Examining the ways in which black people from the African and Caribbean diaspora have been represented in ephemera over the last two hundred years. Wednesday 4 July 2012, 10.30-7.30pm Nike Theatre, Agriculture Building, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AU Related links Download a booking form Download the programme
Geography: London
The second annual Corin Redgrave memorial event
A panel discussion entitled: ‘An Audit of Human Rights’. Saturday 30 June 2012, 2-4.30pm Friends Meeting House, 173 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ Speakers include: Massoud Shadjareh – Islamic Human Rights Commission Ashfaq Ahmad – Free Babar Ahmad campaign Frances Webber – a lawyer specialising in immigration and human rights Harmit Athwal – Institute of
Mosaic
A space for BME artistic development, including performances and workshops. Thursday 28 June 2012 – Friday 29 June 2012 ArtsOne, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End, London E1 4NS Including a keynote address from Madani Younis – Artistic Director, Bush Theatre Related Links Kali Theatre Co.
So We Stand
A week-long summer school introducing community organising for social change for people aged 16-30. Saturday 7 July 2012 – Saturday 14 July 2012 Held at sites across London Related Links So We Stand Download a copy of the flyer here
Hackney migrant groups fundraiser
A fundraiser for Hackney Migrant Centre and Hackney Refugee and Migrant Support Group. Friday 22 June 2012, 7-10pm St Paul’s Church Hall, Stoke Newington Road, London N16 7UY Entertainment includes: Music from The Travelling Irons Food and bar Prize quiz Raffle
The Southall Legacy
A public meeting to remember and pay tribute to the work of Vishnu Sharma, international activist and leader of the Indian Workers Association (Southall). Saturday 16 June 2012, 5-8pm Featherstone High School, 11 Montague Way, Southall UB2 5HF Related Links The Monitoring Group
Meeting on charter flights to Afghanistan
A public meeting on charter flights to Afghanistan. Monday 25 June 2012, 7pm Praxis, Pott Street, Bethnal Green, London E2 0EF Related Links National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns
JENGbA Uprising
A fundraiser for Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association (JENGbA). Tuesday 26 June 2012, 7-10.30pm The Tabernacle, 35 Powis Square, Notting Hill, London W11 2AY including music from: Alabama 3 Goddaz Speakers: Paddy Hill – MOJO, Birmingham 6 Janet Cunliffe – Mother of Jordan Cunliffe Related Links JENGbA Download an event flyer here.
Baisikel calls for volunteers and bikes
A new project opens up opportunities for asylum seekers in London to get about. A couple living in London concerned about the worsening conditions that asylum seekers find themselves, increasingly now dispersed outside the M25 but required to travel into central London for appointments, decided that there was a practical way that they could help.
Commonwealth migration: the past and the future
An event to mark the significance of the 50th anniversary of the first Commonwealth Immigrants Act and the impact of immigration control legislation. Thursday 14 June 2012, 6.30-9pm Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, London WC1H 0XG Speakers: Professor Nigel Harris – University College London Dr Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah (Chair) – Director of the Royal Commonwealth Society Professor