The annual general meeting of Kent Refugee Help which will examine the Immigration Act 2016 and the hostile environment. Saturday 11 June 2016, 11-3pm Red Cross, Bradbury House, 2 Lower Chantry Lane, Canterbury CT1 1UF Speakers include: Ambrose Musiyiwa – journalist, activist and poet David Herd – professor, activist and poet Related links Kent Refugee
Theme: Climate
DIY Cultures 2016: Zines, Comics, Alternative Day Festival
A day festival of zines, activism, talks, workshops, exhibitions, film screenings, contemporary craft, comics, archives, alternatives and underground subcultures. Sunday 29 May 2016, 12-7pm Rich Mix London, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA Related links Facebook event listing DIY Cultures
Practical solidarity in the UK asylum and immigration system
Do you want to know more about how the UK asylum and immigration system works? Do you know newly-arrived asylum-seekers in the UK and want to know what you can do to support them? Tuesday 7 June 2016, 6-9pm Tuesday 14 June 2016, 6-9pm Sheffield This series of two workshops will examine: the different routes
Grunwick film screening
A showing of ‘The Great Grunwick Strike 1976-1978: A History’ directed by Chris Thomas and introduced by Professor Mary Davis. Thursday 26 May 2016, 7pm Marx Memorial Library, 37A Clerkenwell Green, London EC1R 0DU Related links Facebook event listing
The populist Right and the crisis of democracy
A panel discussion analysing conservatism and the rise of the populist Right in the US and Europe. Monday 6 June 2016, 6.15-8pm Institute of Race Relations, 2-6 Leeke Street, Kings Cross Road, London WC1X 9HS Speakers: Arun Kundnani, author of The Muslims Are Coming! Islamophobia, extremism and the domestic war on terror (Verso, 2014). David Edgar, playwright, political
Calendar of racism and resistance (22 April – 5 May 2016)
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A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum and migration 20 April: The Home Office announces that a new process for resettling unaccompanied asylum seeking children will commence in July. (Guardian, 21 April 2016) 21 April: The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman publishes: Independent investigation into
Demonstration for the rights of Travellers
Demonstration for the right of Travellers, Gypsies and Roma Saturday 21 May 2016, assemble at 1pm Parliament Square, London Related links Facebook event listing
Fighting immigration raids in London
Hear accounts from those fighting against raids and discuss resistance. Sunday 15 May 2016, 6-11pm The Field, 385 Queens Road, London SE14 5HD Related links Anti Raids Network View a flyer here
One year on: anniversary of the death of Sheku Bayoh
A commemoration event for Sheku Bayoh on the first anniversary of his death in police custody. Saturday 8 May 2016, 2-7pm Templehall Community Centre, Beauly Place, Kirkcaldy KY2 6EX Related links Justice for Sheku Bayoh
SYMAAG AGM
The annual general meeting of the South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group (SYMAAG). Thursday 12 May 2016, 7-9pm Quaker Meeting House, 10 St James’ Street, Sheffield S1 2EW Related links South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group (SYMAAG)