The Refugee Crisis

Neil Jameson:

He describes himself as a Community Organiser; seeking talented leaders and young Organisers who have the courage and commitment to work with others democratically to strengthen civil society, pursue the common good and tackle injustice.

He has travelled extensively and worked in the USA and Sudan on civil society projects. Prior to founding Citizens UK in 1988, he worked for 20 years in the public and voluntary sector – with Somerset and Coventry Local Authorities – and later, Save the Children and The Children’s Society in the UK.

He has received various awards:

    2004, named by The Guardian as one of the UK’s most significant public servants
    2012, made an Honorary Fellow of Queen Mary London University
    2014, awarded an Honorary Doctorate by The Open University
    2016, awarded a CBE for services to community organising and social justice.
    2018, Life-Time Achievement Award, from ‘The Peace Alliance’ and another from the ‘Shiela Mckechnie Foundation’.
    2018, The Royal Society of Arts: The Albert Medal – which acknowledges the creativity and innovation of those who work to tackle some of the world’s intractable problems.

Fatema Kazaz:

Fatema is a community organiser and has been very active within our community. She recently joined SICM at Care4Calais and will be sharing some of her experiences.