Funeral and memorial for Buzz Johnson. Saturday 1 March 2014, 1pm All Saint’s Church, Haggerston Road, Hackney, London E8 4EP Followed by a reception/gathering in his honour at 3.30pm at the West Indian Cultural Centre, 9 Clarendon Road, Hornsey London N8 0DJ RELATED LINKS Read an IRR News obituary: Buzz Johnson: 1951 – 2014
Geography: South-East England
The building bricks of a rightwing press onslaught
A small far-right campaign against a Muslim Legoland fun-day has been mainstreamed by the Mail’s Richard Littlejohn. In recent months, Casuals United, a splinter group of the English Defence League, has been harassing venues hosting events run by so-called Islamists in an attempt to have them cancelled. In the latest example of this tactic,
The uses of extremism
A meeting organised by the International State Crime Initiative (ISCI) and the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) looks at the current discourse on extremism and challenges and its underlying assumptions. Does the concept of extremism help us to make sense of political violence? Or does it distract us from the causes of conflict and lead
Could Jimmy Mubenga’s death have been prevented?
As we await the publication of a new Home Office manual on deportations, IRR News has gleaned evidence from a number of Freedom of Information requests suggesting that the death of Jimmy Mubenga during deportation could have been prevented. Jimmy Mubenga died on 12 October 2010. A number of Freedom of Information requests into the
No one is illegal gathering
A gathering of the No One Is Illegal campaign to end immigration controls. Saturday 15 February 2014, 2pm 6 Boulter Street, Oxford OX4 1AX RELATED LINKS No One Is Illegal
Set her free: shine a light
A peaceful gathering to demand the release of refugee women and to shine a light on Yarl’s Wood and indefinite detention in the UK. Thursday 13 February 2014, 6pm Home Office, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF Bring torches, candles and bike lights. Speakers include: Meltem Avcil (ex-detainee and campaigner) Kate Smurthwaite (comedian and activist)
Launch of new campaign against police surveillance
A meeting to launch a new campaign opposing police surveillance of anti-racist and other activists. Thursday 27 February 2014, 6.30pm Diskus Conference Centre, Unite House, 128 Theobald’s Road, London WC1x 8TN Speakers: Doreen Lawrence Imran Khan – solicitor Lois Austin – Youth Against Racism in Europe Harriet Wistrich – solicitor Dave Smith – Blacklist Support Group Robbie
Stop police killings!
A demonstration demanding an end to police violence. Tuesday, 11 February 2014, 6pm Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton Hill, London SW2 1RW RELATED LINKS Brixton Black Revolutionary Socialists Brixton Rebels London Campaign Against Police and State Violence
Dale Farm solidarity protest
A demonstration in support of Dale Farm residents facing an eviction court case. Tuesday 4 February 2014, 10.30am Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London WC2N 5HX RELATED LINKS Traveller Solidarity Network
Justice for Mark Duggan
A public meeting supporting the Justice for Mark Duggan campaign. Thursday 30 January 2014, 7pm North London Community House, 22 Moorefield Road, London N17 6PY Speakers: Carole Duggan Others to be confirmed RELATED LINKS See the Facebook page for the meeting here Download a flyer here Justice for Mark Duggan