A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum 25 February: Home Office statistics reveal that the number of unaccompanied asylum seeking children has increased by over 50 per cent in the last year, with 3,043 children seeking asylum in 2015, compared with 1,945 in 2014.
Theme: Housing
African Odysseys
Inspirational films by and about the people of Africa and the African diaspora, from archive classics to new releases. Tuesday 2 February – Saturday 21 May 2016 BFI Related links British Film Institute Download a flyer (pdf file, 1.9mb)
Grunwick 40 mural: community workshops at Dudden Hill Centre
Workshops run by an experienced mural artist to help the Grunwick 40 Committee design a mural to remember the forty years since the 1976 strike. Wednesday 13 April 2016, Wednesday 20 April 2016 and Wednesday 27 April 2016, 4.30pm Dudden Hill Community Centre, 19 Dudden Hill Lane London NW10 2ED Everyone aged 13 and above is
Grunwick 40 mural: community workshops at Willesden Library
A workshop run by an experienced mural artist to help the Grunwick 40 Committee design a mural to remember the forty years since the 1976 strike. Sunday 3 April 2016 and Saturday 9 April 2016, 10.30am-3.30pm Willesden Green Library, 95 High Road London NW10 2SF Everyone aged 13 and above is welcome. You don’t need
Grunwick women who broke the mould
Today, on International Women’s Day, it is women like Jayaben Desai,[1] Kalben Patel and their fellow strikers that we should be remembering and honouring for their tenacity and courage. 23 August 2016 marks forty years since the start of the Grunwick strike. This dispute at the Film Processing Laboratory in Willesden, north-west London lasted for
Calendar of racism and resistance (12 – 25 February 2016)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum and migration 8 February: Protests occur across Greece against the construction of registration and screening centres, or hotspots, for migrants. In Kos, after three days of protests, residents blockade an army camp earmarked for conversion into a migrant
Our London
A panel co-hosted by Novara Media, Verso and Compass that focuses on living in London and some of the intersecting oppressions that increasingly define it. Wednesday 23 March 2016, 8.30pm The Auditorium at Foyles, Level 6, 107 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0DT Speakers include: Aaron Bastani – Novara Media Liz Fekete – Director of
UN Anti-Racism Day Demonstration
A march to mark UN Anti-Racism Day. Saturday 19 March 2016 London: assemble at Portland Place,London at 12noon. Glasgow: assemble at George Square, Glasgow at 11am. Wales: assemble at Clare Gardens, Cardiff at 11am. Related links Stand Up To Racism
Surround #YarlsWood demonstration
A demonstration at Yarl’s Wood detention centre. Saturday 12 March 2016, 1.30pm Yarl’s Wood, Twinwoods Business Park, Thurleigh Road, Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire MK44 1FD Related links Movement for Justice Facebook event listing
#UnisResistBorderControls
A day of discussions and workshops on safeguarding the rights of non-EU international students, refugees, asylum seekers and university workers. Saturday 5 March 2016, 11am-5pm SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG Related links Get your tickets on Eventbrite Facebook event listing