Nearly 1,800 people have drowned while crossing the Mediterranean this year. Now the EU has tabled a strong action plan to save them, but the UK, Poland and Spain are threatening to block it. Experts say massive public support is the only way to keep the plan alive. Join now the call for ambitious action to end Europe's biggest shame:
| Dear friends, Right now, terrified families are drifting in rusting boats somewhere on the Mediterranean, hungry, thirsty, and praying they do not drown.
Thousands of men, women and children could perish while crossing the Mediterranean this year -- but now we can throw them the lifeline they so desperately need.
In days, all EU governments will vote on an action plan that could save them, and ensure they have a safe refuge. But to their shame, countries like the UK, Poland and Spain are threatening to bring it down.
Together, let's build a giant Europe-wide call to show our leaders we won't accept this death sentence for the desperate. Sign now and share! https://secure.avaaz.org/en/stop_tide_of_death_k/?bwQkDab&v=60330 Dear friends, Right now, terrified families are drifting in rusting boats somewhere on the Mediterranean, hungry, thirsty, and praying they do not drown.
Thousands of men, women and children could perish while crossing the Mediterranean this year -- but now we can throw them the lifeline they so desperately need.
In days, all EU governments will vote on an action plan that could save them, and ensure they have a safe refuge. But to their shame, countries like the UK, Poland and Spain are threatening to bring it down.
Together, let's build a giant Europe-wide call to show our leaders we won't accept this death sentence for the desperate. Sign now and share! https://secure.avaaz.org/en/stop_tide_of_death_k/?bwQkDab&v=60330 The bodies washing up on Europe's beaches are nothing less than a stain on the conscience of a continent. Some say these refugees are coming to Europe to take jobs and claim benefits, but the only thing driving people to risk their lives is the sheer terror of what will happen to them if they stay at home. The new plan envisages the resettlement over the next 2 years of 20,000 refugees in desperate need of protection from outside Europe, as well as the relocation across the EU of 40,000 people seeking asylum who have arrived in Southern Europe. Although it seems a lot, in practice the burden-sharing proposal means that every EU country would host a reasonable number. But key countries are refusing to engage -- some arguing that letting refugees settle will encourage more to make the journey. When the alternative is letting children drown, we have no choice but to act - and together we can change their minds. Experts say that only a huge wave of public opinion can force our hard-hearted leaders to take real action to put an end to this tide of death on Europe's southern shores. Sign below and share with everyone: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/stop_tide_of_death_k/?bwQkDab&v=60330
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