In the latest issue of Race & Class, Arun Kundnani analyses the concept of Muslim radicalisation now central in the counter-terrorism industry while Ashley Lavelle charts Eldridge Cleaver’s journey from radical ‘Soul on Ice’ to renegade ‘Soul for Hire’. The October 2012 issue of Race & Class explores radicalism and radicalisation. Kundnani’s ‘Radicalisation: the journey
Next weekend Sheffield will witness a Convergence of activists campaigning against the many faces of G4S. The Convergence has been called by organisations campaigning against the activities of G4S and aims to plan how to build a more effective Stop G4S campaign. Supported and endorsed by the Boycott Israel Network, Corporate Watch, Dundee Trades Council,
A convergence of anti-G4S activists from around the UK. Saturday 6 October 2012, 10-4pm The Workstation, 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S1 2BX Related links Read an IRR News story on the Convergence Download an invite here (word doc, 52kb) Download a flyer here (pdf file, 76kb) Stop G4S Convergence Stop G4S Convergence Facebook event
Karibu Scotland’s AGM and book launch. Saturday 6 October 2012, 1-4pm Pearce Institute, 860 Govan Road, Govan G51 3UU Related links Karibu Scotland Download a flyer here
Refugees, migrants and supporters combine in poetry, prose and individual testimonies. Monday 1 October 2012, 7.30pm Poetry Cafe, 22 Betterton Street, (2nd floor), London WC2H 5BX Songs by: Haymanot Tesfa RELATED LINKS Download a flyer here Kent Refugee Help
The launch of ‘Five stories: seeking asylum in Glasgow’. Saturday 29 September 2012, 1-3pm Hidden Gardens, behind the Tramway Art Centre, 25 Albert Drive, Glasgow G41 2PE RELATED LINKS Unity in the Community
The European Council on Refugees and Exiles AGM, with speakers and workshops. Wednesday–Friday, 17-20 October 2012 Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel Dalkey Avenue Dublin, Ireland Speakers include: Nils Muižnieks – Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Jacki Kelly – Irish Refugee Council Liz Fekete – Institute of Race Relations RELATED LINKS The European Council on Refugees
CARIS Haringey’s AGM with discussion, presentations and an overview of the organisation’s work. Monday 24 September 2012, 6.30pm St Ann’s Church Hall, Avenue Road, Tottenham, London N15 5JH Speakers: Jon Burnett – Institute of Race Relations David Lammy – MP Fr Luke Miller – Archdeacon of Hampstead RELATED LINKS Christian Action and Response in Society
The life and work of a dynamic anti racism campaigner was recently celebrated in Dublin. Anti racism and refugee rights campaigners, past and present, gathered on 6 September in Dublin to celebrate the life and work of Josephine Olusola Olapeju Olajumoke Amuwo, whose untimely death occurred in London this August. Although she had been based
The launch of Borderline Justice: the fight for refugee and migrant rights by the IRR’s vice-chair Frances Webber. Monday 22 October 2012, 6.30-9.30pm Garden Court Chambers, 57-60 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LS Speakers: Alison Harvey – The Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA) Liz Fekete – IRR Helen Bamber – Helen Bamber Foundation Hussein Al Samamara (invited)
