Our Unity Director
Rev. Jean Marie

Vice Woman Deparment
Maman Cecile Shimba

In charge of Women Department Maman Esthera Kosha Onya

1. Unify DR Congolese people in the diaspora

Unify DR Congolese people in the diaspora (especially the UK) and breaking down of barriers and misunderstandings that foster disunity, value sharing and working to Reduce and eliminate domestic violence, Provide assistance to those looking for jobs, CV Centre; Provide IT, ESOL, and Leadership training to our members; Drop in Session, Weekend leisure centre for elderly and disable people and more.

Support and work closely with all existing DR Congolese communities in United Kingdom, this including small organisations, non profit organisations, political parties, individual and church.

Lobby British Government to change foreign policy to stop funding regimes (e.g. Democratic Republic of Congo) oppressing their people. General Election coming in 2010…

Vote for MPs who support issues such as just trade, against arms trade, against international debt, against climate change, limit multinational companies, etc. Money for education & health- not for arms.

We need an International Arms Treaty. Applying arms embargo to oppressive regimes.

Mining Corporations should to be held to account.

Bishops in developed countries need to support church leaders in developing countries in their struggles for Justice and Peace, and to speak out against corruption.

2.  Lobbying Government 

Activists - NJPN workers - to meet individual asylum seekers and refugees to listen to their anxieties and frustrations.

Meet with sympathetic MPs sensitive to the needs of asylum seekers, to highlight concerns, personal cases.

Draw up list of MPs to target by constituency, geographical area, Parishes with experience, refugee agencies,

Meet with local and regional press to report injustices 

3. Creating better shared information systems 

Information and expertise are available from many sources: JRS, Caritas SAN, Refugee Council, SVP, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Citizens Organising Foundation, Churches Refugee network, Independent Asylum Commission, Bishops’ Conference etc.

Create a shared database of pooled knowledge.

Use it to produce fact sheets which can be used across all organisations, Update it regularly.

4. Telling the stories of asylum seekers and detention centres 

Be aware of the UN Charter of Human Rights.

Improve networking between different agencies involved in supporting asylum seekers, refugees and people in detention.

Youth Leader
Chirelle Kalaki

Unity Vice Director
Placide Wembo

Campaign Offices
• Pamela
• Espoir Lima
• Marie Luzolo
• Renalti

Deputy Unity commission
Marischka Nkashama