A reference tool for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe in 2015. POLICING AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE 11 January: Campaign groups Justice 4 Leon and the Faruk Ali Justice Campaign march together through Luton to show a ‘united front’, demanding justice for Leon Briggs and Faruk Ali. (Luton on Sunday, 11 January
Theme: Education
After Paris
An overview of anti-Muslim violence and abuse in the UK since the Paris attacks. The terrorist attacks in Paris last month, killing 130 people and injuring 368 more, have been followed by anti-Muslim violence across Europe. In the UK, sixty-four religious or racially motivated hate crimes were reported to the police in Scotland in the week
Calendar of racism and resistance (20 November – 3 December 2015)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Policing and criminal justice 20 November: The House of Commons Justice Committee recommends the scrapping of the criminal courts charge in its report: Criminal courts charge. Second Report of Session 2015–16. Download it here. 23 November: The Centre for
Interrogating the Prison Industrial Complex
An information night to discuss the Prison Industrial Complex and how we can resist, with a presentation from the Empty Cages Collective. Friday 11 December 2015, 6-7.30pm 4 Brindley Place, Birmingham City Centre (next to the Sealife Centre) Related links Facebook event listing Prison Abolition UK Birmingham Prison Resistance group
Kavala, Greece – London Antifa solidarity tour
A London Anti-Fascists tour with an anti-fascist from Kavala, Greece to raise awareness and solidarity for their struggle against fascists and state repression. Saturday 5 December 2015, 7-11pm Larc, 62 Fieldgate Street, London E1 1ES Related links London Anti-Fascists Facebook event listing
The Changing Face of Racism – Scotland
A joint conference in London and Edinburgh organised by Scotland Against Criminalising Communities and the Islamic Human Rights Commission looking at the problems of state Islamophobia and racism. Saturday 12 December 2015, 11-6pm City of Edinburgh Methodist Church, 25 Nicolson Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9BX Speakers include: Moazzam Begg – former Guantanamo prisoner Salman Sayyid – author of Recallingg the Calphate Mazhar Khan –
Calendar of racism and resistance (6 – 19 November 2015)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Policing and criminal justice 5 November: Ropinder Singh calls for an inquiry into a protest outside the Indian High Commission after he was arrested and allegedly had his turban grabbed and thrown to the ground; fifteen others were
Migrant journeys: respecting the dead
An interview with Catriona Jarvis, former judge of the United Kingdom Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber), and now a writer/ activist on human rights initiatives. Frances Webber: You have recently become involved in demanding a European-wide system for registering deaths at the borders, identifying bodies, notifying relatives and facilitating entry for burial. How did
Two Paths, One Heart
Art exhibition with paintings from Asian women workers demanding justice in Birmingham to protests against rape in Delhi and protests against Britain’s immigration policies. Until Monday 30 November 2015 The Gallery Cafe, 21 Old Ford Road, London E2 9PL Related links Facebook event listing South Asia Solidarity Group
The Immigration Bill 2015
A briefing on concerns about destitution of asylum seeker and migrant families as a result of the Immigration Bill 2015. Thursday 3 December 2015, 10-12pm John McIntyre Building, Room 208, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Speaker: Alison Harvey – Immigration Law Practitioners Association Related links Glasgow Refugee, Asylum and Migration Network Book a seat here