Refugees Welcome in Wandsworth

Thanks to our pressure, last night the Council debated our campaign. The bad news is the motion was amended to remove any commitment to welcome at least 10 families.

But the good news is that our campaign has pushed the council to say that 'Wandsworth is ready to play its part and we are waiting for details from the Home Office on the role local councils will be asked to play in helping the victims of this appalling crisis'.

The campaign will continue to ensure Wandsworth welcomes at least 10 families - the Council has put up this page with some helpful suggestions of what you can practically do - http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/info/200439/get_involved/2055/syrian_refugee_crisis.

The debate on Wednesday is a great opportunity to get the Council to publicly commit to welcome at least 10 refugee families to Wandsworth.

Ahead of the debate please get in touch with your local Councillors and ask them to commit to support our campaign.

It doesn't need to be a long message, you just need to say;
- You signed the petition.
- You'd like to see the Council to publicly commit to welcome at least 10 refugee families when its debated on Wednesday.
- That Wandsworth would be joining other local boroughs like Kingston (who've committed to find homes for 50 families) and Merton who've already committed to welcome refugees.

You can find details of your local Councillor - http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/yourcouncillors.

Please copy Cllr Ravi Govindia ([email protected]) into your message so he is aware of the level of local support across the Borough.

Wandsworth Council still refuses to respond to our campaign, but on Wednesday night our campaign will be debated at the Town Hall. Ahead of the debate please share the petition to help us reach 1,000 names on the petition calling for the Council to commit to welcome at least 10 refugee families.

Wandsworth Council still hasn't committed to provide a welcome for at least 10 refugee families despite over 650 of us calling for this.

Last Sunday, I sent our petition to Councillors Ravi Govindia, the leader of the Council, Jonathan Cook, the Cabinet Member with responsibility for Community Serivices and Rex Osborn, the Leader of the Opposition asking them to commit to welcome at least 10 refugee families.

But a week later, I've had no response.

Can you send a personal messages to Councillors Govindia on [email protected] and Councillors Cook on [email protected]. In your email please say;

- You signed the petition.
- You'd like to see the Council to publicly commit to welcome at least 10 refugee families
- That Wandsworth would be joining other local boroughs like Kingston (who've committed to find homes for 50 families) and Merton who've already committed to welcome refugees.

We've made it into the local paper. Check out the coverage in the Wandsworth Guardian.
http://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/13654662.display/

Already over 40 councils, including nearby Kingston have offered homes to at least 10 refugees. Together we can get Wandsworth Council to join the list > http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/03/thousands-in-uk-pledge-to-help-resettle-refugees

Over 350 people have signed. Thanks for getting involved, help us get to Please do share the campaign using the suggested tweets below;

Agree that #refugeeswelcome in #Wandsworth #Balham #Tooting, please sign > https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/refugees-welcome-in-wandsworth-3

Please join me and call on @wandbc to provide a #refugeeswelcome to at least 10 families > https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/refugees-welcome-in-wandsworth-3