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Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants. An independent national charity fighting for justice in immigration, asylum & nationality law in the UK since 1967.
Apr 28, 2018 23 tweets 20 min read
1. On this most solemn #EdBallsDay, we thought we'd take you through 50 years of the history behind #windrush & #hostileenvironment as seen through our eyes.

We can do that because we didn't destroy our archives (looking at you @ukhomeoffice ). Thanks to @Hullhistorynews. 2. In 1967 JCWI was founded in the Dominion theatre Southall by 240 reps from community and anti-racist groups.