Gurkha Justice Campaign update from Joanna

From: Joanna Lumley <joanna@gurkhajustice.org.uk>
Date: 9 Oct 2008 00:46
Subject: Gurkha Justice Campaign update from Joanna

Thank you so much for signing the Gurkha Justice petition, and joining ourcampaign.

Already, over 33,000 people have signed: an extraordinary response insupport of an extraordinary group of people.

We've had great coveragefor the campaign in the media across the world, and with excellent support from our UK papers.

We must be clear. We're not looking for a Government "review" of cases ofex-Gurkhas. We're not looking at a slight amendment in the law, a way of getting around the High Court's terrific judgement last week. We demand the full, fundamental change in law that will allow all retired Gurkhas the right to live here.

In November, I plan to go to Downing Street and present the GurkhaJustice petition to the Government on your behalf. I want the petition to be so big, so huge, that they simply can't fail to listen.

To make the biggest possible impact, we really need more people tosign: lots more. I want this to be one of the biggest petitions everhanded to theGovernment, to show our support for the Gurkha cause.

Your support for the campaign is a fantastic boost: thank you so much. But, if possible, I need to ask you to help in two other ways, toencourage others to sign.

Firstly, ask all of your friends and colleagues to sign up to the GurkhaJustice Campaign at http://www.gurkhajustice.org.uk - please doforward them this email, or email or contact them directly yourself.

And secondly, you can now download a petition form for signing from http://www.gurkhajustice.org.uk/gurkha_campaign_petition_form.pdf.

Please download and print some copies, and ask friends and colleagueswho have not signed on line to sign up. Please do pass it round (somefriends of mine have run street stalls asking people for theirsignatures - I'm not asking you to go that far!) and return completed sheets to me at the address on the form by the end of October.

Finally - thank you again for your support. Together, we can finally rightthis wrong.

With warmest good wishes,

oanna Lumleyfor the Gurkha Justice Campaign

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