They sent us out from Cardiff for what?

Asylum seekers in this region of the UK are dispersed from Cardiff, being sent from there out to many cities, like Bristol, Plymouth and Newport, without a choice of destination. Today we are walking back to Cardiff and asking them, what are we supposed to do now, must we wait, wait, wait with nothing?

We have walked far before, but you didn't see and I didn't tell

One walker says the last time they walked for many days was when escaping the war in their country and doing this walk is reminding them of that. But this journey isn't a secret, we don't need to hide, we walk together in solidarity, we want everyone to see us, to hear us, to know how we exist and to see our journeys.

We are crossing borders...

We talk about how by crossing the bridge we are crossing the border from England to Wales and exercising our freedom of movement without needing any permission, also shows how our freedom of movement is prevented by having to claim asylum in the first EU country you arrive in and looking at the messages of the 450K march from Strasbourg to Brussels, which inspired our march.

Our other Journeys

With our scapegoat, costumes and signs we are actively challenging people to notice us and engage with us, being in a public space, walking under our own steam, we invite people to empathise with us. They are impressed by our big journey to Cardiff and worried for the discomforts and difficulties we could face along the way.

But we ask what about our bigger journeys when we came to here, what about the hardships we suffered and the terrible, difficult, even deadly journeys refugees face when they flee and the ongoing perpetual state of waiting, not for 5 days, but even 5 years or more of waiting, discomfort and hardship. Our journeys to safety are long, difficult and not over yet, please emphathise with this and help us move closer to the finish line.

Look out for more posts about this throughout today.