A bike ride to Calais to get bikes and other provisions to refugees in Calais. Saturday 29 August – Monday 31 August 2015 London-Calais (see website for further details) Related links Critical Mass London Read more about the bike ride on Rabble
Theme: Health
Charlie Hebdo backlash – the unredacted story
A new report by Le Collectif Contre l’Islamophobie en France (CCIF) documents the intensification of violence against Muslims following the Paris attacks in January 2015. After the terrorist attacks earlier this year in France – in which eleven staff at the magazine Charlie Hebdo were gunned down, a police officer outside was killed, another police officer killed
Burgenland’s ‘red-blue’ coalition of shame
The Labour Party is debating how to win back votes from UKIP. Meanwhile, in Austria, the Burgenland Social Democrats have set a worrying precedent, entering into a coalition with the extreme Right in the provincial legislative assembly. The Burgenland Social Democrats have entered into a coalition with the extreme-right Freedom Party (FPÖ). The shocking news
Preserving Britain’s Black heroes
Below we reproduce a review of a new exhibition, ‘No Colour Bar’, which was previously published in The Voice. A new exhibition breathes life into a story of struggle and activism that is truly home-grown. We often view Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King and Malcolm X as having ascended the mountain-top of black achievement and activism.
Inquiring into police accountability and spying on family campaigns
On 16 July, the Home Office announced an inquiry into undercover police spies and their activities monitoring family campaigns and spying on protestors. Below we produce a statement by The Monitoring Group[1] which has been supporting some of the families whose campaigns were infiltrated by the police. The Monitoring Group welcomes the spirit and substance
Joint enterprise in action
Below we reproduce an article written by trainee barrister, Josh Radcliffe, on a recent joint enterprise trial observed at Birmingham Crown Court. To the casual visitor to Birmingham’s court twelve on any given day between early January and the end of April 2015, the importance of the proceedings taking place would likely be lost. First appearances
Resilience! Festival of Solidarity
A festival of solidarity for a family friendly day of culture, art and music. Saturday 25 July 2015, 12-6pm MERCi, Bridge 5 Mill, 22a Beswick Street, Manchester M4 7HR The event starts with a photo exhibition (there will also be an auction of the photos) interweaved with powerful short films, explosive live music and heart-moving spoken
Eat together, fight together, remember together
Solidarity also means remembering. A few weekends ago, I attended an ‘Eat Together, Fight Together’[1] picnic at Burgess Park in south London organised by the London Campaign Against Police and State Violence and Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth. Campaigners and activists enjoyed the sun, good food and conversation in a gathering not fraught with political imperatives
Calendar of racism and resistance (3 – 16 July 2015)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Violence and harassment 2 July: The Collective Against Islamophobia in France (CCIF) publishes a report documenting a 23.5 per cent rise in Islamophobic attacks after the killings of the Charlie Hebdo staff and hostages in a Jewish grocery
The prognosis for medical justice after 10 years
The tenth Medical Justice annual general meeting, Thursday 30 July 2015, 6.30pm Doughty Street Chambers, 53-54 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LS Speakers: Simon Israel – Home Affairs Correspondent, Channel 4 News Alison Pickup – barrister, Doughty Street Chambers Dr Juliet Cohen – Freedom from Torture Stephanie Youdom Tonmi – ex-detainee Related links Medical Justice