For the sixteenth year, families and friends of those that have died in custody marched on Downing Street at the weekend. Behind the banner of the United Families and Friends Campaign, new families were walking in the procession including the family members of Rubel Ahmed, who died in Morton Hall immigration removal centre earlier this
A national mobilisation against detention outside Harmondsworth and Colnbrook detention centres. Saturday 8 November 2014, 1pm Harmondsworth detention centre, Colnbrook By-Pass, West Drayton, Middlesex UB7 0HB Related links Movement for Justice Facebook event listing
A demonstration on the one-year anniversary of the death of Leon Briggs in the custody of Luton police Tuesday 4 November 2014, 6pm Luton police station, Buxton Road, Luton LU1 1SD Related links Justice 4 Leon Briggs Facebook event listing
There is more to the Tories’ proposals on human rights and free movement than mere electioneering. The October 2014 Conservative party conference was dominated by justice minister Chris Grayling’s announcement that a future Conservative government will repeal the Human Rights Act, replace it with a British Bill of Rights and Responsibilities, and ignore unwelcome rulings
A showing of ‘Burn’ (Ken Fero/Migrant Media) followed by a Q&A. Thursday 13 November 2014, 7-8.30pm The Drum, 144 Potters Lane, Aston, Birmingham B6 4UU Speakers include: Tippa Naphtali – cousin of Mikey Powell and founder of 4WardEver UK Kedisha Burrell-Brown – sister of Kingsley Burrell Ken Fero – Director of Burn and Injustice Related
A briefing and planning meeting to examine the effects of the Home Office ‘pilot’ scheme for immigration checks by landlords. Wednesday 12 November 2014, 4.30-6pm DLA Piper UK LLP, Victoria House, Victoria Square, Birmingham B2 4DL Related links Register online via Eventbrite Movement Against Xenophobia website Movement Against Xenophobia Facebook group Movement Against Xenophobia on
A debate on ‘Immigration and the 2015 General Election’ and a private view of the Black Chronicles exhibition. Wednesday 12 November 2014, 6.30-9pm Rivington Place, London EC2A 3BA Speakers include: Peter Herbert – Society of Black Lawyers Ratna Lachman – JUST West Yorkshire Don Flynn – Migrants’ Rights Network Tim Wigmore – New Statesman Related
As the coalition government considers a revival of treason laws, sections of the media are hunting for national traitors and their fellow-travellers. No one would dispute the facts. An estimated 500 young British Muslims are fighting in Syria and Iraq, and an unknown number of these have joined the Islamic State. Yet instead of looking
Next week, on Monday 3 November, the trial of three G4S officers accused of the manslaughter of Jimmy Mubenga will begin. Jimmy Mubenga died on 12 October 2010 on board a plane at Heathrow airport during his deportation to Angola. He was initially held at Brook House, which is also operated by G4S, and then
A Race & Class discussion on the co-option dilemma for charities and voluntary organisations in asylum and immigration policing. Thursday 27 November 2014, 6-8pm Institute of Race Relations, 2-6 Leeke Street, London WC1X 9HS Speakers: Imogen Tyler (Lancaster University) and author of Revolting Subjects: Social Abjection and Resistance in Neoliberal Britain Frances Webber (Vice chair,
