UCU: Justice for Osime Brown

Motion

Motion text: Congress notes:
1. That Osime Brown is a young boy with autism and learning disabilities facing deportation to Jamaica, a place he left aged 4 where he has no support network
2. That Osime has served a prison sentence under the disputed joint enterprise policy following the theft of a mobile phone
3. That Osime faces deportation due to the hostile environment, a policy which we as a union oppose.
Congress believes:
a. That the penal deportation of Osime would put him in grave danger & is an abuse of human rights
b. That Osime belongs at home in Dudley with his mother.
Congress resolves:
i. To call on branches to support the campaign against his deportation through inviting speakers, donating to his campaign, writing to the Home Secretary, and supporting social media campaigning
ii. To hold an annual UCU “end the hostile environment” campaign week while this policy remains.