10/10/2025
WE WELCOME GROUP - MISSION STATEMENT
'We Welcome' exists to foster tolerance, acceptance and love within our local community.
We believe every person, regardless of their background, beliefs or experiences, has inherent dignity, and deserves a place of welcome and belonging.
Commitments
1. Broad Welcome
We open our hearts and community to all people, without exception.
We will not discriminate based on origin, culture, faith, political stance, identity or circumstance.
2. Building Peace
We actively nurture understanding, dialogue and reconciliation; working to reduce division and promote harmony in our community.
3. Celebrating Diversity
We value the richness that comes from different traditions, perspectives and life stories; recognising them as strengths to be shared.
4. Acts of Love
We show care through practical support, kindness in words and actions, and standing alongside those who feel excluded or marginalised.
5. Community
Collaboration: We work in partnership with local groups, organisations, and individuals who share the vision of a welcoming, inclusive and peaceful community.
VISION
A community where everyone feels safe, valued and accepted; where differences are celebrated, and people are united through love and peace.
VALUES
Compassion
Respect
Justice
Openness
Unity in Diversity
WHAT WE ARE NOT
Aligned with any political or religious group.
Expressing specific views on immigration policy (with regard to this, we state that immigration policy is a complex subject, and people’s views may differ. Please refer back to our group’s main mandate and core values).