Session one of an event celebrating the work of the Institute of Race Relations on 18 April 2015. The past: Thinking in order to do – an audio interview ‘On lived theory’ with A. Sivanandan; discussion with Colin Prescod and Jenny Bourne about the IRR’s historic struggle, followed by contributions from the floor. Related links Read
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Policing and criminal justice 4 June: The IPCC refuses to identify two retired police officers who are being investigated in connection with allegations that they spied on the family of Stephen Lawrence. Three people were named last year
How do we build on communities of dissent, asks veteran Black activist A. Sivanandan in a short film released this week by Sage Publications alongside a collection of his key writings in Race & Class. A. Sivanandan, IRR Director Emeritus, is one of the UK’s key thinkers on racism, imperialism, black identity and political struggle. His grounded theory
Art and performance around the campaign for justice for Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni 9, divestment from corrupt fuel companies, and diaspora responses to climate migration and destruction across the world. Saturday 27 June – Monday 29 June 2015 Locations across Durham Related links Facebook event listing Footprint Modulation: art, climate and displacement Download a flyer
The third of a post-election three-part series on civil liberties in the UK examines the government’s new proposals to tackle extremism. From 1 July, a broad range of public bodies – from nursery schools to optometrists – will be legally obliged to participate in the government’s Prevent policy to identify would-be extremists. Under the fast-tracked
The latest Race & Class radio is now available. The latest Race & Class radio broadcast features contributors to the April 2015 issue, Robbie McVeigh and Maryam Griffin. Robbie McVeigh discusses the criminal justice system’s response to racist violence in Northern Ireland by way of ‘empty models’ of ‘hate crime’ and ‘good relations’. People of colour
Below we reproduce an interview with Jean Casella from the US-based Solitary Watch by Luk Vervaet, first published on his blog. Although solitary confinement is not used as frequently as in the US, the UK has four close supervision centres.[1] A recent Prisons & Probation Ombudsman report highlighted the high number of suicides of those prisoners held in
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Policing and criminal justice 22 May: The European Court of Human Rights condemns France for a lack of remedy for degrading detention conditions in its overseas territory of New Caledonia. (Statewatch News Online, 22 May 2015) 24 May: The family
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
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
