Tomorrow

We will meet at 7pm at Hillhead Baptist Church on Cresswell Street (actually the Cranworth street entrance). This meeting will be a 'bring and share' meeting so bring along anything you want to chat about- eg. a book review or a topic for discussion.

Hopefully see you there x

Tonight

We will be meeting at Hillhead Baptist church at 7pm for chilli and chat. We hope to see you there x

Autumn term so far...

Planning meet- TBC

18th September- Freshers tea at Hillhead Baptist (we're not organising this but some of us are going so get in touch)

Spring Term Updated

22nd Feb Marion Carson is coming to talk to us about Mental Health

Dr Marion Carson is a former psychiatric nurse, who is now a lecturer in ethics, NT studes and pastoral care at the ICC.

9th March AGM / Planning / Information night

A get-together to look over the year so far and make some plans.

23rd March Kelvin Holdsworth

Kelvin is the provost of St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral. He keeps a blog here.

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After Easter, we will still have meetings, but more of a come-to-my-flat-and-get-fed or I'll-be-sitting-in-the-pub-drinking-alone-if-noone-shows-up-to-join-me variety =]

George

Justice for Rima

A professor at Glasgow uni has a 17 year-old foster daughter called Rima.

Rima is an unaccompanied minor from Eritrea who suffered seriously from abuse and neglect in Italy while fleeing persecution.

Following a ruling from the Court of Appeal, finding Italy to be a 'safe country' she is facing deportation.

We now urgently need help again to try and stop Rima being deported to Italy.

There is need for a substantial letter campaign for clemency and for her right to remain in the UK.

"We believe:

• That Rima has suffered enought trauma, and that to repeat it now is barbaric.

• That there is very good evidence that Rima is under 18, and that the burden of proof on her is unreasonable in the circumstances

• That Rima, Robert & Alison have formed close family and emotional bonds which should be respected

We ask that Rima be released from fear and give the right to live with Robert & Alison for as long as conditions in Eritrea require it."

Please write to :

Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP
Home Secretary
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF

public.enquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

Alex Salmond
Office of the First Minister
St. Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG
email: FirstMinister@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

Director: UK Border Agency Scotland

Festival Court,

200 Brand Street,

Govan,

Glasgow G51 1DH

There is also a Facebook group (quick and easy way to spread awareness to your friends).