A new book on Brexit and freedom of movement raises more questions than answers. The corporate venue, the glitzy offices of Bloomberg LP’s European headquarters in the City of London, speaks of a lifestyle a million miles removed from lives now lived in Labour’s old working-class heartlands. But it was here, in a location that
The annual DIY Cultures festival including exhibitions, new art commissions, workshops, contemporary craft, panel discussions, comics, illustration, video art, digital animation, poetry and music exploring DIY practice. Sunday 14 May 2017, 12-7pm Rich Mix, 35 – 47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA Themes include: Radical mental health Introvert resistance Shy radicals Resisting crap jobs Four day
The London book launch of ‘Good Home? The Politics of Immigration Controversies’. Monday 15 May 2017, 6.30pm-8.30pm The Word Bookshop, 314 New Cross Road, London SE14 6AF Speakers include: Dr Suzanne Hall (LSE) Rita Chadha Hannah Jones Yasmin Gunaratnam Gargi Bhattacharyya Sukhwant Dhaliwal WIlliam Davies Kirsten Forkert Emma Jackson Roiyah Saltus Related links Book here
A symposium to honour the work and friendship of John Solomos and the Ethnic and Racial Studies Collective. Saturday 6 May 2017, 10-6.30pm Room B01, Clore Management Centre, Birkbeck College, 2 Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX Speakers include: Claire Alexander Les Back Alice Bloch Parminder Bhachu Chetan Bhatt Gargi Bhattacharyya David Theo Goldberg Clive Harris
The UK Race and Europe Network (UKREN) are hosting their AGM and UK launch of the European Network against Racism (ENAR) shadow report on migration and racism. Thursday 4 May 2017, 2-5pm Chartered Institute of Public Relations, 52-53 Russell Square, London WC1B 4HP Speakers include: Ojeaku Nwabuzo – Senior Research Officer at ENAR. Alan Anstead
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum and migration 6 April: A new immigration skills charge comes into force, requiring employers to pay a £1,000 annual levy for hiring certain skilled workers from outside the European Economic Area. It is feared the charge could
Rooted (by Switching on a Generation) is founded by five young women who’s mission is to promote a positive dialog of social identity and culture through African history lessons, arts and events. An evening celebration of fun, food and games. The evening will include a Black history quiz, spoken word, networking and an opportunity to
Joseph Parrott has won an award recognising ‘the best journal article or chapter in an edited book on the historical relationship between media and civil rights published during the previous two years’. A postdoctoral fellow at Yale University, Joseph Parrott has won the 2017 Farrar Award in Media & Civil Rights History for his article published in the July–September
An immigration specialist, looking at the future for EU citizens seeking to work in the UK, argues that migration, whether from Europe or elsewhere, has always been controlled in the interests of the economy. As the UK prepares for Brexit, EU nationals await announcements about the restrictions which will be imposed on their right to
The April 2017 Race & Class tackles two key current themes: the impact of Fox News in (mis)representing news and creating racist discourses, and the way in which Canadian ‘neoliberal multiculturalism’ is marginalising Arabs, Muslims and those in solidarity with Palestine. Colleen Mills, researcher into racism and hate crime at John Jay College of Criminal
