A community action workshop and talks. Sunday 5 October 2014, 11.30-4pm Star and Shadow Cinema, Stepney Bank, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 2NP Speakers: Frances Webber – retired immigration, asylum and human rights barrister/author of Borderline Justice: the fight for refugee and migrant rights Unity Centre – Glasgow Related links Facebook event listing Beyond Borders Tyneside
Theme: Climate
Screening of ‘Burn’
Screening of a new documentary film Burn by Migrant Media plus a Q&A. Friday 17 October 2014, 6-7.30pm Lecture Theatre B04, Birbeck, University of London, 43 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PD Speakers include: Marcia Rigg – Sister of Sean Rigg Minkah Adofo – United Families & Friends Campaign Ken Fero – Director of Burn Related links
Charities criticise Daily Express hostility toward asylum seekers
We reproduce here a response that the Daily Express refused to publish after it had carried a series of articles attacking asylum seekers in Britain. Dear Sir, The stream of aggressive stories about asylum seekers appearing in this paper in recent days is of serious concern to all of us who work with and support people fleeing persecution. Your
Protecting European democracy or reviving the Cold War?
A new report by Human Rights First on fascism in Hungary and Greece raises important questions. But its orientation towards US national interests smacks of Cold War thinking. When we think of the leaders of Europe’s far- and extreme-Right parties today, it is easy to ridicule them as fossils, nostalgic for days of Empire and
Calendar of Racism and Resistance (5 – 18 September 2014)
A resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key news stories in the UK and Europe over the past fortnight. Asylum seekers & refugees 5 September: Migrants and activists rally in Calais for human rights and an end to police violence, as Sauvons Calais announce they will rally on 7 September to ‘say no to
13th public meeting with United Against Injustice
A public event, including workshops to mark the thirteenth National Miscarriage of Justice Day. Saturday 11 October 2014, 10-5pm John Foster Building, 80-98 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool L3 5UZ Speakers include: Ross Patel – Afentis Forensics CCRC representative Professor Joe Sim – Liverpool John Moores University INQUEST representative RELATED LINKS United Against Injustice
Calendar of racism & resistance (27 August – 4 September 2014)
A calendar of stories from the last week. Asylum seekers & refugees 27 August 2014: Medical Justice has published a report: Biased and Unjust: The Immigration Detention Complaints Process, you can download it here (pdf file, 6.4mb). 29 August: 44-year-old Wadih Chourey, who has Down’s syndrome, faces deportation to Lebanon after the Home Office refused
International day of solidarity: one year without Pavlos Fyssas
London anti-fascists support the international call-out from Greece to commemorate one year since the murder of Pavlos Fyssas (aka Killah P) at the hands of fascists. Thursday 18 September 2014, 7pm Cable Street Mural, 236 Cable Street, London E1 0BL Related links Facebook event listing
Sweden’s counter-extremism policies fail the accountability test
The Swedish model of countering far-right extremism is deeply flawed and should not be followed by other EU countries. The European Commission has recommended that EU member states set up special programmes for those at risk of radicalisation and the Swedish Ministry of Justice is already working to export its model of countering far-right extremism
Major accountability gap within Europe’s far Right deradicalisation programme exposed
In a timely report published today, the IRR cautions against the importation to the UK of Scandinavian-style Exit programmes for dealing with far-right extremists. It was one of the big news stories of October 2013 and something of a coup for ‘counter-radicalisation’, when Tommy Robinson and Kevin Carroll quit the EDL – and think-tank Quilliam