The TUC Race Relations Committee in association with Blackstock films presents a screening of ‘Looking for Claudia Jones’ followed by a panel discussion. Friday 17 April 2015, 7-9pm TUC Congress House, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS Panel members: Nia Reynolds (director) Donald Hinds James Fairweather Diane Langford Corrine Skinner Carter The film documents the influence of
Theme: Health
Another deportation death in Europe
An Iraqi man, who collapsed and died in Sweden following a deportation attempt, is the seventeenth deportee to die in Europe since 1991. Questions are mounting about the death of a 45-year-old man, who had worked for the US military in Iraq and lived in Sweden for eight years. The man, who is named in
Leon Briggs benefit dance
A benefit dance for the ‘Justice 4 Leon Briggs’ campaign. Saturday 26 April 2015, 8pm till late Charlie Browns Wine Bar, 114 – 134 Midland Road, Luton LU2 0BL DJ line-up includes: Bruce Billingy Fingaz & Robbie DJ Stumpy Scott & Kezz Scott Soulculturednb DJ Jason Lavern Edwin P Cassius Marky B Live P.As From Si Phili
Checkpoint healthcare protest
A street-theatre protest against the surcharges to migrants for use of GP services and emergency treatment. Wednesday 15 April 2015, 4-6pm Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, London E1 1BB Related links Facebook event page Docs Not Cops 999 Call for the NHS
The Met Gangs Matrix – institutional racism in action
Lee Bridges, Professor Emeritus (School of Law, University of Warwick), examines the ethnic composition of the Metropolitan police’s gangs database. In October 2014, the Met police disclosed information[1] on the ethnic composition of its ‘Gangs Matrix’ or database, showing that no fewer than 78.2 per cent of 3,422 persons then included were classified as black
Catch history on the wing, buy your advance copy now!
A new film of A. Sivanandan, in conversation with Colin Prescod, entitled Catching History on the Wing will have its premiere at an event on 18 April and copies are now available for sale. A. Sivanandan is best known as a key thinker, writer and activist on racism and imperialism, the founder editor of Race
Calendar of racism and resistance (13 – 26 March 2015)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Extreme-Right politics 16 March: Polish police seize live ammunition and weapons when they arrest thirteen neo-Nazis during coordinated raids across Poland. Connected to Blood & Honour and Combat 18, the neo-Nazis are charged with a variety of offences, such
Festival of Ideas 2015
A weekend of workshops and talks by Open Generation, a project by Migrants’ Rights Network, dedicated to how young people feel about migration. Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 April 2015 Autograph ABP, Rivington Place, London EC2A 3BA Related links Location map Facebook event listing Open Generation
We Love Immigration
A comedy night organised by Migrants Rights’ Network celebrating the impact immigration has had on the British comedy industry. Monday 30 March 2015, 7.30pm Bloomsbury Theatre, 15 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AH Line-up includes: Abandoman Nish Kumar Romesh Ranganathan David Mills Bec Hill Grainne Maguire Felicity Ward Paul Sinha Ava Vidal Andrew O Neil Shazia
Justice for Kingsley Burrell
The family of Kingsley Burrell, who died after being detained under the Mental Health Act in March 2011, are calling for people to attend his inquest. Tuesday 7 April 2015 Birmingham Coroner’s Court, 50 Newton Street, City Centre, Birmingham B4 6NE Related links Location map Facebook event listing Justice for Kingsley Burrell