The Campaign Opposing Police Surveillance (COPS) is holding a public meeting. Thursday 21 January 2016, 6.30-8.30pm Diskus Room, Unite, 128 Theobald’s Road, London WC1X 8TN Speakers include: Kate Wilson Janet Alder Jules Carey Stafford Scott Lois Austin (Chair) Related links Campaign Opposing Police Surveillance (COPS) View details of the meeting here View a flyer here
Theme: Alternative voices on integration
Calendar of racism and resistance (4-17 December 2015)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Policing & criminal justice 3 December: Babacar Guèye, a 27-year-old Senegalese man, dies after being shot five times by a police officer in Rennes in north-west France. Guèye attempted to self-harm with a bread knife before his friend
Calendar of racism and resistance 2015
A reference tool for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe in 2015. POLICING AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE 11 January: Campaign groups Justice 4 Leon and the Faruk Ali Justice Campaign march together through Luton to show a ‘united front’, demanding justice for Leon Briggs and Faruk Ali. (Luton on Sunday, 11 January
NYE: London prisoner solidarity demo
A solidarity demonstration with prisoners with music and noise on New Year’s Eve. Thursday 31 December 2015, 8pm at HMP Pentonville, Caledonian Road, London N7 8TT from 8pm HMP Holloway, Parkhusrt Road, London N7 0NU at 9.30pm Related links Facebook event listing London ABC
NYE: Brixton Prison demo
A solidarity demonstration with prisoners with music and noise on New Year’s Eve. Thursday 31 December 2015, 6pm HMP Brixton, Jebb Avenue, London SW2 5XF Related links Facebook event listing
After Paris
An overview of anti-Muslim violence and abuse in the UK since the Paris attacks. The terrorist attacks in Paris last month, killing 130 people and injuring 368 more, have been followed by anti-Muslim violence across Europe. In the UK, sixty-four religious or racially motivated hate crimes were reported to the police in Scotland in the week
Calendar of racism and resistance (20 November – 3 December 2015)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Policing and criminal justice 20 November: The House of Commons Justice Committee recommends the scrapping of the criminal courts charge in its report: Criminal courts charge. Second Report of Session 2015–16. Download it here. 23 November: The Centre for
Interrogating the Prison Industrial Complex
An information night to discuss the Prison Industrial Complex and how we can resist, with a presentation from the Empty Cages Collective. Friday 11 December 2015, 6-7.30pm 4 Brindley Place, Birmingham City Centre (next to the Sealife Centre) Related links Facebook event listing Prison Abolition UK Birmingham Prison Resistance group
Kavala, Greece – London Antifa solidarity tour
A London Anti-Fascists tour with an anti-fascist from Kavala, Greece to raise awareness and solidarity for their struggle against fascists and state repression. Saturday 5 December 2015, 7-11pm Larc, 62 Fieldgate Street, London E1 1ES Related links London Anti-Fascists Facebook event listing
The changing face of racism – London
A joint conference in London and Edinburgh organised by Scotland Against Criminalising Communities and the Islamic Human Rights Commission looking at the problems of state Islamophobia and racism. Saturday 12 December 2015, 2-7pm P21 Gallery, 21 Chalton Street, London NW1 1JD Speakers include: Arzu Merali – IHRC Azeezat Johnson – University of Sheffield Hatem Bazian – Zaytuna College Katy Sian