Literally disgusting. Oh no we're being too welcoming to children. I hate my country.
this post was submitted on 22 Aug 2023
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
Thousands of asylum seeker children will be sent postcards with bright and cheerful cartoons on them after ministers recently ordered murals at two reception centres to be painted over last month.
It was inspired by the government’s decision to paint over murals which included Anna from the Disney movie Frozen, Mickey Mouse and Baloo the bear.
It was initially reported that the immigration minister, Robert Jenrick, had said the murals at the Kent Intake Unit, which processes lone children and those arriving on small boats with their families, had to be removed because they were “too welcoming”.
It also emerged that a similar order had been given to paint over child-friendly cartoons at another reception centre for small-boat arrivals where children of all ages, along with adults, are processed – Manston near Ramsgate.
Jenrick’s order attracted significant criticism and Cartoons Not Cruelty, an online campaign, was initiated in response to the removal of the murals.
Georgina Hollis, the co-founder at Find Others, said: “Our action aims to ensure that the children who need it most receive a personalised token of warmth and kindness.
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You can pick a message and sign one of the postcards here: https://findothers.com/tools/postcards-for-refugee-children
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