Demonstration outside Harmondsworth detention centre. Saturday 13 September 2014, 1pm Harmondsworth detention centre, Colnbrook By-Pass, West Drayton, Middlesex UB7 0HB Related links Facebook event listing Movement for Justice
Theme: Education
Helen Bamber 1925-2014
With the passing on 21 August of Helen Bamber, we have lost a unique healer and campaigner against human cruelty. As a barrister specialising in asylum and human rights, I got to know her first in her role of expert medical witness, testifying at asylum appeals to the truth of the suffering of my clients,
Still being driven to desperate measures
At the weekend, a group of stowaways were found at Tilbury Docks desperately trying to escape a container they had been sealed into. By the time it was opened, one of the migrants, 40-year-old Meet Singh Kapoor was already dead. Thirty-four migrants, Sikhs from Afghanistan, were found in the container, ten men, nine women and
Enforced poverty amongst asylum seekers and refugees
Nicky Road reviews a publication on refugees and asylum seekers in the UK. A new Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS) Working Paper has been published which analyses the link between poverty and refugees and asylum seekers in the UK from the 1980s to the present. Focusing on three main groups: asylum seekers; refugees; and
The battles of Calais
Matt Carr reflects on the complicity of Britain and France in the horrific situation for migrants in Calais. For millions of British tourists, Calais is a gateway for continental driving holidays and the pleasures of the Summer. For others it’s a city of designer shops, of the massive Euroshopping mall Cité Europe, where the Daily Mail and P&O
Language testing of asylum claimants: a flawed approach
Following a critical Supreme Court judgment on the Home Office’s use of controversial language analysis tests to determine the nationality of asylum seekers, Aisha Maniar asks: why does the government insist on using these tests? Language is a crucial element of the identity of each and every one of us, and a marker of social
Edge Fund calling for new applications
The Edge Fund, a group working for justice and equality, is calling for new applications to its fund. The Edge Fund is inviting new applications from individuals and grassroots groups, in order to support projects which are relevant to communities campaigning on discrimination and injustice. Grants will be given to groups and individuals working for
Right to Remain annual conference
Right to Remain conference discussing the challenges of migration control, including the cuts to legal aid, and the nation-wide campaigning efforts for migration justice. Saturday 6 September 2014, 12-5pm Praxis Community Projects, Bethnal Green, London E2 0EF Speakers include: Frances Webber – former barrister and Vice-Chair of IRR Saira Grant – Joint Council for the
Syria, war and refugees
A South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group information and action workshop on Syrian refugees. Thursday 14 August 2014, 7-9pm (doors open at 6.30pm for refreshments) Houlden Hall next to St Marie’s church on Norfolk Row (between Fargate and the Crucible Theatre), Sheffield S1 2JB Related links See more details about the meeting here South
Brent Anti Racism Campaign meeting
A meeting on a new Home Office immigration operation, called Operation Skybreaker, which will be targeting Brent (and four other London boroughs). Wednesday 13 August 2014, 7pm Brent Trades Hall (Apollo Club), 375 High Road, London NW10 2JR (next to Willesden bus garage, 5 mins from Dollis Hill tube). Speakers include: RAMFEL (Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex