'I am a British citizen and I have lost my human right to family life'

Source : sal64london / YouTube

Video of the divided families protest outside Downing Street on Saturday 23rd August.

Jessie is speaking!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk-pi8wovDM&list=UU7Ikq59oTNeQZ54J88HqlNA




(The man who made the video, who we encountered on the day, is himself an Algerian who hasn't seen his Singaporean wife and daughter in three years).

More photos and quotes from the day :
http://britcits.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/demonstration-for-family-rights-23rd.html

Photos of London protest against UK Government dividing family

Source : London Friend / See

http://www.demotix.com/news/5595004/london-protest-against-uk-government-dividing-family

Great photos.

By https://twitter.com/londonfriend - who also photographed the 9th July 2013 demonstration outside the Home Office, marking the first anniversary of the family division rules :

http://www.demotix.com/news/2241442/family-immigration-law-protest-uk

More photos and quotes from the day : http://britcits.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/demonstration-for-family-rights-23rd.html

Demonstration for family rights, 23rd August 2014


Credits : The organisers and participants, divided families, members of  'I love my foreign spouse', 'Demonstration for family rights of British citizens', #familydemo, Meetup

Where : By Westminster/Whitehall; opposite Downing Street; Leicester Square 

Photos from a demonstration earlier today. Credits are to those who participated who took photos, many of which have been shared on social media.

This was a very successful grassroots demonstration, organised by some of those affected, and supported by many others who couldn't be there (either because they are struggling to meet the economic requirement themselves, or that they are ground down by the inhumanity of these rules). The speeches, stories and leaflets got the sympathetic attention of many, many members of the public - passersby, people on a day out, and demonstrators for other campaigns.

People were asked to come in wedding attire if they could. These women are in Moroccan dress.

Leicester Square.

The man on the right is wearing Vietnamese wedding clothes.

Mascot!

Opposite Downing Street.

https://twitter.com/hashtag/familydemo #familydemo :

"Courageous people shared their stories with the general public today on the #familydemo."

"We had young girls listening to us in shock."

"Overwhelmed by the support we got from the public as people stopped to listen to us."

"You can't predict the future or choose who you love."

"The Govt trumpets hardworking British families. The rules exclude workers, discriminate against Britons, and divide families."

"Congratulations to all who protested for the human rights of the #dividedfamilies under the #rulesagainstfamilies. We salute you. "

"A doctor has more right to marry and bring home their non-EU spouse than a worker at Tesco. Is this fair? I think not!... Racist? I'll leave that with you."

More photos taken by freelance photographer See Li :
http://www.demotix.com/news/5595004/london-protest-against-uk-government-dividing-family


The Conversation - ‘Family-first’ government tears couples apart with visa rules:
http://theconversation.com/family-first-government-tears-couples-apart-with-visa-rules-30836

 'I am a British citizen and I have lost my human right to family life' - video of the protest outside Downing Street on Saturday. Jessie is speaking :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk-pi8wovDM&list=UU7Ikq59oTNeQZ54J88HqlNA



(The man who made the video, who we encountered on the day, is himself an Algerian who hasn't seen his Singaporean wife and daughter in three years).

https://twitter.com/The_UK_Migrant/status/498428068764352514/photo/1 :

Now complete the Children's Commissioner Questionnaire!! :

http://britcits.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/childrens-commissioner-questionnaire.html

More Photos from the 2 years on day of action

Two years on and we are still fighting for our rights

We take the fight to Parliament

BritCits Goes to Parliament for the APPG on Migration

The APPG on Migration gets under way

Lord Teverson, Liberal Democrats with Ryan Shorthouse of  Bright Blue listening
 

Andrew Percy MP, Conservative 

The panel are told Gary has a problem

Andrew Percy MP, talks about Gary

BritCits Goes to The Home Office to Protest

The protestors gather outside the Home Office

Gathered crowd are told of the heart ache of a grandmother

Many Families Wish the Home Secretary is Listening

Family Life is a Fundamental Right

Lee Jasper speaks out against the Xenophobia of the Government

Ninja's fight for their families

People's experiences are told

Listening to the Horrors caused by the Home Office

The discrimination of the Government against it's own Citizens has to Stop! 

Divided Families

A member of the Clergy from Walthamstow speaks out 

Many communities impacted

A couple under threat 

Migrants are the life blood of the UK

An angry mob sick of immigrants being blamed for everything

Making sure Home Office workers get the message

Any grants or funding for further research into the impacts would be most welcome

Many immigrants are family members of British families

The angry protestors chant so the Home Office Workers can hear

Immigrants will not give up their families

Family life is a Right

BritCits returns to Parliament for the launch of the report on family dependents

Setting up of the Committee Room in the House of Commons

David Hanson, MP ,Labour shadow immigration minister, gives Labour's commitment to review the family migration rules as soon as they are in power.

Sonel Mehta talks about the joint report on family dependents

Sarah Teather MP Hosts the evening 

The panel answer individual questions at the end

The event comes to a close and conversation are moved to another venue

After a long day the conversations continue