Migrant Voice and Tangled Routes are co-hosting a storytelling workshop. Tuesday 12 July 2016, 6-9pm Migrant Voice, Collaboration House, 77-79 Charlotte Street, London W1T 4PW Migrants, asylum-seekers, and refugees will have the opportunity to share stories about their past (I have), present (I am), and future (I will) and incorporate the storytelling medium that best
Geography: South-East England
UK #JusticeOrElse 4 Kingsley Burrell
A national demonstration to call for #JusticeOrElse for Kingsley Burrell. Saturday 9 July 2016, 1-4.30pm Assemble at Handsworth Cemetery, Oxhill Road, Birmingham B21 8JT to march into the city centre. Speakers include: Kedisha Burrell-Brown – Justice 4 Kingsley Burrell Desmond Jaddoo – Justice 4 Kingsley Burrell Marcia Rigg – Sean Rigg Justice & Change Shaun Hall – Justice 4
The Hard Stop
The story of Mark Duggan, who was shot and killed in Tottenham in 2011, is brought to the screen through the accounts of his two best friends, followed by a Q&A. Monday 11 July 2016, 5.50pm NFT1, British Film Institute, Belvedere Rd, London SE1 8XT Q&A with: George Amponsah – director Dionne Walker – co-writer/producer
Summer party
A Room to Heal presents an evening of food, music and performance. Friday 1 July 2016, from 6pm Room to Heal, Mildmay Community Centre, Woodville Road, London N16 8NA Related links Room to Heal View a flyer here
Unlocking immigration detention
A public meeting on immigration detention. Wednesday 13 July 2016, 5.30-7.30pm James Callaghan Lecture Theatre, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP Related links View a flyer here Right to Remain Swansea City of Sanctuary
Cedric Robinson 1940 – 2016
It is with immense sadness that we record the death of the IRR’s great friend and stalwart supporter Cedric Robinson in Santa Barbara California on 4 June. Cedric had been connected to Race & Class for almost forty years, writing first in early 1978 (on Richard Wright), joining its Editorial Working Committee in 1980, becoming
Calendar of racism and resistance (27 May – 9 June 2016)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum & migration 17 May: The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration launches a survey to gauge views on the work of the Inspectorate, which is open until Monday 27 June 2016. Take part in the survey here.
Tributes to Cedric Robinson
Below we publish tributes to Cedric Robinson. Tom Denyer As intellectual careers go, Professor Cedric Robinson’s serves as a textbook. His first priority, teaching, relied on close, generous engagement with the mind of the individual student. He still found time for disciplined, objective, assiduous research and writing. His genuine interest in the work of his
Bridges Not Borders
A meeting to discuss issues around migration, free movement and how social justice groups can defeat poverty and social inequality. Thursday 9 June 2016, 6pm Global Justice Now, SOAS, Vernon Square, Penton Rise, London WC1X 9EW Speakers: Liz Fekete – Director of the Institute of Race Relations Barbara Ntumy – student campaigner Dr Paolo Novak – Convenes
Calendar of racism and resistance (6 – 26 May 2016)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum & migration 9 May: A 26-year-old Syrian refugee is shot in the kidney and wounded by Slovakian border guards on the border between Slovakia and Hungary, near the town of Velky Meder. The woman is in a