Communities, not camps

Stop Accommodation Centres!

We believe people seeking asylum should be housed in communities, not camps, barracks or barges. The newly-opened barracks in Crowborough, East Sussex and the planned Crowborough site in Inverness will be a costly, dangerous repeat of the mistakes that continue to be made in the ex-military barracks at RAF Wethersfield. The inhumane living conditions at these sites cause lasting harm and have been described as ‘quasi-detention‘ by a parliamentary inquiry. Meanwhile, these camps are becoming a magnet for those seeking to spread anti-migrant sentiment, putting individuals and communities at risk.

How people seeking asylum are housed is about more than providing shelter. It is emblematic of the UK’s vision of providing sanctuary to people seeking refuge. We want people seeking asylum to be welcomed as our neighbours, not warehoused in camps.

The Government is expanding the use of military and industrial sites in which to warehouse people in the asylum system in the UK. We urgently call on the Government to abandon these plans, and announce an immediate closure of the camps at Crowborough and RAF Wethersfield, which are causing extreme distress and a severe mental health crisis amongst people held there.

Wethersfield Must Close. Crowborough Must Close. Cameron must not open. People seeking safety must be housed in communities, not camps.

Write to your MP to call on them to oppose all camp-style accommodation centres, and ask the Government to house people seeking asylum in safe and suitable housing within communities where they can safely rebuild their lives in dignity.
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