A screening of Injustice, a film about deaths in police custody followed by a panel discussion. Tuesday 22 October 2013, 7pm Natura Café, Goldsmiths College Student Union, Dixon Road, London SE14 6NW Speakers: Ken Fero – Director Marcia Rigg – Sean Rigg Justice & Change Campaign Related links Download a flyer for the event here
Theme: Climate
Hillsborough: resisting injustice, recovering truth
The IRR is hosting a public meeting to discuss family campaigns for justice. On Wednesday 27 November 2013, the IRR and the Mannheim Centre for the Study of Criminology and Criminal Justice (LSE) are hosting a meeting to discuss family campaigns against the state to discover the truth about the deaths of loved ones. The
Policing the police
The launch event of the London Campaign to Stop Police and State Violence. Friday 11 October 2013, 7pm University of London, Union, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY Including: Who Polices the Police? – film screening ‘Speak out’ – experiences of police violence RELATED LINKS Download a flyer here London Campaign to Stop Police and State
Speak out
A meeting on rape and sexual assault in Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre. Tuesday 1 October 2013, 3pm Crossroads Women’s Centre, 25 Wolsey Mews, London NW5 2DX RELATED LINKS Black Women’s Rape Action Project Women Against Rape
Operation Nexus fears not allayed
A recent meeting with Met police failed to reassure migrant rights groups and activists that Operation Nexus is not harmful. Operation Nexus, launched a year ago as a collaboration between the Metropolitan police and the UK Border Agency was designed to clear foreign criminals off the streets of London and send them home. Immigration officers
Counter-terrorism policing in Woolwich
Is racial profiling being carried out by counter-terrorism police in South London following the death of Lee Rigby? On 1 June 2013, a group of friends driving through Woolwich in the early evening were intercepted by police officers apparently from the Met’s Counter Terrorism command, SO15. According to youth worker Husani Williams, who was driving
Family marks ten years since the death of Mikey Powell
The family of Mikey Powell marked the ten years since his death with a vigil outside West Midlands Police HQ and an inspirational meeting. On Saturday 7 September, family and friends of Mikey Powell as well as the families of others such as Joy Gardner, Sean Rigg, Azelle Rodney, Habib ‘Paps’ Ullah, Lloyd Butler and
Vigil for Mikey Powell
The tenth and final annual vigil in remembrance of Mikey Powell, who died in police custody. Saturday 7 September 2013, 12-1.30pm West Midlands Police Headquarters, Lloyd House, Colmore Circus, Birmingham B4 6NQ Related links Friends of Mikey Powell Campaign for Justice United Families and Friends Campaign
Roma solidarity demonstration
A demonstration against anti-Roma racism, called by Europe Roma International. Tuesday 3 September 2013, 3pm Embassy of the Czech Republic, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, London W8 4QY RELATED LINKS Europe Roma International
Resistance to racism and fascism
A meeting to oppose racism and fascism in London’s East End. Saturday 31 August 2013, 6pm The Rag Factory, 16-18 Heneage Street, London E1 5LJ Speakers include: Max Levitas Julie Begum Daniel Trilling Louise P Pandit G The evening also includes: Refreshments DJ’s until late RELATED LINKS London Antifascists South London Anti-Fascists London