The Medical Justice dinner dance to celebrate ten years. Wednesday 21 October 2015, 6pm-12am Nambucca, 596 Holloway Road, London N7 6LB Related links Medical Justice Download an invite here (pdf file, 321kb)
Theme: Climate
Screening of ‘Who Polices the Police’
A screening of Ken Fero’s Who Polices the Police on the death of Sean Rigg in Brixton police station in July 2008. Thursday 29 October 2015, 6.30-9pm The Drum, 144 Potters Lane, Aston, Birmingham B6 4UU Speakers include: The Kingsley Burrell Family Ken Fero (filmmaker) Plus others Related links Facebook event listing
Calendar of racism and resistance (25 September – 8 October 2015)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum and migration 24 September: Beyond Borders Tyneside protest at a Home Office regional centre in Newcastle following dawn raids on families in the area. (Chronicle Live, 24 September 2015) 26 September: A young Eritrean man is picked up
‘Blacks Britannica’ showing
A showing of Blacks Brittanica at the Bristol Radical Film Festival, followed by a Q&A with producer, Margaret Henry. Saturday 10 October 2015, 8-10pm Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA Related links Bristol Radical Film Festival Book a ticket here Arnolfini – Centre for Contemporary Arts Download a flyer here (pdf file, 1mb)
UK deaths in custody families travel to the US
Last week families of those who have died in police custody in the UK travelled to America for a week-long tour to meet families of those killed by the police in the US to start a ‘global conversation on deaths in custody’. The families of Leon Patterson, Sean Rigg, Mark Duggan, and Kingsley Burrell, along
Students not suspects tour
Meetings to talk about ‘resisting the impact of the Prevent duty, the curbing of our right to protest, police violence and deaths in custody. Wednesday 14 October – Friday 23 October 2015 Locations across the UK Meetings: 14 October: King’s College London 15 October: University of Birmingham 16 October: Swansea University 21 October: Manchester Metropolitan
Black Lives Matter
A series of panels featuring activists and researchers will explore the roots, dynamics and possible futures of #BlackLivesMatter. Wednesday 28 October 2015, 9.30am – 5pm Nottingham Contemporary, The Space, Nottingham NG1 2GB The event includes: A series of panels featuring activists and researchers An evening event (6.30 – 9.30pm) of Hip Hop performance and dialogue: Akala Dr
Calendar of racism and resistance (4-24 September 2015)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM 28 August: The Children’s Society publishes Not just a temporary fix: The search for durable solutions for separated migrant children. Download the report here. 4 September: One person is seriously injured attempting to escape a fire at an accommodation
New government measures on Gypsies and Travellers on a collision course with human rights
Chris Johnson and Andrew Ryder write about a new policy for Gypsies and Travellers which was quietly issued at the end of last month. At the end of August the government issued a flurry of statements, such as the dissolution honours list, which included a number of controversial new additions to the House of Lords, and was
Being Mixed Race Stories & experiences from mixed race people and families
The People in Harmony 2015 AGM and seminar. Saturday 26 September 2015, 1.30-5pm The Hall, St. Margaret’s House, 21, Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, London E2 9PL Speakers and subjects include: Dr. Nick Banks – Clinical Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in Psychology: ‘Mixed race’ identity and its development process. Pat Ward – Counsellor and Play