A public meeting on the proposed expansion to Campsfield House immigration removal centre in Oxfordshire. Monday 20 October 2014, 7.30pm Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington OX5 1AB Speakers include: A former Campsfield detainee Kate Smart – Asylum Welcome Oxford Bill MacKeith – Campaign to Close Campsfield Related links Download a flyer (pdf file, 368kb) Campaign
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Calendar of racism and resistance (19 September-3 October)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting the key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum seekers and refugees September: The ECtHR rules that conditions for migrants detained in a number of Greek police stations and immigration detention centres are so bad that they amounted to inhuman and degrading treatment, in two
A seminar on the ‘Trojan Horse’ affair
A seminar to examine the ‘Trojan Horse’ affair: ‘From the horse’s mouth? Critiquing and countering the dominant discourse and narratives. Thursday 23 October 2014, 10.30-4.30pm School of Education, Edgbaston Campus, University of Birmingham, Birmingham Related links See event details here Book online here
The Exotic Body in 19th-century British Drama
A two-day conference on the representation of the ‘exotic body’ in British drama. Thursday 25 – Friday 26 September 2014 Faculty of English Language and Literature, University of Oxford, St Cross Building Manor Road, Oxford OX1 3UL Keynote speakers: Ross Forman – Warwick Peter Yeandle – Manchester Hazel Waters – Institute of Race Relations Related
Calendar of racism & resistance (27 August – 4 September 2014)
A calendar of stories from the last week. Asylum seekers & refugees 27 August 2014: Medical Justice has published a report: Biased and Unjust: The Immigration Detention Complaints Process, you can download it here (pdf file, 6.4mb). 29 August: 44-year-old Wadih Chourey, who has Down’s syndrome, faces deportation to Lebanon after the Home Office refused
Hatred, hysteria and a Trojan Horse
A leading educationalist argues that the report by Peter Clarke into the ‘Trojan Horse’ affair, embraced by the new education secretary, is in fact a grave disservice. On Tuesday 22 July 2014 the new Secretary of State for Education in the UK, Nicky Morgan, made a statement in the House of Commons about the Trojan
Death of Bangladeshi woman in police custody
A 30-year-old Bangladeshi woman has died in police custody in Walsall, West Midlands, shortly after being arrested. Sharmilla Ullah was detained on suspicion of shoplifting and taken to Bloxwich police station on 9 July. She became unwell whilst in custody and was taken to Walsall Manor hospital where she received treatment, before she was released
Films for justice at the BFI
‘Liberating Media’, an event, on Saturday 12 July at the British Film Institute (BFI) will highlight the work of Migrant Media. The day of film and discussion showcases the films of Migrant Media’s director-in-chief, Ken Fero – starting with an informal morning session, led by Fero, considering the work of Migrant Media and its youth
Are refugees welcome here? If not, what can we do about it?
The Campaign to Close Campsfield is hosting a public meeting as part of Oxford Refugee Week. Monday 16 June 2014, 7pm Oxford Town Hall, St Aldate’s, Oxford OX1 1BX Speakers: Colin Yeo – barrister at Garden Court Chambers Dr Mina Fazel – Child psychiatrist, NIHR post-doctoral research fellow, Oxford University Department of Psychiatry Clare Cochrane
TUC ‘migration messaging’ workshops
The Trades Union Congress and Migrant Voice are running a series workshops on migration. Saturday 28 June 2014, 10-5pm – Manchester Wednesday 2 July 2014, 10-5pm – Southampton Saturday 12 July 2014, 10-5pm – Corby Related links Migrants’ Rights Network TUC