On Monday 20 April, a man died at Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre (IRC) in Bedford, the third person to die there since it opened in November 2001.[1] The Guardian reported that the man died from a heart attack while being held in the family unit at Yarl’s Wood. Named as Pinakin Patel, the 33-year-old
Geography: South-East England
One Minute in May
A campaign for a national one minute silence to confront the ever-growing threat of knife and gun crime. Friday 1 May 2015, 12pm Downing Street, Richmond Terrace, London SW1A 2JL Related links One Minute in May Facebook page
‘The time is here to be seized’
My conversation with Colin was recorded in 2011. But I have been given the chance to update some of those ideas for this event on 18 April 2015. Neoliberalism is not working. All that stuff, about wealth trickling down, no society only individuals, the market as the regulator of everything, is shown to be false
Immigration Act 2014 and the slow dismantling of the NHS
A group of activists are creatively protesting against the effects of the Immigration Act 2014 on migrants’ access to NHS services. On 6 April 2015, new immigration health surcharges came into force under the Immigration Act 2014. These surcharges affect non-European Economic Area (EEA) nationals who come to the UK to work, study, or visit their
Sunday School #5 – ‘Letter From Malmö’
A one-day exhibition taking place looking at culture and contemporary art in the city of Malmö, Sweden. Sunday 26 April 2015, 2-8pm A_SPACE, 38 Pentonville Road, London N1 9HF The exhibition features work by artists’ and creatives living in Malmö, ephemera, a talk (4pm) with artist Lisa Nyberg, (who has worked with the IRR to
Kingsley Burrell inquest
The Kingsley Burrell Campaign are calling on people to attend the inquest into the death of Kingsley Burrell who died in Birmingham in March 2011 after being detained by the police. 7 April – 15 May 2015, the court usually sits from 10-5pm Birmingham Coroner’s Court, 50 Newton Street, Birmingham B4 6NE Related links Facebook event
Migrant Lives Matter
A protest following the recent deaths of 700 African migrants in the latest loss of a ship crossing from Libya to Europe. Saturday 25 April 2015, 1-2pm European Commission in the UK, 32 Smith Square, London SW1P 3EU Related links Facebook event listing Movement Against Xenophobia Stop the War Coalition BARAC UK (Black Activists Rising Against
Reclaim Brixton
A gathering to reclaim Brixton. Saturday 25 April 2015, 12-3pm Windrush Square, London SW2 1JQ Related links Facebook event listing Reclaim Brixton
Working Illegally: film and panel discussion
Documentary film from Standoff Films looks behind the closed walls and barbed wire of UK border enforcement to expose the reality of immigration detention. Saturday 2 May 2015, 7pm The Rag Factory, 16-18 Heneage Street, London E1 5LJ The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers, Phil Miller, and ex-detainees. Related links
Dream to Change the World exhibition
An exhibition on the life and legacy of John La Rose. Friday 22 May to Saturday 29 August 2015 Islington Museum, 245 St. John Street, London EC1V 4NB Related links George Padmore Institute Download a flyer here (pdf file, 3.9mb)