A showing of ‘The Great Grunwick Strike 1976-1978: A History’ directed by Chris Thomas and introduced by Professor Mary Davis. Thursday 26 May 2016, 7pm Marx Memorial Library, 37A Clerkenwell Green, London EC1R 0DU Related links Facebook event listing
Theme: Housing
The populist Right and the crisis of democracy
A panel discussion analysing conservatism and the rise of the populist Right in the US and Europe. Monday 6 June 2016, 6.15-8pm Institute of Race Relations, 2-6 Leeke Street, Kings Cross Road, London WC1X 9HS Speakers: Arun Kundnani, author of The Muslims Are Coming! Islamophobia, extremism and the domestic war on terror (Verso, 2014). David Edgar, playwright, political
Calendar of racism and resistance (22 April – 5 May 2016)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum and migration 20 April: The Home Office announces that a new process for resettling unaccompanied asylum seeking children will commence in July. (Guardian, 21 April 2016) 21 April: The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman publishes: Independent investigation into
Demonstration for the rights of Travellers
Demonstration for the right of Travellers, Gypsies and Roma Saturday 21 May 2016, assemble at 1pm Parliament Square, London Related links Facebook event listing
Fighting immigration raids in London
Hear accounts from those fighting against raids and discuss resistance. Sunday 15 May 2016, 6-11pm The Field, 385 Queens Road, London SE14 5HD Related links Anti Raids Network View a flyer here
JENGbA march on Downing Street
A march on Downing Street demanding that the government deal with outstanding joint enterprise cases or launch a special inquiry. Monday 16 May 2016, 2pm Meet at London Victora Station, Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1V 1JU Related links Facebook event listing Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association (JENGbA)
Roma Are Equal demonstration
A demonstration on Romani Resistance Day, delivering a petition to the Bulgarian embassy calling for justice for Mitko Yonkov, a Romani boy beaten by a neo-Nazi in Bulgaria. Monday 16 May 2016, 12pm Bulgarian embassy, 186-188 Queen’s Gate, London SW7 5HL Related links Facebook event Sign a petition calling for justice for Mitko Yonkov here Roma
Civil Rights Documentary Cinema and the 1960s
A British Academy conference on Civil Rights Documentary Cinema and the 1960s: Transatlantic Conversations on History, Race and Rights. 25-26 May 2016, 9.30am – 5.00pm The British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH Speakers include: John Akomfrah OBE – Smoking Dogs Films, documentary filmmaker and artist Dr Reece Auguiste – University of Colorado Eduardo
National Day of Action Against Detention Centres
Actions across the UK in a national day of action against detention centres. Saturday 7 May 2016 Brook House & Tinsley House, 3pm Colnbrook & Harmondsworth, 10-6pm (Assemble at SOAS at 10am) The Verne, from 12.45-1.45pm (bring things to make noise) and from 2.15pm in the town. Yarl’s Wood, from 6pm (including film projection, lights
Grunwick 40 fundraiser
A special edition of the Queensbury Pub Quiz in aid of the Grunwick 40 Campaign. Wednesday 11 May 2016, 8pm The Queensbury, 110a Walm Lane, Willesden Green, London NW2 4RS Grunwick 40 is fundraising to install a mural to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Grunwick Strike, a key event in Willesden’s history that had