Justice for Windrush Generation Parliamentary event (Images)

Justice for Windrush Generation Parliamentary event (Images)

Full house at this parliamentary event online and in the room to discuss:  

  • Building solidarity  
  • Raising awareness  
  • Windrush compensation scheme  
  • The role of trade unions  
  • Ending the hostile environment

 

 

“The compensation scheme is not one built on the principles of restorative justice. Some people are being offered payments less than the living wage”
“The compensation scheme is not one built on the principles of restorative justice. Some people are being offered payments less than the living wage” – Patrick Vernon
“The government want to wash their hands of the Windrush Scandal”
“The government want to wash their hands of the Windrush Scandal” – John McDonnell MP
“There’s been an erosion of our rights over time” - Martin Forde KC He goes onto say that because the Windrush cases are complex, he called for legal aid and for the payments will be fair to generous. This hasn’t happened.

We need a manifesto commitment on this
“There’s been an erosion of our rights over time” – Martin Forde KC
He goes onto say that because the Windrush cases are complex, he called for legal aid and for the payments will be fair to generous. This hasn’t happened.
We need a manifesto commitment on this
“The Home Office are not putting the resources needed into the Windrush Taskforce” – Jacqueline (Jacqui) Mckenzie

 

Images and text by Kimberly McIntosh