A family-friendly picnic and demonstrations outside embassies. Sunday 7 April 2013, 12pm Kensington Gardens, Bayswater Road, London W2 4RL Related links Roma Nation Day
Geography: South-East England
Anti-raids network benefit party
An evening of food, music and information to raise money for the London Anti Raids Network. Saturday 6 April 2013, 8pm Elephant & Castle. London Related links London Anti Raids Network Download a flyer here
World War II: colonies & colonials
A lecture on a new book about overlooked political activism during the second world war. Thursday 4 April 2013, 6-7.30pm Senate House Court Room, first floor, University of London, Russell Square, London WC1E 7HU Speakers: Marika Sherwood – author of World War II: colonies & colonials Related links The Black & Asian Studies Association
London Against Racism
A new oral history project on anti-racist activity in London wants to record the experiences of those active in anti-racist struggles. Eastside Community Heritage, an oral history charity, is recording and archiving oral history interviews with those involved in key anti-racist events such as the Battle of Lewisham and movements like the Rock Against Racism.
Children in the asylum system
A lecture on the cruelty experienced by children in the asylum system. Thursday 21 March 2013, 7pm Kaplan Law School, Palace House, 3 Cathedral Street, London SE1 9DE Speaker: Frances Webber – Institute of Race Relations Related links Download a flyer here
God’s Property
A new play about racial tensions in 1980s South London. Tuesday 26 February to Saturday 23 March 2013, 7.30pm Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, London W1D 3NE Related links Soho Theatre
Forgotten women of the war on terror
A discussion to mark the release of Victoria Brittain’s new book Shadow Lives: the forgotten women of the war on terror. Thursday 7 March 2013, 6-8pm Osmani Centre, 58 Underwood Road, London E1 5AW Speakers include: Victoria Brittain – author of Shadow Lives Liz Fekete – Institute of Race Relations Manjinder Virk – actress, director
The new wasteland
It is poverty not migration that is changing the nature of Britain’s towns and cities. If you want to feel and smell austerity, go to Hatfield – in leafy Hertfordshire, with the rolling hills that EM Forster loved. It provides a microcosm of the changing social geography of Britain today.[1] Hatfield was, until the 1990s,
When I thought all hope was lost, then came JENGbA
Below we reproduce a blog by an African-Caribbean mother who recounts the family nightmare of navigating the criminal justice system which was only relieved when she made contact with the campaigning organisation Joint Enterprise – Not Guilty by Association (JENGbA). The day was Thursday 13 December 2012. It was cold and windy. I had just
Riots reframed
Performances, discussion and the debut screening of Riots reframed. Saturday 16 March 2013, 5.30pm Bethnal Green York Hall, 5 Old Ford Road, London E2 9PJ Programme includes: Riots Reframed screening Music Performances Guest speakers to be confirmed Q and A discussions RELATED LINKS Riots Reframed Bethnal Green York Hall