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Sunday, June 14, 2009

In SOLIDARITY

 Here is a short update on the situation of the cleaners, so everyone has the same sort of information, although visiting http://www.solomonsmindfield.net/ will be helpful to get a recap to see the day's developments. There has also been a recent article on the issue in the London Student

http://www.london-student.net/2009/06/12/students-protest-sudden-deportation-of-soas-cleaners/.

There's also a facebook group about this which you can all join and promote:

http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?ref=sb#/group.php?gid=89511288639


To begin here is a list of the remaining 8 cleaners that were taken.
Most names are aliases and if Ive managed to get the real names they will be in ()’s.


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- Heidi Campos

Colombiana
Was held at Borough Immigration Centre
Last spoken to while on the plane about to leave for Colombia
Has a husband somewhere in london

Current Status: Deported - 12.06.2009

- Luzia Venancio

Brasilera, 37 years old
6 Months Pregnant
Partner with Milton Urquiza

Current Status: Deported - 13.06.2009

- Milton Urquiza (Martin Almagro Carrasco)

Is most likely with Luzia but may have been sent to Dover

Current Status: Deported - 13.06.2009

- Laura (Alba) Posada

Colombiana
Was held at Old Street
Was in Yarl's Wood Saturday Morning
Scheduled to leave for Colombia at 10pm on Saturday 13th June from Heathrow

Current Status: Uncontacted & assumed deported on 13.06.2009

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Dover Immigration Removal Centre - 013 0424 4578

- Carlos Chapparo

1/2 Colombiano - 1/2 Venezolano
Family lives in Colombia
Was held at Borough Immigration Centre
Has been sent to Dover and is scheduled to leave on Monday to Venezuela

Current Status: Flying on Monday, does not want any support. Sounds very fatalistic and has very low morale.

- Manuel Zeballos Saldana

Boliviano
Was held at Old Street then taken to Borough
Has been transferred to Dover
Scheduled to be sent to Bolivia at 22.00 on Monday
Wife in UK - Not yet contacted

Curret Status: Flying on Monday, does not want any support. Says that more people should not be treated as criminals and they have done everything possible so that they could recieve little to no help. For this reason he does not want anyone to go to Heathrow to stop the plane. Hopefully he will have a statement written that we can later use for press releases.

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Yarl’s Wood Detention Centre - 012 3482 1000

- Rosa Aguilera (de Perez)

Nicaraguensa
Was Held at Old Street but thought to have been taken to Borough
Is believed to have been taken to Yarlswood
Home Office currently has her Passport. Came into country to visit hospitalised Husband
Rodolfo Perez - Partner 078 8250 7730

Current Status: Being held in room B206 and has been contacted before on number 077 3379 1086

- Marina Silva

Boliviana
Has been sent to Yarlswood Detention Centre

Current Status: Being held in room B204. Uncontacted

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How can you help?

Help one of the remaining Detainees

We have to try to ensure this is not treated as a group deportation
and is instead treated on an individual basis.

Find out the following about one of the Cleaners

. How long have they been in the country?
. Do they have family here?
. Any medical conditions?
. How will they be received in their home country?

Contact any Solicitors that may be helpful

. Will be difficult since it is the weekend
. 084 5345 4345 is a sort of communal Law Firm guide that will give
information on specialised solicitors
. One per case is the best

Brainstorm on Advice for other SU’s


. Gather information about cleaners, personal contact numbers, family
contact numbers
. Have a quickly accessible list of individual, supportive solicitors
that specialise in immigration
. Find out what nationalities are represented in the cleaning staff
. Begin to draft ideas for a general handbook/guidebook for cleaners
and hopefully get it translated into the appropriate languages


Come up with ideas for a Coherent plan for next Freshers fair

. In House for Sodexo staff and ISS Staff



In Solidarity,
Onward & Up

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