Three plays by David Edgar about the causes and consequences of the fall of the Berlin Wall. 13-30 November 2014 Cockpit Theatre, Gateforth Street, Marylebone, London NW8 8EH The three plays are The Shape of the Table (about the fall of a Communist government in 1989), Pentecost (about the building of the new Europe after the fall of
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Defend the Right to Protest conference
An all-day conference to discuss the criminalisation of protest, state violence, and injustice. Sunday 16 November 2014, 11am SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, London WC1H 0XG Speakers include: Carole Duggan – Justice for Mark Duggan campaign Susan Alexander – Mother of Azelle Rodney Hamja Ahsan – Brother of Talha Ahsan Marcia Rigg – Sister of Sean Rigg Janet
Immigration raids in our communities
A public meeting on community organising around immigration raids. Thursday 13 November 2014, 6-8pm Praxis Community Projects, Pott Street, Bethnal Green, London E2 0EF Related links Find more details of the event, here Anti-Raids Network Right to Remain
Media training session
Migrant Voice is holding a free media training session for migrants on the theme of ‘detention’. Tuesday 4 November 2014, 3-8pm Lighthouse West London, 111-117 Lancaster Road, London W11 1QT Speakers include: Marianne Powell Nishit Morsawala Please note that it is necessary to book a place for this event. Related links Download further details of the event, here (word
The business of immigration enforcement: the role of the voluntary sector
A Race & Class discussion on the co-option dilemma for charities and voluntary organisations in asylum and immigration policing. Thursday 27 November 2014, 6-8pm Institute of Race Relations, 2-6 Leeke Street, London WC1X 9HS Speakers: Imogen Tyler (Lancaster University) and author of Revolting Subjects: Social Abjection and Resistance in Neoliberal Britain Frances Webber (Vice chair,
Screening of ‘Black Britannica’
A screening of David Koff’s historic Blacks Britannica (1978) hosted by South London Anti-Fascists. Thursday 30 October 2014, 7pm Cinema (Room RHB 185), Goldsmiths University, London SE14 6NW Blacks Britannica shows the realities of race and class in 1970s Britain with rare honesty and is a powerful base for thinking about racism and the state today.
Calendar of racism and resistance (4-16 October 2014)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum seekers and refugees 6 October: Corporate Watch reveals that NHS England has awarded G4S a series of contracts worth some £23 million to run medical facilities at four immigration removal centres in the UK. (Corporate Watch, 6
Screening of ‘Burn’
Screening of a new documentary film Burn by Migrant Media plus a Q&A. Monday 20 October 2014, 6pm King’s College, Strand Campus, The Strand, London WC2R 2LS Speakers include: Stephanie Lightfoot Bennett – Sister of Leon Patterson (United Families & Friends Campaign) Ken Fero – Director of Burn Harmit Athwal – (IRR) Related links Migrant
Say no to police spying
A peaceful vigil in memory of Ricky Reel, who was killed in a racist attack in Kingston in 1997, and in protest against police spying, corruption and racism. Tuesday 21 October 2014, 5-7pm New Scotland Yard, 8-10 Broadway, London SW1H 0BG Speakers at the vigil will include: John McDonnell MP for Hayes & Harlington Sukhdev Reel
Anthony Walker memorial lecture
An event hosted in conjunction with the Walker family and the Anthony Walker Foundation. Friday 17 October 2014, 6.30pm Broadway Theatre, Barking IG11 7LS Speakers: Baroness Oona King Yasmin Alibhai-Brown Jeremy Crook Christine Blower Max Hyde