22 April marks the 25th anniversary of the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence in 1993. This parliamentary forum aims chart a remarkable journey over this period – from the senseless and brutal murder to the BREXT state. Monday 16 April 2018, 2-5pm Committee Room 10, House of Commons, Westminster, London SW1A 0AA Contributors include: Imran Khan QC
Theme: Housing
Challenging G4S’ ‘catastrophic failings’
Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID), a charity that assists those in immigration detention in the UK, is taking legal action against the British government in an attempt to pressure it into designating security company G4S as a ‘High Risk’ strategic supplier in the wake of ‘catastrophic failings’. The launch of the campaign comes after the
Vigil Justice for justice
A vigil for justice. Wednesday 18 April 2018, 7-8pm outside the Ministry of Justice (near St James tube), 102 Petty France, London SW1H 9AJ Related links Justice Alliance Justice Alliance on Twitter Speak up for Justice
Justice for Kevin Clarke: death in Lewisham
On Saturday 17 March, in a cold and snowy Catford, a vigil took place for Kevin Clarke who died on 9 March after being restrained by up to nine Lewisham police officers. The small vigil on a quiet residential Lewisham street was attended mainly by the grieving family and friends of 35-year-old Kevin Clarke. Candles
Calendar of racism and resistance (9 – 22 March 2018)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum and migration 6 March: Jess Phillips MP reveals that a constituent was detained in Yarl’s Wood after reporting her violent husband who had threatened to kill her to the police. The woman was later released and given
Solidarity with Yarls Wood Hunger Strikers
A demonstration to show solidarity with hunger strikers at Yarl’s Wood. Saturday 24 March 2018 Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre, Twinwoods Business Park, Thurleigh Road, Milton Ernest, Bedford MK44 2FQ Bring banners, placards, drums, whistles and wrap up warm. Related links South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group (SYMAAG) Sisters Uncut
Whitechapel Boy: a reading of the poetry of Isaac Rosenberg
A launch event for ‘Whitechapel Boy: a reading of the poetry of Isaac Rosenberg’, to commemorate the centenary of the death of the English artist and poet, Isaac Rosenberg in the WW1 battlefield shortly before the end of WW1. Thursday 5 April 2018, 6.30pm Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives, 227 Bancroft Road, Mile End, London E1
Young Muslims respond to Islamophobia
We reproduce below the speech of Riz Hussain, director of Jawaab, a movement of grassroots voices, at the launch on 7 March of Jawaab’s report Voices of Young Muslims: Building a society free from Islamophobia. ‘Since we began our work in 2011, we have seen so much change. And with this has come our focus
Celebrating the ‘real’ Khadija Saye
At the 7 March launch of Jawaab’s report Voices of Young Muslims, Nadia Hasan gave a speech celebrating the political activism of Khadija Saye, who died in the Grenfell Tower fire, and questions the media’s decontextualised response to her death. ‘Sometimes, despite the slurs, despite the micro-agressions, despite the collective blame, we appear to lose
The heart is where the battle is: a celebration of Sivanandan’s legacy
An afternoon celebrating the life and work of A. Sivanandan, one of the most important and influential black anti-racist thinker-activists in the UK. Bringing together tributes, remembrances, music, discussion, poetry and film, we will trace his political legacy in the UK and internationally. His concerns, with what racism does, what imperialism does, what globalisation does