An account of the Danish Muhammad cartoon crisis by one of its main instigators, the cultural editor of the paper which published them, Jyllands-Posten, is unsurprisingly lacking in self-awareness or understanding of his targets, says Danish anthropologist Peter Hervik. To a great extent, many of the stories touched upon by Flemming Rose in The Tyranny
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Fighting for the soul of the voluntary sector
Everyone should read a recent report by the National Coalition of Independent Action (NCIA) on the ways in which neoliberal policies are destroying the purpose and politics of voluntary groups. From time to time IRR News has commented on the ways in which privatisation, subcontracting and marketisation are infiltrating voluntary groups in the race and
The life and legacy of Claudia Jones
A SERTUC Race Relations Committee event to remember Claudia Jones who founded Britain’s first Black newspaper, The West Indian Gazette and Afro-Asian Caribbean News, in 1958. She was also one of the founders of the Notting Hill Carnival, as a community led response to the Notting Hill race riots of 1958. Friday 6 March 2015, 6-9pm
Claudia Jones day
An event in remembrance of Claudia Jones. Saturday 21 February 2015, 2-6pm Kennington Park Estate Community Centre, 8 Harleyford Street, London SE11 5SY Activities on the day include: Speakers Exhibitions History walk Bookstalls Music
Calendar of racism and resistance (30 January – 12 February 2015)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Policing and criminal justice 30 January: Anthony Long, the ex-police officer accused of the murder of Azelle Rodney during a police operation in April 2005, appears in court and pleads not guilty. (BBC News, 30 January 2015) 30
Archaic Operation Shield?
Below we reproduce a letter to the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, by the Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association Campaign (JENGbA) on his new Operation Shield proposals which have been likened to the doctrine of joint enterprise. Dear Mr Johnson, Joint Enterprise: Not Guilty by Association (JENGbA) is a grassroots campaign currently supporting over 500 prisoners
Justice for Julian
Live music, performances good food, drink and music to raise money for Julian and the Cole family. Saturday 28 February 2015, 7pm-12am Northolt Park Social Club, Sussex Crescent, Northolt, Slough UB5 4DR Related links Facebook event listing Read an article about Julian Cole, the IPCC and allegations of police brutality here
Counter-terrorism policy and re-analysing extremism
Below is an edited transcript of a talk given by Arun Kundnani, author of ‘The Muslims are coming: Islamophobia, extremism and the domestic war on terror’, in January 2015, shortly after the Paris killings. The situation we find ourselves in is not entirely new. Most of what we’ve seen over the last few days is
The Great British Values Disaster – education, security and vitriolic hate
Educationalists Bill Bolloten and Robin Richardson discuss the impacts of the ‘fundamental British values’ (FBV) agenda. The time is late January 2015. The place is a university campus somewhere in England. ‘Kill Islam,’ says a piece of graffiti scrawled in big red letters on one of the university’s buildings, ‘before it kills you’. ‘How do I feel?’
UAF National Conference
Unite Against Fascism’s national conference. • Saturday 21 February 2015, 9.30-4pm • TUC Congress House, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS Speakers include: Diane Abbott Emily Thornberry Christine Bucholz Sharar Ali Ken Livingstone Billy Hayes Mark Serwokta Shuja Shafi Janet Alder Carol Duggan Marcia Rigg