Helen, Harmony, Lucy, Nadia are four women at different stages of the asylum process, 3 refused the other just starting. Took inspiration from Nina Simone Four women (https://youtu.be/tgoRc3GoXo8) to write something brief that says something about refusals, what people need protection from, what Home Office does, and who helps. Pain is one colour but it looks different on different skins....
My skin is black
My case got refused
My family got killed
My country has gas and oil
Im strong enough to take the incomprehension of my situation
I will find new evidence to prove what I said before
They called two charities
The name is Help Refugees
The name is CMWH
My skin is yellow
My case got refused
My family tried to kills me
I belong to no-one
If returned I will belong to my brothers
Before I’m killed
They called the Asylum Support Tribunal
The named solicitors from ASAP represented
The Home Office with no name wait for my fresh reps
My skin is tan
My case got refused
I loved when I shouldn’t
I was raped and disowned
I have no money to buy a house
They called me a liar, we called charities
The name is BIRCH
The name is Hope Projects
My skin is brown
My case hasn’t been heard
I’ll sue the Home Office
My life has been too tough
They put me in a city, I suffered DV
Then they say I didn’t move and evict me
Because they cannot read emails and licence agreements
We called Home Office Fail to travel team, G4s, Migrant Help.
Now we call Refugee Council, Beacon and Bhatia Best.