A comedy night organised by Migrants Rights’ Network celebrating the impact immigration has had on the British comedy industry. Monday 30 March 2015, 7.30pm Bloomsbury Theatre, 15 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AH Line-up includes: Abandoman Nish Kumar Romesh Ranganathan David Mills Bec Hill Grainne Maguire Felicity Ward Paul Sinha Ava Vidal Andrew O Neil Shazia
Theme: Climate
Justice for Kingsley Burrell
The family of Kingsley Burrell, who died after being detained under the Mental Health Act in March 2011, are calling for people to attend his inquest. Tuesday 7 April 2015 Birmingham Coroner’s Court, 50 Newton Street, City Centre, Birmingham B4 6NE Related links Location map Facebook event listing Justice for Kingsley Burrell
Second inquest returns critical verdict on death of Habib Ullah
On 2 March, a second inquest recorded a critical misadventure and narrative verdict into the death of Habib ‘Paps’ Ullah on 3 July 2008, after being stopped and forcefully searched by police in High Wycombe. The verdict marks seven years of campaigning by his family, who have consistently marked the anniversary of his death, every
Dying for Justice
On Monday 23 March 2015, the Institute of Race Relations published Dying for Justice which gives the background on 509 people (an average of twenty-two per year) from BAME, refugee and migrant communities who have died between 1991-2014 in suspicious circumstances in which the police, prison authorities or immigration detention officers have been implicated. It concludes
Calendar of racism and resistance (27 February – 12 March 2015)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum and migration 3 March: Serco suspends two staff members from Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre after the showing of a Channel 4 film, made undercover, on the treatment of detainees which revealed what the shadow home secretary called
German justice: from Jeremiah Duggan to Halit Yozgat
In the latest twist at the NSU trial, the state premier of Hesse has been asked to take the witness stand. Why is Volker Bouffier’s evidence important for the family of Halit Yozgat, the NSU’s ninth victim, as well as to the family of Jeremiah Duggan? The trial of Beate Zschäpe and four co-defendants in
Sites of Resistance: ‘Resisting Criminalisation’
An event to provide a space for campaigning organisations to engage other activists, students and academics in realising their goals. Wednesday 25 March 2015 Manchester Metropolitan University, Department of Sociology, Rosamond Street West, Manchester M15 6LL The ‘Sites of Resistance’ day will launch the Resisting ‘Crime’ and Criminalisation (RCC) group that Kathryn Chadwick, Becky Clarke and
Cultures of intolerance
A one day conference to discuss freedom of speech and Muslim communities across Europe. Saturday 28 March 2015, 10-5.30pm CAN Mezzanine, 49-51 Old Street, London N1 6AH Speakers include: Ziauddin Sardar – scholar and cultural critic Tim Sanders – cartoonist Liz Fekete – director of Institute of Race Relations Sunny Hundal – journalist Please note
Screening of ‘Blacks Britannica’
A meeting is to discuss the gains black people have made within British society viz a viz race and class and a screening of Blacks Britannica. Sunday 22 March 2015, 2-5pm The Bridge, Christchurch Avenue, Harrow, London HA3 5BD Speakers include: Nana Asante – TUSC parliamentary candidate Margaret Henry –Blacks Britannica researcher Related links Register here via Eventbrite
Handing in the JENGbA petition
Join JENGbA on a march to Downing Street to hand in its petition. Tuesday 17 March 2015, 2pm Assemble at Victoria Coach Station, 164 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 9TP to march to Downing Street Related links JENGbA Facebook event page Change.org petition Download a flyer