The London Radical Bookfair is a gathering of progressive readers, thinkers and doers in a celebration of radical publishing and politics. Saturday 7 May 2016, 12-6pm Goldsmiths Great Hall, Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross London SE14 6NW Related links Facebook event listing London Radical Bookfair
Geography: London
Internationalism and black agency in the African American radical Press (1918-1924)
A talk in the ‘Marxism in Culture’ seminar series. Friday 29 April 2016, 5.30-7.30pm, Wolfson Room, NB01, Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E Speaker: Cathy Bergin – University of Brighton Related links Further details here Marxism in Culture seminar series
Calendar of racism and resistance (8 – 21 April 2016)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum and migration 8 April: A 7-year-old Afghan boy is rescued from the back of a lorry on the M1 with fourteen other migrants after sending an SOS text message saying that he was having difficulty breathing. (BBC
Fruitvale Film Club: ‘Burning an Illusion’
A monthly film screening by the London Campaign Against Police and State Violence (LCAPSV) Fruitvale Film Club of Burning an Illusion (1981) by Menelik Shabazz. Sunday 24 April 2016, 3pm The Field, 385 New Cross Road, London SE14 5HD Related links Facebook event listing London Campaign Against Police and State Violence
Anti-Semitism – thought or deed?
Significantly, but without much fanfare, an expanded definition of anti-Semitism entered the UK’s policy arena this April. An article by Eric Pickles, former secretary of state for communities and local government, chair of the Conservative Friends of Israel and, since September 2015, UK special envoy for post-Holocaust issues, entitled ‘A definition of antisemitism’ introduced the
The deradicalisation of education
Below we reproduce an excerpt from an article in the April 2016 issue of Race & Class, ‘The deradicalisation of education: terror, youth and the assault on learning’. Across the UK, schools of all types and levels now have anti-radicalisation policies in which they pledge to be ‘vigilant’ in ‘safeguarding against radicalisation’ – which, as
Calendar of racism and resistance (25 March – 7 April 2016)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum and migration 8 March: Caritas Europa publishes: Migrants and refugees have rights! Impact of EU policies on accessing protection. Download the report here. 15 March: Refugee Rights publishes a report: The Long Wait: Filling the data gaps
Race and mental health: are black communities getting a fair deal?
A public meeting hosted by Brent Patient Voice discussing the relationship between race and mental health provision. Tuesday 19 April 2016, 7-9pm 40-47 Dudden Hill Lane, London NW10 2ET Speakers include: Dr Aggrey Burke Members of Brent MIND Related links View a flyer here Event details Brent Patient Voice Brent MIND
Interpreting services within immigration removal centres
The lack of trained interpreters inside immigration detention exacerbates fear, mistrust and depression and has contributed to a number of deaths. The Stephen Shaw Review into the Welfare in Detention of Vulnerable Persons in Britain’s immigration detention estate, published in January 2016, is the latest in a long line of reports that make recommendations to
Trade unionists for Calais
A day-school to discuss how trade unionists can organise and build solidarity with refugees in Calais and Dunkirk. Sunday 24 April 2016, 11-5pm Student Central, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY The day-school will feature plenaries and workshops with discussion and debate. Related links Book here Stand Up to Racism