A simultaneous demonstration in Dover and Calais in solidarity with migrants. Saturday 17 October 2015, 1pm (Dover), 2pm (Calais) Exact locations to be confirmed RELATED LINKS See the Facebook page for the event here National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts
Theme: Education
Migrant Voice fundraiser
A night of comedy and live performance cinema to raise funds for Migrant Voice. Saturday 17 October 2015, 8pm Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA Related links Rich Mix Migrant Voice
Medical Justice report launch of ’A Secret Punishment’
The launch of a new Medical Justice report on the use of segregation in immigration removal centres. Monday 19 October 2015, 1pm The Wilson Room, Portcullis House, Bridge Street, London SW1A 2LW Speakers Richard Fuller – MP Emma Norton – Liberty Dr Hugh Grant Peterkin – psychiatrist Kris Harris – Medical Justice (author of the report)
Continent Chop Chop
Austerity, refugees and climate destruction: a story told through music, poetry and spoken word. Performances across England from October to December 2015 Performances: Huddersfield – 31 October Leicester – 7 November London – 10 November Manchester – 14 November Liverpool – 15 November Leeds – 20 November London – 3 December Related links Virtual Migrants Collective
Solidarity with Calais migrants!
A protest in solidarity with migrants in Calais. Saturday 24 October 2015, 6pm Eurostar, St Pancras International Station, London N1C 4QP Related links Calais Migrant Solidarity
Fundraiser for PAFRAS
A fundraising gig for Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (PAFRAS) featuring the band Fusion. Saturday 10 October 2015, 7.30pm The Holbeck, Holbeck WMC, Jenkinson Lawn, Leeds LS11 9QX Related links PAFRAS
Calendar of racism and resistance (4-24 September 2015)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM 28 August: The Children’s Society publishes Not just a temporary fix: The search for durable solutions for separated migrant children. Download the report here. 4 September: One person is seriously injured attempting to escape a fire at an accommodation
September 11: From Verona to Belfast
Below we reproduce a personal reflection by Race & Class contributor Phil Scraton. September 11, 2001. The day imprinted on a disparate international collective consciousness. As two planes hit New York’s twin towers, another engulfed the Pentagon in flames and United Airlines Flight 93 plane came down in Pennsylvania en route to its target, I slipped traversing
Fundamental Rights Conference: A Public Law Perspective
A day of expert analysis and discussion. Saturday 10 October 2015, 9.45-5pm LSE New Academic Building, 54 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LJ Speakers include: Keynote Speaker: Lord Toulson – Justice of the Supreme Court Tom Royston – Barrister at Garden Court North Katherine Hill – Strategy Advisor on Equality and Human Rights for Age
Refugees welcome
A solidarity meeting on the current refugee crisis in Europe. Wednesday 30 September 2015, 7pm Karibu Centre, Gresham Road, Brixton, London SW9 7PH Speakers include: Chair: Sara Tomlinson – Lambeth NUT Christine Buchholz MP – Die Linke (Germany by live-link)) Matt Wrack – FBU Finne Bremen – Aslef Peter Pinkney – RMT Weyman Bennett –