https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/residents-told-hold-onto-gifts-21496909?fbclid=IwAR1qd9rX1GNtv-wR493tA4L5H8PPXKsZozDadRUhP5sww3IZkmbro6KNQgIhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/29/rnli-donations-soar-in-response-to-farages-migrant-criticism
So many people want to offer gifts to welcome refugees from Afghanistan that council leaders in Solihull, West Midlands, have had to ask residents to stop sending goods.
Solihull council leader Ian Court said, "A number of people continue to ask me about how they can help provide support or do their bit. Following the incredible response from local residents and groups, the collection points have been inundated with supplies. As a result we kindly ask people to hold on to gifts for the moment."
This story follows the news over summer that the life boat charity RNLI saw donations get a 3000% rise after they defended recuing migrants at risk of drowning in the channel. The lifeboat charity send boats to help refugees trying to reach Britain if their boats sink. In July this year someone argued publicly that the charity was "doing the wrong thing" by rescuing migrants. The next day, in response to these comments, the RNLI received £200,000 in donations and a 270% increase in people viewing volunteering opportunities on their website.
Jayne George, the RNLI fundraising director, said, "Our charity exists to save lives at sea. Our mission is to save everyone."
- what is a refugee? What does a refugee need?
- How does someone become a refugee, can anyone be a refugee?
- what is a migrant? What is the difference between a refugee and a migrant?
(The Amnesty website says, "A refugee is a person who has fled their own country because they are at risk of serious human rights and persecution there. There is no legal definition of a migrant. Some migrants leave their country because they want to work, study or join family. Others feel they must leave because of poverty, political unrest, gang violence, natural disasters... lots of people do not fit the legal definition of a refugee but they could nevertheless be in danger if they went home. Just because migrants do not flee persecution, they are still entitled to have all their human rights protected and respected. https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/refugees-asylum-seekers-and-migrants/ )
- Why are people fleeing Afghanistan?
- why do you think so many people living in Britain want to donate goods to support families they don't know?
- why might someone say lifeboats are "doing the wrong thing" rescuing migrants?
- why do you think so many people sent in money to the RNLI after hearing these comments?
- why is a life boat called a life boat?
- "Our charity exists to save lives at sea. Our mission is to save everyone." Why doesn't the RNLI say "Our mission is to save everyone who was born in Britain"? What is the RNLI saying about people who need help at sea?
- what do these two stories show about many people in the UK today and their attitude to migrants and refugees?
- why is this story about no outsiders?
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