The events we have organised, hosted and supported have been an effective method to connect with and provide vital information for our people in need. These have been such a brilliant way of providing information, spreading awareness and campaigning for these victims suffering from the ongoing scandal to be compensated.
Since the campaign launched in April 2018, we have had over 20 different engagement events. These have ranged from large events speaking to large audiences, to smaller intimate meetings where we’ve been able to really hone in on people’s problems and give advice.
During this time, we have also held five sessions with the UK Government Home Office to discuss matters regarding the Windrush crisis. These sessions have been very constructive and we are so pleased to hear that the UK Government has recently implemented a Windrush Compensation scheme, created to financially support victims of the scandal.
Windrush Day of Action
On the 22nd of June 2019, we supported a massive national protest taking place in six English cities simultaneously, London, Leeds, Liverpool, Nottingham, Birmingham and Manchester. This was a national day of action, protesting the mistreatment of the Windrush Generation and demanding long-lasting justice for the victims.
University of Nottingham
The Pilgrim Church joined this conference at The University of Nottingham. This was a highly productive and interactive session, in which students and people from our community attended to listen to national and local speakers speak on topics and answer questions related to the Windrush Scandal.
At the conference, the panel discussed updates on the current crisis, heard first-hand the experiences of Windrush victims, and explored ways of ensuring the ongoing campaign maintained its impetus and coordination and achieves its goals.
Windrush Lessons Learned & Compensation
Scheme Roadshow
We also hosted the independent advisers meeting, in which Martin Forde, (QC) and Wendy Williams, (QC) spoke about topics and problems regarding the current crisis. We discussed details surrounding the Lessons Learned review, and those designing the Windrush compensation scheme.
We heard directly from people who have been affected from the scandal and conversed in detail about some of the compensation areas which need be addressed.
