Hundreds of people gathered outside the Daily Mail’s London headquarters on Saturday 30 May to protest against its coverage of the Victorino Chua case, and in solidarity with Filipino healthcare workers. On 18 May, Victorino Chua, a nurse at Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, was found guilty of deliberately poisoning twenty-one patients, two of whom died. The
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Asylum Testimonies in Oxford
The Campaign to Close Campsfield hosts the Ice and Fire theatre company performing Asylum Testimonies, from interviews with asylum seekers. Friday 19 June 2015, 7.30pm. Asian Cultural Centre, far end of Manzil Way, off Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1GH RELATED LINKS Ice and Fire Campaign to Close Campsfield
Stop Operation Shield
Community leafleting for ‘Knowing your Rights’ sessions to link and building across London’s housing estates to stop Operation Shield! Every Saturday from 6 June to 1 July 2015, 12-2pm Brixton Tube Station, Brixton Road, London SW9 8HE Related links Facebook event listing IRR News: Archaic Operation Shield? IRR News: Met introduces collective punishment measures IRR News: The
Set her free
A protest at Yarl’s Wood to demand an end to the detention of women. Saturday 6 June 2015, 12.30-3pm Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre, Twinwoods Business Park, Thurleigh Road, Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire MK44 1FD Speakers include: Meltem Avcil Shami Chakrabarti Helena Kennedy Caroline Criado-Perez Natalie Bennett Zrinka Bralo Lips Choir Related links Facebook event listing
Preventing violent extremism?
An Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) conference on the UK government’s PREVENT strategy. Saturday 13 June 2015, 2-5pm Amanah Centre, 251 Commercial Road, London E1 2BT Speakers: Arun Kundnani – New York University Leroy Logan – Founder & Chairman of REALLITY, retired policeman Cerie Bullivant – CAGE Marie Breen-Smyth – University of Surrey Katy Sian
Under attack we fight back
A meeting for supporters of the Mark Duggan campaign and community members to discuss the role of Operation Trident in Duggan’s death and wider issues of police corruption and malpractice. Sunday 7 June 2015, 2-4pm North London Community House, Moorefield Road, Tottenham, London N17 6PY Speakers: Courtenay Griffiths QC Marcia Rigg – sister of Sean
Shut it down 4 Kingsley Burrell
A demonstration following the critical inquest verdict into the death of Kingsley Burrell. Saturday 23 May 2015, 11.30-2.30pm Assemble at Birmingham Cathedral, Colmore Row, Birmingham B3 2QB to march at 12.15 to Birmingham Central Police Station, Steel House Lane, Birmingham B4 6NW Related links Facebook event listing
Challenging state and corporate impunity
A day long conference bringing together people from a range of organisations to discuss how to hold state and corporate institutions to account. Friday 19 June 2015, 9am-5pm University of Liverpool in London campus, 33 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1AG Participants include: Tony Bunyan – Statewatch Suresh Grover – The Monitoring Group Deborah Hargreaves – High Pay
Racial discrimination and criminal justice in the EU
A British Academy panel discussion exploring the issues at the nexus of race, EU law and policing. Thursday 9 July 2015, 6-7.30pm The British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH Speakers: Ben Bowling – Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, King’s College London Momodou Jallow – Vice-President, European Network Against Racism in Europe
Race and class: challenging inequalities
A panel discussion considering the significance of race and class to shaping inequalities in contemporary Britain. Tuesday 26 May 2015, 6.30-8pm New Theatre, East Building, LSE, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE Speakers include: Liz Fekete – Director, Institute of Race Relations Kiri Kankhwende – Human rights campaigner and journalist James Nazroo – Professor of Sociology and Director