Save Al Bangura
Dec. 19th, 2007 11:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
anitabuchanSave Al Bangura
Don't know if anyone on my flist has been following this, but essentially Bangura's story goes something like this: born in Sierra Leone; father was killed; secret and dangerous cult his father had been leader of tried to make him join and, when he refused, tried to kill him; ran away; was helped to the UK by someone who intended to turn him into a male prostitute; managed to escape; was spotted playing football in the park and now plays for Watford. And he's now facing deportation, despite the fact that this would mean leaving his family, including a new born baby, to return to a place where he'd be in danger of being killed.
Not sure how much help signing a petition will be, but it only takes a few seconds.
In other news, my aunt has decided that this year Christmas will be fancy dress. WTF? At Christmas, you wear clothes that are comfortable, that you can prepare and eat large amounts of food in, that you can play with small children in, and that are ideally as flattering as possible given that you only see most of these relatives once a year and you want them to think you're at least human-looking.
But this year, I need to find a historially themed costume. I have no ideas at all, because I don't really want to wear a skirt or dress.
Not happy.
Don't know if anyone on my flist has been following this, but essentially Bangura's story goes something like this: born in Sierra Leone; father was killed; secret and dangerous cult his father had been leader of tried to make him join and, when he refused, tried to kill him; ran away; was helped to the UK by someone who intended to turn him into a male prostitute; managed to escape; was spotted playing football in the park and now plays for Watford. And he's now facing deportation, despite the fact that this would mean leaving his family, including a new born baby, to return to a place where he'd be in danger of being killed.
Not sure how much help signing a petition will be, but it only takes a few seconds.
In other news, my aunt has decided that this year Christmas will be fancy dress. WTF? At Christmas, you wear clothes that are comfortable, that you can prepare and eat large amounts of food in, that you can play with small children in, and that are ideally as flattering as possible given that you only see most of these relatives once a year and you want them to think you're at least human-looking.
But this year, I need to find a historially themed costume. I have no ideas at all, because I don't really want to wear a skirt or dress.
Not happy.
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Date: 2007-12-19 11:47 pm (UTC)Yikes, fancy dress at Christmas...i really couldn't be bothered with that! As you say, something nice, but comfortable. Good luck in finding something :)
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Date: 2007-12-20 10:54 am (UTC)Away to sign the petition. What a horrifying story. I hope the petition helps make a difference.