An exhibition commemorating the Grunwick Strike 1976-78. Opens Wednesday 19 October 2016 – Sunday 26 March 2017 Brent Museum & Archives, The Library at Willesden Green, 95 High Road, London NW10 2SF Forty years ago a group of workers in a backstreet Willesden factory stood up to their unfair bosses and kickstarted one of the longest and most important
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Calendar of racism and resistance (2 – 15 September 2016)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Violence and harassment 24 August: Self-defence classes for Muslims and others from BAME communities in Swansea are launched, following concerns about racist violence in the locality. (BBC News, 24 August 2016) 1 September: A man who racially abuses
Submission to the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee on hate crime and its violent consequences
As the police investigate the murder of a Polish factory worker in Harlow, the Institute of Race Relations publishes today its evidence to the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee Inquiry into Hate Crime and its Violent Consequences. ‘There has’, according to the IRR, ‘been a return to old school racism, the racism of the
Calendar of racism and resistance (19 August – 1 September 2016)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Violence & harassment 22 August: Freedom of Information requests reveal that British Transport Police recorded 119 ‘race hate offences’ in the two weeks following the EU referendum, an increase in incidents of 78 per cent over the same
Arkadiusz Jóźwik: murdered for being Polish?
On Saturday night, 27 August, Arkadiusz Jóźwik and two friends were attacked as they ate a pizza outside a Harlow takeaway. Arkadiusz Jóźwik was knocked out and suffered head injuries. The 40-year-old died two days later in hospital. Police have said they are keeping ‘an open mind about the motive’ and that ‘there is no
Anti-Fascist Network Southern conference
A day of workshops, music, discussion, networking, films, stalls, books, food, children’s entertainment and more; followed by an anti fascist benefit gig in the evening. Saturday 10 September 2016, 12pm Reading (location TBA) Related links Anti Fascist Network Facebook event listing View a flyer here
We love immigration: a comedy evening
An evening of comedy in support of the Migrants’ Rights Network. Tuesday 4 October 2016, 8pm Leicester Square Theatre, 6 Leicester Place, London WC2H 7BX Featuring: Grainne Maguire Aisling Bea Nish Kumar Bec Hill London Hughes Andrew Neill Bobby Mair Related links Buy a ticket here Migrants’ Rights Network View a flyer here
Shut Down Yarl’s Wood
The ninth national demonstration at Yarl’s Wood detention centre. Saturday 10 September 2016, 1pm Yarl’s Wood, Twinwoods Business Park, Thurleigh Road, Milton Ernest, Bedford MK44 2FQ Related links Movement for Justice (MFJ) Facebook event page London coach tickets Birmingham coach tickets Nottingham coach tickets Coventry coach tickets Bedford train station coach tickets
Birds Crossing Borders
A visual art and photography exhibition that showcases a creative dialogue between people in the UK and the Calais Jungle as a way of reaching out and connecting across borders. Thursday 1 September – Friday 9 September 2016 Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA Related links Rich Mix Birds Crossing Borders View a flyer
Calendar of racism and resistance (5 – 18 August 2016)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Violence & harassment 30 July: A black man is beaten by up to twelve men in a racially motivated attack in Newquay. (Cornish Guardian, 8 August 2016) 5 August: Following the murder of Father Jacques Hamel, French mosques