The second of a post-election three-part series on civil liberties in the UK observes how the Queen’s Speech immigration proposals contain more of the same old deterrence policies, creating more desperation, in the face of the biggest refugee crisis since World War II. According to an investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, in just the
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Asylum Testimonies in Oxford
The Campaign to Close Campsfield hosts the Ice and Fire theatre company performing Asylum Testimonies, from interviews with asylum seekers. Friday 19 June 2015, 7.30pm. Asian Cultural Centre, far end of Manzil Way, off Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1GH RELATED LINKS Ice and Fire Campaign to Close Campsfield
‘Go Home’: Mapping Immigration Controversy
A one day conference aimed at academics and activists, discussing the findings of the Mapping Immigration Controversy project. Wednesday 10 June 2015, 9.30am-6.30pm. The Social Sciences Building, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL Speakers include: Bridget Anderson – University of Oxford Rita Chadha -Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and London Suresh Grover -The Monitoring
Set her free
A protest at Yarl’s Wood to demand an end to the detention of women. Saturday 6 June 2015, 12.30-3pm Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre, Twinwoods Business Park, Thurleigh Road, Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire MK44 1FD Speakers include: Meltem Avcil Shami Chakrabarti Helena Kennedy Caroline Criado-Perez Natalie Bennett Zrinka Bralo Lips Choir Related links Facebook event listing
Preventing violent extremism?
An Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) conference on the UK government’s PREVENT strategy. Saturday 13 June 2015, 2-5pm Amanah Centre, 251 Commercial Road, London E1 2BT Speakers: Arun Kundnani – New York University Leroy Logan – Founder & Chairman of REALLITY, retired policeman Cerie Bullivant – CAGE Marie Breen-Smyth – University of Surrey Katy Sian
Institutionalised Racism in Europe, Dead Bodies, and the State
A public meeting on the the NSU trial in Germany, the Roma killings in Hungary and beyond. Friday 5 June 2015, 6-7.30pm Room 226, Oktober 6 u. 7, School of Public Policy at Central European University, Budapest, Hungary Panelists include: Liz Fekete – London-based director of the Institute of Race Relations and head of its European research programme
Calendar of racism and resistance (8 – 21 May 2015)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Policing and criminal justice 8 May: A mental health trust and the Metropolitan Police are accused of trying to cover up alleged racism towards patients during a night in 2012 when 48 officers – some in riot gear – were
Where the war on welfare and the war on migrants and refugees lead
The war on welfare has parallels with the war on migrants and refugees, both in terms of rhetoric and impact. The war on welfare claimants, ramped up over the last few years, is with a Conservative victory now set to intensify. The next phase of George Osborne’s ‘deficit reduction plan’ has already begun. And although
Challenging state and corporate impunity
A day long conference bringing together people from a range of organisations to discuss how to hold state and corporate institutions to account. Friday 19 June 2015, 9am-5pm University of Liverpool in London campus, 33 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1AG Participants include: Tony Bunyan – Statewatch Suresh Grover – The Monitoring Group Deborah Hargreaves – High Pay
One Nation: but whose?
The first of a post-election three-part series on civil liberties in the UK examines the government’s proposal to replace the Human Rights Act by a British Bill of Rights. Prime minister David Cameron was quick to don the mantle of ‘One Nation Toryism’ after his party’s election victory. But the Tories’ priorities set out in