In observations made at a side-meeting of the 87th session of the Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD),[1] the IRR’s director warned that Europe’s mishandling of the refugee crisis is fuelling racism. I want to talk about the immediate institutional crisis in the EU, as hostility grows towards a modest plan by the European
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Inquiring into police accountability and spying on family campaigns
On 16 July, the Home Office announced an inquiry into undercover police spies and their activities monitoring family campaigns and spying on protestors. Below we produce a statement by The Monitoring Group[1] which has been supporting some of the families whose campaigns were infiltrated by the police. The Monitoring Group welcomes the spirit and substance
Calendar of racism and resistance (19 June – 2 July 2015)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. POLICING AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE 19 June: The Independent Police Complaints Commission will consider whether the ethnicity or the mental health of a 33-year-old prisoner injured in a cell influenced the actions of six officers involved in his restraint, resulting in
Past and present of the IRR
Two videos from the IRR’s recent conference Catching History on the Wing, which celebrated the work of the IRR and A. Sivanandan, are now available to view. The first session examined the ‘coup’ in 1972 which ousted the IRR’s rich and powerful Management Board and its monopoly on defining ‘race relations’, is available here. The second
Get Up, Stand Up! Racial equality and anti-racism
A series of debates and lectures as part of a collaborative project between New Art Exchange and NCCL exploring notions of international civil rights. Thursday 9 July 2015, 6-8pm New Art Exchange, 39-41 Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham NG7 6BE Participants include: Jagdish Patel – The Monitoring Group Janna Graham – Centre for Research in Race and Rights,
Sivanandan’s April 2015 postscript
A. Sivanandan updates his thinking on globalisation, impact of the market state and the stirrings of rebellion. ‘The spaces are there for us to fight back in, and the time is here to be seized’. RELATED LINKS Read about the event here
Catching history on the wing: the future
Session three of of an event celebrating the work of the Institute of Race Relations on 18 April 2015. The future: Building on communities of dissent: premiere of film Catching History on the Wing: a conversation with A Sivanandan followed by audience/panel interaction led by Suresh Grover (The Monitoring Group) and Phil Miller (Corporate Watch), moderated
Catching history on the wing: the past
Session one of an event celebrating the work of the Institute of Race Relations on 18 April 2015. The past: Thinking in order to do – an audio interview ‘On lived theory’ with A. Sivanandan; discussion with Colin Prescod and Jenny Bourne about the IRR’s historic struggle, followed by contributions from the floor. Related links Read
A round-up of the latest news on BAME deaths in custody
The last month has seen significant cases come to court, important inquests and new legal challenges and decisions. Habib Ullah: misconduct hearing On 15 June, five Thames Valley Police (TVP) police officers were cleared of misconduct by a disciplinary hearing following the death of Habib ‘Paps’ Ullah after a stop and search in July 2008. The
Rally for Kingsley Burrell
A rally calling for the hearing into police misconduct in the Kingsley Burrell case to be held in public. Monday 22 June 2015, 9.30am Tally Ho West Midlands Police Training Centre, Edgbaston, Birmingham B5 7RD Related links Facebook event Justice for Kingsley Campaign