National demonstrations across the UK on UN Anti-Racism Day. Saturday 21 March 2015, 12pm Assemble at 12pm at BBC Portland Place, London W1A 1AA Assemble at 11am at George Square, Glasgow Assemble 11.30am at Clare Gardens, Clare Street, Riverside, Cardiff Related links Download a flyer (PDF file, 845 kb) Facebook event page Stand Up To Racism
Theme: Climate
JRCT: promoting peace, justice and equality
Below we reproduce a letter to the editor published in The Times, on 11 March 2015, in support of the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust. Dear Sir, Charities like the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) frequently work in complex and difficult environments to promote peace, justice and equality. They succeed because of their expertise and integrity in navigating these
Calendar of racism and resistance (13 February – 26 February 2015)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Policing and criminal justice 11 February: The family of a man whose neck was found to be broken after he was arrested by police call for the officers involved to be suspended. Julian Cole, 21, was left in a
Catching history on the wing
A celebration of the work of A. Sivanandan and the Institute of Race Relations. Saturday 18 April 2015, 1-6pm Room 421, Malet Street main building, Birkbeck College, (entrance on Torrington Square), London WC1 Including the premiere of the film Catching History on the Wing: a conversation with A. Sivanandan, the launch of IRR reports Dying for Justice
Flemming Rose and the absence of empathy
An account of the Danish Muhammad cartoon crisis by one of its main instigators, the cultural editor of the paper which published them, Jyllands-Posten, is unsurprisingly lacking in self-awareness or understanding of his targets, says Danish anthropologist Peter Hervik. To a great extent, many of the stories touched upon by Flemming Rose in The Tyranny
Gus John at 70: celebrating fifty years of struggle
The second of a two-part event to celebrate educationalist and campaigner Gus John’s 70th birthday and his lifetime achievements. Saturday 14 March 2015, 2pm British Film Institute, South Bank, London SE1 9GY A documentary film, followed by: Guardian columnist, Gary Younge, in conversation with Gus John.
Fifty years of struggle: Gus John at 70
The first of a two-part event to celebrate educationalist and campaigner Gus John’s 70th birthday and his lifetime achievements. Wednesday 11 March 2015, 6-10pm Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Holborn, London WC1R 4RL Speakers: Ali Hussein – film maker and cultural activist Ian Macdonald QC – human rights, immigration and criminal lawyer Makeda Coaston – cultural
Fighting for the soul of the voluntary sector
Everyone should read a recent report by the National Coalition of Independent Action (NCIA) on the ways in which neoliberal policies are destroying the purpose and politics of voluntary groups. From time to time IRR News has commented on the ways in which privatisation, subcontracting and marketisation are infiltrating voluntary groups in the race and
Calendar of racism and resistance (30 January – 12 February 2015)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Policing and criminal justice 30 January: Anthony Long, the ex-police officer accused of the murder of Azelle Rodney during a police operation in April 2005, appears in court and pleads not guilty. (BBC News, 30 January 2015) 30
Habib ‘Paps’ Ullah inquest to begin
An appeal to attend the inquest of Habib ‘Paps’ Ullah, who died during a stop and search in 2008. 2 – 27 February 2015, 10-4pm Beaconsfield Coroners Court, Easton St, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP11 1LR RELATED LINKS Justice for Habib ‘Paps’ Ullah