An exhibition celebrating twenty years of the iconic Asian Dub Foundation by Coco (Visionary Underground). Saturday 7 November 2015 – Wednesday 18 November 2015 The Red Gallery, 1-3 Rivington Street, London EC2A 3DT Related links View event listing The Red Gallery
Geography: South-East England
Abolition or reform?
A meeting to discuss the relationship between reform, decarceration and criminal justice reductionism. Thursday 19 November 2015, 6.30-9pm central London venue (TBC) Panelists: Stephen Akpabio-Klementowski – PhD Student, the Open University Dr Bree Carlton – Monash University, Australia Deborah Coles – INQUEST Dr Erica R Meiners – Northeastern University Illinois, USA Neena Samota – StopWatch A speaker from the Empty Cages Collective
Calendar of racism and resistance (9 – 22 October 2015)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum and migration 7 October: Leaked EU plans reveal proposals to deport thousands of failed asylum seekers by threatening countries refusing to take back their migrants with withdrawals of aid, trade deals and visa arrangements. The documents show
Food Not Borders film night
A free night of films and ‘food raiser’ hosted on the theme of migration and borders. Monday 2 November 2015, 6pm SOAS, Vernon Square Campus, London WC1X 9EW Provisional film list: Working Illegally Campsfield House Borders Accents The Invisibles No Lager Through the Wire Broken English Defining Border Imperialism Related links Facebook event listing Food Not
UFFC 2015 annual procession
The United Families and Friends Campaign annual remembrance procession for those that have died in state custody. Saturday 31 October 2015 Assemble at 1pm at Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN to march to Downing Street in a memorial procession Related links United Families and Friends Campaign United Families and Friends Campaign on Facebook Facebook event
An IRR discussion on the EU refugee crisis and the violence of the militarised border
To celebrate the publication of the second edition of journalist Matthew Carr’s Fortress Europe: Inside the War Against Immigration the IRR is hosting a discussion on ‘Border Wars’. Wednesday 11 November 2015, 6-8pm Institute of Race Relations, 2-6 Leeke Street, London WC1X 9HS A conversation between: Matthew Carr – writer and journalist Frances Webber – legal expert
Acts of rebellion
An event exploring acts of rebellion in black culture. Saturday 31 October 2015, 2-9pm October Gallery, 24 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AL Event includes: Interactive workshop Artists in conversation Film screenings and DJ event Related links October Gallery
Fruitvale film club
A London Campaign Against Police and State Violence (LCAPSV) film-showing of Fruitvale Station which depicts the death in US police custody of Oscar Grant in the early hours of New Year’s Day 2009. Sunday 25 October 2015, 3-6pm The Field, 385 Queens Road, New Cross, London SE14 5HD Related links London Campaign Against Police and
Medical Justice: 10 Years Young Dinner Dance
The Medical Justice dinner dance to celebrate ten years. Wednesday 21 October 2015, 6pm-12am Nambucca, 596 Holloway Road, London N7 6LB Related links Medical Justice Download an invite here (pdf file, 321kb)
Screening of ‘Who Polices the Police’
A screening of Ken Fero’s Who Polices the Police on the death of Sean Rigg in Brixton police station in July 2008. Thursday 29 October 2015, 6.30-9pm The Drum, 144 Potters Lane, Aston, Birmingham B6 4UU Speakers include: The Kingsley Burrell Family Ken Fero (filmmaker) Plus others Related links Facebook event listing