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South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group
@symaag.bsky.social
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We take action for all migrants' rights and against racism.
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Join us
🏛️Manchester Central Library M2 5PD
📅Friday 7 November
🕛12-3pm
to discuss what sanctuary looks like for people fleeing persecution.
How can today's UK Cities of Sanctuary resist this growing hostile environment?
racearchive.org.uk/sanctuary-no...
November 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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52 years after #Chile coup.
This year's theme is the fight for Truth, Justice and Memory, a demand by the Chilean people for the heinous crimes committed following the coup in 1973 and during the 2019 social unrest.
✊Join us Sat 13th Sept 1pm @ Nursery Street Pocket Park Sheffield
September 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Memorial Service to remember and celebrate the life of our comrade Dr. Pious H. Nyandoro

📅Saturday 30 August
🕝2.30-6pm
🏢The Sanctuary, Chapel Walk, Sheffield S1 2PD

Please wear black or traditional Afrikan dress.
August 29, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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We urge our supporters to stand with Palestine, this Friday and every Friday 5pm at #Sheffield railway station.
#StoptheGenocide #FreePalestine
flyer, yellow with Palestine flags for Stand with Palestine demo Friday 22nd August, Sheffield railway station. Organised by Sheffield Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid
August 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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We joined the huge and diverse Yorkshire March for Palestine in Sheffield at the weekend.
Palestinians are repeatedly forced to migrate by the threat of genocide while UK Government arms apartheid Israel.
#StopStarvingGaza #StopGenocide #FreePalestine

nowthenmagazine.com/articles/yor...
SYMAAG 'DignityNotDetention' banner on Gaza demonstration Thousands of people at start of demonstration at Sheffield amphitheatre, Sheffield skyline in background
August 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Sad news that our comrade, Pious Nyandoro died recently

We send love and strength to his family and community.

Rest in Power Pious
Our fight for justice goes on
August 15, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Powerful image, part of Mukhtar Dar's Blacklash exhibition at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
Blacklash documented the struggles of Asian and African Caribbean communities against racism.
#StopDeportations
Depiction of slave-packed ship in the form of an airplane
August 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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🍉Make some noise for Palestine🍉
#StopStarvingGaza
#StopGenocide
Friday 1st August
5pm Sheffield Railway Station
July 31, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Let's make this big. October 18. Save the date.
#DignityNotDetention
@right-to-remain.bsky.social
Flyer reads 'National day of solidarity to end immigration detention'. 18th October. Graphic of various birds possibly including dove, buzzard, goose, swallow. (we're not ornithologists)
July 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Big and noisy pots and pans protest tonight against Gaza genocide and starvation at Sheffield train station.

Demonstrate your grief, rage and determination tomorrow for a silent protest.
#FreePalestine
July 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Or just #LiftTheBan and allow people seeking asylum to work
July 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Quit blaming people with disabilities and people forced to migrate @uklabour.bsky.social
#takingthePIP #WelfareNotWarfare
Stop disability benefit cuts rally. Sheffield Train Station Tuesday 1st July 5.30
June 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Wear a mask/face-covering at the protest if you can
Reasons to mask-up on Palestine Action solidarity protest tomorrow: To protect yourself against police or far right observation. To challenge proposals to ban face coverings. To protect health of disabled protestors. There will be legal observers and bust cards at the protest.
June 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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⭐SYMAAG Annual General Meeting⭐

🏢Central United Reformed Church S1 2JB
📅Tuesday 1st July
🕖7-8.30pm

Guest Speakers:
Maggy Moyo activist @thesewallsmustfall.bsky.social & @right-to-remain.bsky.social and
Dr Sahar Awadallah, Gazan refugee @pscupdates.bsky.social

All who support our aims welcome
June 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Tomorrow in Sheffield 5.30 at Town Hall

📢Emergency demo- We are all Palestine Action!📣

Paint doesn't kill people! War machines do!
Bring your voices, flags, placards.

*wear a mask, face covering if possible
June 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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We stand with our Iranian members who fought for workers rights, Kurdish autonomy and womens rights in #Iran - that's why they were persecuted and forced to become refugees.

The Iranian people will liberate Iran not Israeli and US violence with UK support.

#NoWaronIran
Text reads: I was born in an Iranian prison. My parents were held in their jails. My uncles lie in their mass graves. Nothing you can tell me about the crimes of the Iranian regime that I haven't lived in blood and bone. That doesn't mean I want my people bombed, maimed, killed, their homes in ruins. If your vision of liberation comes only through the destruction of innocent lives, then it's not freedom you're after.
June 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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We are proud to sign the #Madleen Declaration.

The Freedom Flotilla in the Med showed us clearly that border violence, environmental destruction, and the genocide in Palestine are all connected.

In place of death and despair, we demand life and hope.
www.palclimateinstitute.org/madleen-decl...
June 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Thinking of the Iranian community in South Yorkshire and their friends and families in Iran.

We stand with you and against Israeli, US and UK threats and military aggression
June 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Come along and join us, Sheffield Lift the Ban campaign and @orgreavejustice.bsky.social this Sunday 15th.
#PitchandStrike
June 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Join us this Saturday in Sheffield to show your support for Palestine.
Against starvation, forced displacement and genocide.
#FreePalestine
Banner for protest reads 'Stop the starvation, stop the genocide. March for Gaza. Saturday 14 June 11am. Meet Mount Pleasant Park, Abbeydale Road. March to Sheffield Town Hall
June 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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An Island of Solidarity tonight at City of Sanctuary Sheffield.

People seeking asylum, international students, migrant workers and locals coming together to reject government racism and attempts to divide and rule us.

Sheffield's getting organised
'Solidarity Not Strangers' banner
June 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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✊Always an Island of Solidarity never an Island of Strangers

Join us TOMORROW Tuesday 10th June for a public meeting in Sheffield.

Let's get organised to defend each other against state racism.

All anti-racists welcome!
Flyer for meeting June 10th 5.45pm at City of Sanctuary Sheffield 37 Chapel Walk S1 2PD with 'Sheffield Welcomes Refugees' banner.
June 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Always an Island of Solidarity never an Island of Strangers.

Join us on Tuesday 10th June in Sheffield.

Let's get organised to defend each other against state racism.

#RefugeesWelcome
Flyer for community response meeting to government immigration plans Tuesday 10 June. 5.45-7.30pm at City of Sanctuary Sheffield, 37-39 Chapel Walk S1 2PD with banner reading "Sheffield Welcomes Refugees"
June 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Always an Island of Solidarity never an Island of Strangers.

Join us one week today - Tuesday 10th June.
Let's get organised to defend ourselves against state racism.
#RefugeesWelcome
June 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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"When I came here I discovered a new alphabet of fighting injustice" - Manuchehr, from Iran/Sheffield

His contribution to 'Activism Across Borders' @festofdebate.bsky.social last night was a political education and an inspiration for the audience.

Refugees are more than victims and survivors
#FofD
Audience listening to Manuchehr speak at Activism Across Borders event in Victoria Hall
May 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM