The Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association Campaign (JENGbA) is marching for those ‘wrongly imprisoned’. Saturday 3 May 2014 London: assemble at 10am at Chelsea College of Art and Design, 16 John Islip Street, London SW1P 4JU Manchester: assemble 12pm at Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester M1 Related links View a flyer JENGbA JENGbA on Twitter JENGbA
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Migrant Voice’s documentary launch
The launch of The Faces of Our City: Stories of Migration Past and Present followed by a panel discussion. Thursday 24 April 2014, 6-8pm Europe House, 32 Smith Square London SW1P 3EU The documentary launch is followed by a panel discussion on the upcoming European elections: Can migrants’ engagement in the European elections shift the
‘Never ever, never ever give up’
A reflection on deaths that took place on 15 April 1989 and the state’s response. As a teenager I watched the Hillsborough tragedy unfold on the telly. It was a Saturday afternoon and my sisters and I were doing our chores or homework. I remember one of my sisters calling us and we crowded around
Roma Nation Day
A march to parliament on Roma Nation Day in protest against pan-European anti-Roma racism. Monday 7 April 2013, 12pm, march begins at 3.30pm Assemble at St. John’s Church, 73 Waterloo Rd, Southwark, London SE1 8UD
Medical Justice training day
A one day course for medics who visit or assist immigration detainees. Saturday 29 March 2014 10.30am-5.30pm Garden Court Chambers, 57-60 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LJ RELATED LINKS Full details on the Medical Justice website
Press conference on institutionalised racism and covert policing
The Institute of Race Relations will host a press conference with German lawyers in the trial of the neo-Nazi cell the National Socialist Underground (NSU). Monday 24 March 2014, 9am IRR, 2-6 Leeke Street, London WC1X 9HS Speakers include: Liz Fekete – Director of Institute of Race Relations Suresh Grover – head of the London Race &
Movement against xenophobia conference
MAX (movement against xenophobia)’s first conference, a place for progressive thinkers to come together, discuss and act on immigration. Saturday 15 March 2014, 10am-6pm Vernon Square Campus, SOAS, University of London, Penton Rise, London WC1X 9EW Speakers include: Sarah Teather MP Philippe Legrain – author and economist Professor Des Freedman – Media Studies, Goldsmiths College Alison Harvey – Immigration Law
Public lecture on migrants, the media and the law
A public lecture hosted by the Haldane Society on how the political and media demonisation of migrants affects the rule of law. Thursday 13 March 2014, 6.30pm University of Law, 14 Store Street, London WC1E 7DE Speakers include: Frances Webber – honorary Vice-President of the Haldane Society and Vice Chair of the IRR Jon Burnett – assistant
NCADC workshop
A workshop on campaigning for the right to remain for people facing deportation. Saturday 1 March 2014, 11-2pm Carnegie Library, 188 Herne Hill Road, London SE24 0AG
Save legal aid
A demonstration to save legal aid from the proposed cuts. Friday 7 March 2014, 10am Old Palace Yard, London SW1 Speakers include: Shami Chakrabarty – Liberty Paddy Hill – Birmingham 6 Related links Download a flyer for the event here