Daniel Holder from the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) reflects on the recently introduced Counter Extremism Strategy and the scenario which we would see if the strategy was applied in Northern Ireland. Margaret Thatcher famously claimed Northern Ireland was as British as her own constituency, Finchley. Apparently however we are officially no longer
Defend the Right to Protest’s annual conference. Sunday 15 November 2015, 11am til late, School of African and Oriental Studies, Russell Square, London WC1H OXG Workshops include: Prevent and the threat to our civil liberties with Moazzam Begg, Gareth Peirce, Malia Bouattia, Patricia McManus and Hilary Aked Undercover policing and the new inquiry with Imran Khan, Janet Alder,
A demonstration to mark 22 years of Campsfield removal centre. Saturday 28 November 2015, from 12noon Campsfield (main gates), Langford Lane, Kidlington OX5 1RE From 2-5pm refreshments and Barbed Wire Britain gathering at Exeter Hall, Oxford Road Kidlington OX5 1AB Related links Campign to Close Campsfield Download a flyer
An international women’s conference bringing a critical, left-wing and intersectional perspective to the women’s movement. Saturday 28 November – Sunday 29 November 2015 Southbank University, 103 Borough Road, London SE1 0AA Speakers include: Angela Davis (USA) – University of California Presidential Chair in African American and Feminist Studies, and founding member of the prison abolitionist group Critical Resistance
A panel discussion on the Kristallnacht anniversary. Tuesday 10 November 2015, 7pm Room v111, Vernon Square Campus, School of Oriental and African Studies, Penton Rise, London WC1X 9EW Panelists: Zoë Marriage – Oxford University and the LSE Ruth Barnett – Holocaust survivor and human rights activist Mike Schwarz – Bindmans solicitors Morten Thaysen – Lesbians and Gays Support
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum and migration 7 October: Leaked EU plans reveal proposals to deport thousands of failed asylum seekers by threatening countries refusing to take back their migrants with withdrawals of aid, trade deals and visa arrangements. The documents show
A free night of films and ‘food raiser’ hosted on the theme of migration and borders. Monday 2 November 2015, 6pm SOAS, Vernon Square Campus, London WC1X 9EW Provisional film list: Working Illegally Campsfield House Borders Accents The Invisibles No Lager Through the Wire Broken English Defining Border Imperialism Related links Facebook event listing Food Not
The United Families and Friends Campaign annual remembrance procession for those that have died in state custody. Saturday 31 October 2015 Assemble at 1pm at Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN to march to Downing Street in a memorial procession Related links United Families and Friends Campaign United Families and Friends Campaign on Facebook Facebook event
To celebrate the publication of the second edition of journalist Matthew Carr’s Fortress Europe: Inside the War Against Immigration the IRR is hosting a discussion on ‘Border Wars’. Wednesday 11 November 2015, 6-8pm Institute of Race Relations, 2-6 Leeke Street, London WC1X 9HS A conversation between: Matthew Carr – writer and journalist Frances Webber – legal expert
A London Campaign Against Police and State Violence (LCAPSV) film-showing of Fruitvale Station which depicts the death in US police custody of Oscar Grant in the early hours of New Year’s Day 2009. Sunday 25 October 2015, 3-6pm The Field, 385 Queens Road, New Cross, London SE14 5HD Related links London Campaign Against Police and
