Housing 98 W George Street Glasgow, G2 1PJ United Kingdom Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.