The annual remembrance procession for those that have died in immigration detention and in police, prison or psychiatric custody, organised by the United Families and Friends Campaign. Saturday 28 October 2017, assemble at 12pm Trafalgar Square, central London Related links United Families and Friends Campaign United Families and Friends Campaign on Facebook United Families and Friends Campaign
Geography: North-West England
Making profits in Ireland’s asylum market
In the second of a series, campaigner John Grayson examines the asylum markets for private companies involved in providing services under the Direct Provision (DP) system for asylum seekers in Ireland. Who benefits from the system of direct provision? Who benefits from placing so many obstacles in people’s lives and imposing limits on the potential
Kate Hopkins is not a suitable speaker for schools
The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) recommendation that Katie Hopkins be allowed to speak in schools, as long as alternative views are presented, is dangerous and potentially misleading, says Bill Bolloten. Last month the journalist Katie Hopkins announced a series of school talks for 14 to 16-year-olds, which she has branded the ‘Stand Strong
Why are so many Iranians forced to become refugees?
A public meeting on why are so many Iranians are being forced to become refugees. Thursday 2 November 2017, 6-8pm Lecture Theatre 5, Arts Tower, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN Speakers include: Yassmanie Mather – Critique Journal Raha Bareini – Amnesty International With songs from Arash Sabet – Singer/songwriter Related links Download a flyer
Deport, Deprive, Extradite conference
A conference on racism, borders and the security state in the context of the War on Terror. Saturday 18 November 2017, 10am-7pm P21 Gallery, 21-27 Chalton Street, London NW1 1JD Speakers include: Amanda Weston Gareth Peirce Frances Webber – Institute of Race Relations Arnaud Mafille – CAGE Fizza Qureshi – Migrant Rights Network Related links Register here Download a flyer here (pdf
Islamophobia, lectures and discussion
Events in Leeds and London to mark the 20th anniversary of the Runnymede Trust report on Islamophobia, published in 1997. Leeds: Thursday 9 November 2017, 6.30-9pm Carriage works Theatre, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds LS2 3AD Speakers include: Professor S. Sayyid (professor of social theory and decolonial thought at the University of Leeds); Baroness Saeeda Warsi (author of The Enemy Within:
Care and custody: a social justice agenda
The Traveller Movement’s National Annual Conference. Friday 24 November 2017, 9.30-4pm Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA Speakers include: David Lammy MP Cathy Ashley – Family Rights Group Fr John Chadwick – Margaret Clitheroe Trust Dr Carol Homden – Corams Guy Shennan – British Social Workers Association Andrea Simon – End Violence
The Lammy Review: will it change outcomes in the criminal justice system?
Lee Bridges, Emeritus Professor, School of Law, University of Warwick, continues our examination of the Lammy Review. Having already written on an allied subject – the 2011 riots-[1] the Conservative government chose Labour MP David Lammy to head its inquiry into the treatment of black and ethnic minority (BAME) groups within the criminal justice system.
European Union, Brexit – the future of workers’ rights
A conference to discuss whether the EU can be a framework to safeguard and to improve workers’ rights or if it is an obstacle. Saturday 11 November 2017, 9.30-6pm Diskus Centre at Unite, 128 Theobald’s Road, Holborn, London WC1X 8T Subject include: The Future of Trade Union Rights, social rights How to create more security for
Calendar of racism and resistance (22 September – 5 October 2017)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum & migration 21 September: From January, banks and building societies will be required to carry out quarterly immigration status checks on all current account holders, not just on applicants for new accounts, according to Home Office proposals