A talk on the law of joint enterprise. Tuesday 6 December 2011, 6.30pm College of Law, 14 Store Street, London WC1E 7DE (Goodge St tube) Speakers: Gloria Morrison – campaign co-ordinator for Joint Enterprise: Not Guilty by Association (JENGbA) Simon Natas – solicitor advocate and senior partner at Irvine Thanvi Natas solicitors in East London.
Theme: Health
Blue plaque for Frank Crichlow
A blue plaque will be placed for community activist Frank Crichlow at the former site of the Mangrove restaurant. Sunday 4 December 2011, 1pm 8 All Saints Road, London W11 1HH The unveiling will include past friends and colleagues including the Crichlow Family, His Excellency Garvin Nicholas, Dr Gus John, Darcus Howe, Mayor Julie Mills,
Injustice: film screening
A screening of Injustice, a film on deaths in police custody, plus other entertainment. Friday 2 December 2011, 8-12 midnight The Law, Leisure & Learning Centre, 56 Villa Road, Birmingham B19 1LB (off Soho Road) Live performances: African dance by Sandra Golding, Ouidah Arts + Poetry by Tryphena Dore Conscious sound system provided by Shekinah
Calais Migrant Solidarity info nights
Updates on the current situation with No Borders in Calais and the future of the project. Friday 2 December 2011, 5pm at the Bloomsbury Social Centre, 53 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PD Saturday 3 December 2011, 6.30pm at the Bank of Ideas, Sun Street, London EC2M 2PT Info nights include: Updates on the situation in
An extraordinary journey by a young Afghan boy
Michael Morpurgo’s story, Shadow, tells how Aman, a young boy, flees from the horror of war in Afghanistan and travels to England, in search of a new home. Living with his family in Bamiyan his father is, one day, taken by the Taliban. A strange, western dog shows up outside the caves where Aman lives
Protests over Ali Aarrass conviction
Campaigners in London are protesting a conviction based on torture evidence. On Friday 16 December, the Friends of Ali Aarrass London Support Committee will hold a gathering at the Moroccan Embassy where they will hand in a letter of protest at the conviction of the dual Belgian-Moroccan national Ali Aarrass after what his lawyers have
Social exclusion in BME and migrant communities
A conference on ‘Social exclusion in BME and migrant communities: How is the UK meeting its European obligations?’ Thursday 1 December 2011, 9.30-2pm Europe House, 32 Smith Square, London SW1P 3EU Speakers includes: Juliana Santos Wahlgren – European Network Against Racism Elizabeth Henry – Race on the Agenda Patrick Vernon – Afiya Trust Fizza Qureshi
Virtual Migrants exhibition and performance
An exhibition and performance about ‘Climate Justice, Race and Refugees’. Tuesday 29 November – Saturday 3 December 2011 Platforma Festival, Club Row, Rochelle School, Arnold Circus, London E2 7ES Related links Virtual Migrants Platforma
Staging black radicalism
A public lecture with Professor Cedric Robinson, author of ‘Black Marxism: the Making of the Black Radical Tradition’ and a long-standing member of the Race & Class editorial working committee. Tuesday 29 November 2011, 6.30pm Queen Mary, University of London, Art Two Lecture Theatre, Mile End Campus, London E1 4NS Speaker: Professor Cedric Robinson –
Lethal detention and deportation conditions
A meeting on deaths and near-deaths in immigration detention and during deportation. Monday 28 November 2011, 6.30-8.30pm Portcullis House, London SW1A 2LW Speakers: Jeremy Corbyn MP – Chair Mr WS – ex-detainee Dr Ben Robinson – Medical Justice Mark Scott – Bhatt Murphy Solicitors Adrienne Makenda Kambana – widow of Jimmy Mubenga Deborah Coles –