A one-day exhibition taking place looking at culture and contemporary art in the city of Malmö, Sweden. Sunday 26 April 2015, 2-8pm A_SPACE, 38 Pentonville Road, London N1 9HF The exhibition features work by artists’ and creatives living in Malmö, ephemera, a talk (4pm) with artist Lisa Nyberg, (who has worked with the IRR to
Theme: Education
Peace of Mind – fundraising concert
A fundraising concert with The Crossings Band and Pikey Beatz in aid of Peace in Mind. Sunday 10 May 2015, 7-11pm World Headquarters Club, Curtis Mayfield House, Carliol Square, East Pilgrim Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 6UF Related links Facebook event listing Peace of Mind
Migrant Lives Matter
A protest following the recent deaths of 700 African migrants in the latest loss of a ship crossing from Libya to Europe. Saturday 25 April 2015, 1-2pm European Commission in the UK, 32 Smith Square, London SW1P 3EU Related links Facebook event listing Movement Against Xenophobia Stop the War Coalition BARAC UK (Black Activists Rising Against
Racist violence and British nationalism in Northern Ireland
The April 2015 issue of Race & Class argues that Northern Ireland’s BAME communities have been living the peace process in reverse. In 1971 British Home Secretary Reginald Maudling suggested that the situation in Northern Ireland amounted to ‘an acceptable level of violence’. During ‘the Troubles’, this became the de facto security policy of successive British governments
Working Illegally: film and panel discussion
Documentary film from Standoff Films looks behind the closed walls and barbed wire of UK border enforcement to expose the reality of immigration detention. Saturday 2 May 2015, 7pm The Rag Factory, 16-18 Heneage Street, London E1 5LJ The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers, Phil Miller, and ex-detainees. Related links
Levelling out racism
A community celebration of resistance to racism and fascism in the UK. Sunday 26 April 2015, 1-4pm The Level, Brighton BN1 4ZN Related links Brighton People’s Assembly Page Stop EDL Facebook event
Calendar of racism and resistance (27 March – 9 April 2015)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Extreme-Right politics 29 March: In the second round of French local elections, the Front National wins 22 per cent of the vote, securing 62 council seats. (In 2011, it won just one.) However it failed to take control
Immigration detention: signs of spring, or false dawn?
Campaigners have welcomed signs of movement around immigration detention – but celebration may be premature. In March 2015, the All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) on Refugees and Migration produced a strong report whose main recommendation, that immigration detention be severely curtailed and strictly time-limited, echoed the demands made for decades by detainee groups, campaigners and international
Oluwale Partnership Symposium
An event organised by the Oluwale Partnership in Leeds. Friday 17 April 2015, 9.30-4.30 Rose Bowl, Leeds Beckett University, Portland Crescent, Leeds LS1 3HB Speakers & performers include: Cllr Keith Wakefield (Leader, Leeds City Council) St George’s Crypt Sai Murray (Remember Oluwale Board member) Michelle Scally-Clarke Rommi Smith Ian Duhig Seni Seniveratne Royal Blood reggae
Looking for Claudia Jones
The TUC Race Relations Committee in association with Blackstock films presents a screening of ‘Looking for Claudia Jones’ followed by a panel discussion. Friday 17 April 2015, 7-9pm TUC Congress House, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS Panel members: Nia Reynolds (director) Donald Hinds James Fairweather Diane Langford Corrine Skinner Carter The film documents the influence of