There is a new follow-up film to the excellent 20-minute film "Welcome", which has been used by CAP campaigners across the UK. "Welcome" tells the story of three homeless refugees who have become 'Living Ghosts'. "My life is frozen", says a Zimbabwean maths teacher who's been living "underground" since being evicted from his flat. "I'm existing, but it's not a life. I don't think people know we are being chucked on the street, or they would not allow it to happen."

The new "Taking Action" is a 9-minute guide what you can do to make a difference. We have obtained a bulk supply to help grassroots campaigners support the Living Ghosts campaign. Please consider getting the film to show to yourself, church group, MP, or campaign group.

The DVD compilation includes all 5 asylum films from the Camcorder Guerillas.

To order a copy please ring the office on 0161 2369321. Donations will be gratefully recieved.

And don't forget we also have available the 11-minute film called "Still Human Still Here" produced by Amnesty International UK.

Anne O'Connor, from Bolton, who has used the DVD, says:

Welcome. 15 mins  – an extremely moving film  – a salt-of-the-earth Glaswegian woman confessed that the plight of these asylum seekers ‘just broke her heart’ and indeed it wasn't long before I was in tears watching. The scene where the young woman in the film thanked the harsh officials who evicted her from the flat that had been her home for the past 3 years had me in pieces - what grace and dignity in such a heart-wrenching situation!  I was surprised and deeply moved by the police Inspector who urged people to lobby their MPs and the Government to change the rules: he was clearly very uncomfortable with the role of the police in having to move asylum seekers along.  In another story, it was difficult to understand why the maths teacher, who was fearful to show his face, couldn’t have been allowed to use his expertise to help in a classroom rather than spending his days walking the streets in utter despair.  The whole crew seemed quite traumatised by making the film and it came as no surprise to hear that one of them had offered the young woman temporary shelter, but, as they pointed out,  she was one of the lucky ones! 

Voice Seekers. 20 mins  – four very articulate speakers, 2 men, 2 women  - again with a lot to offer the society where they now live - obviously not scroungers and keen to go back to their homelands when  safe to do so. Interspersing footage of their war-torn countries worked well - again very moving.  The man from Uganda was well known to Amnesty International and had a price on his head and yet, amazingly, his application to stay in this country had been turned down.  His wife had been the only survivor out of her entire family from the Rwandan war – it made you wonder how much suffering one family could bear and yet, even when he spoke about racist jibes from local people, he still maintained a quiet dignity and acceptance.