Go Home? The politics of Immigration Controversies brings together voices against and surrounding the government’s tougher stance on immigration. We hear from community organisations, policy makers, migrants and citizens along with eight social researchers. As indicated by the title, this publication is in direct response to Operation Vaken in 2013, most associated with the Go
The Medical Justice AGM will address the situation of vulnerable detainees, the Home Office’s ‘Adult at Risk’ policy and future campaigning for vulnerable detainees. Tuesday 18 July 2017, 6.30-8.30pm Garden Court Chambers, 57-60 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LJ Speakers Dr Liz Clarke Ex-detainee Stephanie Harrison QC Theresa Schleicher Martha Spurrier To book a place – please email: emma.ginn@medicaljustice.org.uk
Join Room to Heal as they celebrate a decade of their work at a summer party. Saturday 30 June 2017, 6pm till late Mildmay Community Centre, Woodville Road, London N18 8NA Related links Room to Heal View a flyer here
The government’s widely-condemned post-Brexit proposals for EU citizens should be used to highlight the unfair and discriminatory immigration laws to which they will be subjected, particularly those limiting family reunification, which currently apply to British citizens and settled migrants. Brexit secretary David Davis said the aim was to ensure EU citizens resident in the UK
Kent Refugee Help 10th anniversary AGM, plus launch of ‘I Live Here’ – a mixed art exhibition. Private view: Saturday 15 July, 3-6 pm Conquest House Gallery, Palace Street, Canterbury CT1 2DZ Paintings, prints and drawings by Kate Adams, Chris Bird and Henry Cockburn. Audio-visuals by Syrian artists living in Lebanon, Shahd Kheto, Mohammed Shurbaji, Hassan
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Violence and harassment 25 May: A 71-year-old man and 69-year-old woman are racially abused in Irvine by a man who asks if they have ‘bombs’. Craig Sharpe, 45, is later charged with acting in a racially aggravated manner.
A statement from Last Rights proposing international legal standards for proper and decent treatment of migrants who die at Europe’s borders, and their families, is a vital campaigning tool. As Europe’s leaders focus on border security and rescuers are criminalised, more migrants die. In the first five months of this year, the death rate among migrants
A special charity event in aid of PAFRAS (Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers). Live at the Brudenell Friday 23 June 2017, 7.30 onwards 33 Queens Road, Leeds LS6 1NY Related links Get your tickets here Artist Page
A conference that interrogates how borders are extended spatially and temporally, from the geo-political borders of the nation-state to the spaces and times of everyday life. It will explore resistances to these processes and include discussions on the policing and proliferation of these internal borders Saturday 17 June 2017, 9.30-5.30 pm Room B01, Clore Management
A series of events dedicated to the strength of the UK’s diverse settled and newly-arrived communities. Monday 19-Sunday 25 June 2017 Across the UK RELATED LINKS Sign up for updates here FAQS Refugee Festival Scotland
