A community event looking into the criminalisation of Black and Asian communities. Wednesday 16 March 2016, 6-7.45pm The Phil Martin Centre, 139 Princess Road, Manchester M14 4RE Speakers include: Rizwaan Sabir Waqas Tufail Katy Sian Patrick Williams Related links Facebook event listing View a flyer here
Theme: Education
Surround #YarlsWood demonstration
A demonstration at Yarl’s Wood detention centre. Saturday 12 March 2016, 1.30pm Yarl’s Wood, Twinwoods Business Park, Thurleigh Road, Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire MK44 1FD Related links Movement for Justice Facebook event listing
#UnisResistBorderControls
A day of discussions and workshops on safeguarding the rights of non-EU international students, refugees, asylum seekers and university workers. Saturday 5 March 2016, 11am-5pm SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG Related links Get your tickets on Eventbrite Facebook event listing
Calendar of racism and resistance (29 January – 11 February 2016)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum & migration 27 January: The EU issues a draft anti-smuggling law which experts say could criminalise volunteers providing help to refugees and equate rescue with smuggling. Other proposals would require volunteers to register. (Statewatch, 27 January 2016)
Love not razor wire
An emergency demonstration against violence towards migrants on the French-UK border. Sunday 14 February 2016, 12pm French Embassy, 58 Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7JT Related links Facebook event listing View a flyer here Read & sign a letter to French Ambassador here
London2Calais: refugee solidarity summit 2016
A meeting discussing questions of refugee migration, racism and oppression, imperialism, borders and free movement. Saturday 20 February 2016, 10.30-6pm Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS University, London WC1H 0XG Speakers include: Guy Smallman – photojournalist and filmmaker Abdulaziz Almashi – Syria Solidarity UK Mona Dohle – co-founder of London2Calais Related links Event details Get tickets here London2Calais
European march for the refugees rights
A day of action calling for safe passage of refugees. Saturday 27 February 2016, 12 noon onwards Actions taking place: Belgium – Brussels Germany – Frankfurt Greece – Athens Sweden – Halmstad Portugal – Lisboa, Porto, Coimbra Spain – Avila, Extremadura, Madrid, Málaga, Murcia, Oviedo, Pamplona, Sevilla, Tenerife, Valencia, Vigo, Zaragoza Turkey – Bodrum United Kingdom – London Related links European March for Refugee Rights – London
Migrant Voice London Network meeting
A Migrant Voice meeting on new migration rules coming into effect from April 2016. Thursday 18 February 2016, 6-8.30pm Collaboration House, 77-79 Charlotte Street, London W1T 4PW Speakers include: Don Flynn Maria Fernandez Coll Related links Migrant Voice
Calendar of racism and resistance (15 – 28 January 2016)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum & migration 13 January: Refugees including children are walking through Russia to Finland in temperatures of minus 30 degrees, according to reports. (Independent Barents Observer, 13 January 2016) 14 January: The Solicitors Regulation Authority announces a review
The human rights of migrants and refugees
The IRR provides evidence of the continued assault on human rights inherent within recent developments in asylum and migration law and policy. In a presentation to the Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner, in January 2016, IRR vice-chair and former immigration barrister Frances Webber documents the ongoing erosion of accountability in the field of migration and