IRR Chair, Colin Prescod, reviews a collection of poetry, Beginning With Your Last Breath, by Roy McFarlane. Roy McFarlane’s reputation goes before him – Birmingham Poet Laureate, Starbucks Poet in Residence, poet in residence at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, just some of the accolades garnered. Beginning With Your Last Breath (Nine Arches Press, 2016) is
Theme: Housing
Who will defend the space to protest?
An insightful TNI discussion paper is a must read for anti-racist and social justice campaigners. Are you working for a human rights NGO or part of a social justice movement and are you worried about increasing restrictions, overt political interference and government de-legitimisation of your work? A short pithy discussion paper, the result of a
Jokes Not Gags
A comedy fundraiser hosted by SOAS Detainee Support (SDS) and North London Food Not Bombs returns. Thursday, 18 May 2017, 7pm The Gallery Cafe, 21 Old Ford Road, London E2 9PL Performers include: Josie Long Sophie Duker Cheryl Dole Related links SOAS Detainee Support (SDS) North London Food Not Bombs Get your tickets here
Calendar of racism and resistance (21 April – 4 May 2017)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum and migration April: Statewatch publishes a ‘Viewpoint’ by Chris Jones: Hindering humanitarianism: European Commission will not ensure protection for those supporting sans-papiers. Download it here (pdf file,127kb). 20 April: Doctors of the World launches a campaign, #StopSharing,
Breitbart: global politics and fake news
A new report by HOPE not Hate, Breitbart – A rightwing plot to shape Europe’s future, explores Breitbart’s influence on global politics, the creation of fake news and its expansion into London. ‘It’s easy to see why the KKK views Trump as their champion when Trump appoints one of the foremost peddlers of white supremacist themes
Isaac & I: Chris Searle and friends
A special event to launch the first part of Chris Searle’s autobiography, Isaac and I, to be published by Five Leaves. Saturday 20 May 2017, 2-4pm Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives, 277 Bancroft Road London E1 4DQ Chris is a teacher, poet and activist who found himself on the front pages of the newspapers in 1971
Bearing witness to the pain of others
Professor Phil Scraton will draw on his experiences investigating the Hillsborough disaster and the politics of incarceration. Tuesday 23 May 2017, 6-8pm St Martin’s Hall, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 4JJ Related links View further details here
Combating Arbitrary Detention from the UK to Palestine
Join War on Want for an evening of education, discussion and movement building with organisations working to combat the use of arbitrary detention, both in occupied Palestine and in the UK. Monday 8 May 2017, 7-9pm SOAS (room TBC), 10 Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H OXG Representatives from: Adameer Prisoner Support & Human Rights
Whose freedom? Whose movement? Whose rights?
A new book on Brexit and freedom of movement raises more questions than answers. The corporate venue, the glitzy offices of Bloomberg LP’s European headquarters in the City of London, speaks of a lifestyle a million miles removed from lives now lived in Labour’s old working-class heartlands. But it was here, in a location that
DIY Cultures 2017
The annual DIY Cultures festival including exhibitions, new art commissions, workshops, contemporary craft, panel discussions, comics, illustration, video art, digital animation, poetry and music exploring DIY practice. Sunday 14 May 2017, 12-7pm Rich Mix, 35 – 47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA Themes include: Radical mental health Introvert resistance Shy radicals Resisting crap jobs Four day