Dear Family
Thank you, truly for being you, and signing this petition, standing with Jamaica at a time of deep crisis. I love you for that. This is long update so get comfortable.
Hurricane Melissa has left the island devastated. Homes destroyed. Families scattered. Children traumatised. Entire communities fighting to rebuild their lives from the rubble.
And yet, the UK government’s response has been painfully inadequate. A country that once took so much from Jamaica is now offering only pennies, platitudes and closed doors. Even an 8-year-old child made homeless by the storm has been refused help to join her parents in Britain.
This is not acceptable.
This is not moral.
And this is not the Britain we should be.
So today we begin the next phase of this campaign.
1. We are holding a Hurricane Melissa Emergency Meeting in Tottenham
📍 Friday 12 December 2025
📍 The Engine Room, Unit A, Eagle Heights, Lebus Street, London N17 9FU
🎟️ Book your place: https://bit.ly/JANorth
This meeting will bring communities together to organise a National Black Lobby of Parliament, demand real UK action, and support families like the young girl whose story shocked the country this week.
We want you there.
We need you there.
2. We are inviting communities across the UK to host their own meetings
If you live in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham, Bristol, Cardiff or anywhere else and want us to hold a Hurricane Melissa meeting in your area, please reply to this update.
We will support you with speakers, materials, and organising help.
This is a national moment — and we want every community that loves Jamaica to be part of it.
3. What you can do RIGHT NOW to help
Here are simple things you can do today to push this campaign forward:
A. Share the petition widely
Your voice can reach someone we can’t.
Share on WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram — everywhere.
B. Ask friends and family to attend the Tottenham meeting
In person mobilisation matters.
Use this link: https://bit.ly/JANorth
C. Post about Jamaica’s crisis on social media
Use your voice. Every post builds pressure.
D. Email your MP using the template below
Tell them you expect real action: more aid, humanitarian visas, and support for Jamaican families.
E. Volunteer with us
If you can give even one hour a day for the next two weeks — outreach, social media, phone calls — reply to this update.
We will get you plugged in immediately.
4. Email template to send to your MP
Subject Urgent: UK Aid for Jamaica After Hurricane Melissa — Immediate Action Required
Dear [MP’s Name],
I am writing to you as your constituent because Jamaica has been devastated by Hurricane Melissa, and the UK government’s response so far has fallen far short of what is morally right and historically necessary.
Tens of thousands of homes have been destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of children need urgent help. One 8-year-old girl made homeless by the storm has even been refused a visa to join her parents in Britain. This is not the compassionate country we want to be.
I am asking you to call on the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary to:
Increase emergency aid to Jamaica and the wider Caribbean
Create a humanitarian visa route for children, elders and vulnerable people with family in the UK
Work with local Jamaican community organisations who are mobilising support across the country
Meet parliamentary delegations from diaspora communities to understand the scale of need
I will be attending the Hurricane Melissa Emergency Meeting in Tottenham on 12 December and I ask you to publicly commit to supporting stronger UK action.
Your voice matters. I want to know that you will stand with Jamaica at this crucial moment.
Please copy your response to: admin@lee-jasper.com
Yours sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Postcode]
5. The next 12 days are crucial
Between now and 12 December, we need to push harder than ever:
Share the petition
Bring people to the Tottenham meeting
Email your MP
Volunteer
Spread the word about Jamaica’s urgent needs
This is the moment for all of us — Black, brown, white, Jamaican, Caribbean, allies, neighbours and friends — to stand together and say:
Jamaica will not be ignored.
Not on our watch.
Thank you again for your support, your energy and your solidarity.
We cannot do this without you.
With respect and determination,
Lee Jasper