Another US volunteer joins travellers on illegal site (From Echo)

Another US volunteer joins travellers on illegal site

8:51am Tuesday 19th February 2008

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ANOTHER American volunteer has moved in with travellers at Dale Farm.

James Dasinger has been sent by Washington-based human rights group, Advocacy Project, to live for several weeks at the unauthorised campsite at Crays Hill.

He will spend time campaigning against eviction and has already taken part in a High Court protest.

Mr Dasinger and Advocacy Project founder Iain Guest have already attended a Gypsy Council meeting at Dale Farm.

They have been knocking on doors in Oak Road, Crays Hill, urging villager to "build bridges" with travellers and also helped compile a report of health needs of the site.

Mr Guest said: "He will seek to get the travellers' message out to a wider audience and help set up an IT project for young travellers."

Last summer US student, Zach Scott, a volunteer for the same group, spent several weeks on the site.

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