Are we all not Just People?

Hello to you all.

Many of you who do me the honour of reading these intermittent blog posts will know from previous entries that I am involved and committed to doing humanitarian work as a response to the current refugee crisis Europe, and the world, is facing.

You can read about the time I spent in Dunkirk earlier this year in some of the posts on this blog, and you can probably tell from the nature of those posts how much this work has effected me emotionally, and how dedicated I have become to continuing in this work.

All of the work I do in this context, along with many folk some of whom I count as close friends, is voluntary. We do not get paid, or draw any kind of salary. Many of us have lost jobs, savings and benefit claims to this work. And yet we go on. Because we feel it is the right thing to do. Our Governments won't do it. The big NGO's are struggling to do it. Therefore it is down to us, the people, to do it.

One thing I realised from my work in Dunkirk was that if we are going to be of genuine help and support to these displaced people, then we need to able to offer a sustainable long term effort. It is with this in mind that I have joined forces with some like minded people and we are attempting to put just such a long term humanitarian aid project together, on a grass-roots non profit basis.

We are called "Just People".

https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/just-people

You can contact this group  on Facebook at this link.

https://www.facebook.com/justpeopleaid/?fref=ts

To make this project sustainable in the long term we are going to need all kinds of support. One of these is financial and there is a link to our crowdfunder here:

https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/just-people

Of course we will need ongoing funding support but our target of £2000 is for seed money to get the essentials in place.

If you think you can help us in any other way (for instance with equipment for our crews, aid items for the people we are going to help, social media promotion or as a volunteer yourself) then there are a number of ways you can get in touch with us.

You can use the facebook link above.

You can email us at:  justpeopleaid@gmail.com

Or you can phone our UK number 07581018079.

If you are going to any festivals this summer then look out for us as we will be recruiting support at some of these.

Peace and plenty to you all

Alan