With just under a week of the Guardian and Observer 2018 appeal to go, generous readers have raised more than £750,000 for five charities that helped uncover the Windrush scandal. The appeal charities are: Praxis Community Projects; Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI); Refugee and Migrant Centre Black Country and Birmingham (RMC); the Runnymede Trust; and Law Centres Network. Sally Daghlian, the chief executive of Praxis, said: “The generous response of Guardian and Observer readers to the appeal is truly heartwarming. Law centres use their legal know-how to get justice for people who have been excluded and restore their dignity. Together we can bring down this cruel policy.”The total raised so far includes £45,000 pledged by readers during the appeal telethon in December, and nearly £10,000 raised by Guardian and Observer staff through fundraising events.

Source: The Guardian January 01, 2019 11:25 UTC