Help keep the Okpara family safe in Sheffield! Their application for asylum has been poorly handled and consequently they have been issued deporation papers. If forced to return to Nigeria their lives will be at risk and they will not be safe. In Sheffield they are embedded in our community and the children are content and happy members of their school. Both community and school would be devastated if the family were deported. Hear and read Mildred Okpara's blog here.
Thank you to all those who joined the Rally on Saturday, 25th September outside Shefffield Town Hall.

Sunday 3 October 2010

No room to relax

There is really no room to relax when every time l. try to close my eyes there is one problem or the other ready to brew but l don't know when all this is going to end .With the help of all the lovely good hearted people that has stood
behind l was able to go to Liverpool to make Further Representation now is the turn of my housing providers to stress me out ,this is the Third time l will be receiving a letter from them asking me to move to Leeds .Lhave made several cases and reason why l can't but they are not seeing it my way l just hope this ordeal will pass by quickly and l can fully concentrate on my kids. It is really a hard life as an asylum seeker

Friday 1 October 2010

Liverpool day

Today being Friday was te d-day for my trip to liverpool to make furter representation ,the night before the d-day l did not sleep a wink and then moning came my heart was raising so fast, l was really scared  l wanted the whole thing be over and done with but l keep saying to myself te day will go as normal which did happen the day went as normal and  it was time to start the journey with a wonderful friend ,sister who had all through the week soughted out the whole document that l needed to take along with me and yet volunteered to drive me down to Liverpool herself what more can l ask for Hendrika Thank You Very Much and l will forever sing your praise.Tony the partner of a friend and kate who was once my kids health visitor but now a very good friend as well travelled  to Liverpool with me,it was really amazing.
The trip was really good despite the heavy rain we got there on the brink of time and took us about 30-40 mins in and out of the building.We had snacks and then started the journey back to sheffield admist the traffic we were in sheffield for 4pm.
please don't get me wrong it's not 40mins of easy pizzy lemon sqeezy but that of fear and anxiety .But tha.nk goodness is all over