Campaigners marched to Downing Street from Marble Arch in central London on Saturday to show solidarity with refugees all over the world. Around 90,000 people attended the event, which comes amid the worsening refugee crisis as more and more people arrive in European countries. Sini Maria Heikkila, a Christian campaigner who works for an anti-persecution charity, said that she would like to see an even more united response to this humanitarian crisis. She stressed that the German public had been particularly kind, and hoped that the march on Saturday had sent the same message from the UK public to the government and to other EU countries. Home Secretary Theresa May held emergency talks about the refugee crisis on Monday.
British public are open and welcoming to refugees
Written by Linda Digby 17 Sep 2015Additional Info
- Praise: God for all who are giving their time, money, energy and voices of support to refugees. (Ps.72:12)
- More: www.premier.org.uk/News/World/The-public-are-showing-they-are-open-and-welcoming-to-refugees-says-Christian-campaigner