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Support on the streets
Somewhere on the internet there is a photo of a large banner saying Justice for Asylum Seekers Behind the banner are some Quakers and Anglicans, a rabbi, and some exuberant teenagers who recently gave support to our fortnightly vigil outside the cathedral in Birmingham On that occasion we had several positive approaches from passers-by; one of our members used his professional expertise to give an impromptu advice session to an asylum-seeker from Sudan; and a young Frenchman who had been juggling in another part of the churchyard donated us his hatful of change
Barbara Forbes & Marian H Wilbye
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