Dangerous Times Festival

A weekend of subversive ideas and discussions. Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 June 2015, 9am to 5pm Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA The programme includes: Islamophobia: why are Muslims under siege? – Liz Fekete (IRR) and Feyzi Ismail  Malcolm X and the violence of the oppressed – Tariq Ali A state

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The Birth of a Nation at 100

A roundtable discussion to mark the centenary of the film Birth of a Nation. Thursday 25 June 2015, 6pm. BFI Southbank, South Block, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XT Participants include: Chair Melvyn Stokes – UCL Jane Gaines – Columbia University Robert Lang – University of Hartford Paul McEwan – Muhlenberg College Cedric Robinson – University of California, Santa Barbara Jacqueline

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Eat together, fight together

A picnic organised by Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth and London Campaign Against Police and State Violence. Saturday 4 July 2015, 12-4pm. Burgess Park, 285 Albany Road, London SE5 0AN Related links Facebook Event Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth (HASL) Campaign Against Police and State Violence (LCPSV)

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Family migration day of action

A day of activities and actions on the third anniversary of the family migration rules. Thursday 9 July 2015, 11am 11am-1pm: Meeting in Houses of Parliament (Westminster, London SW1A 0AA), Committee Room 9, hosted by Migrants Rights Network 2-3pm: Rally outside the Home Office (2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF) organised by Divided Families 3pm: Lunch and drinks at

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End austerity now

A national demonstration organised by the People’s Assembly Against Austerity calling for an alternative to austerity.  Saturday 20 June 2015, 12-5.30pm Bank of England, Queen Victoria Street, The Poultry, London EC2R 8EJ Related links People’s Assembly Against Austerity event listing Facebook event

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The Dublin Pitfall

A screening of The Dublin Pitfall by Rime El Jadid, a documentary addressing the consequences of the Dublin Regulation on Syrian refugees in Europe.  Wednesday 17 June 2015, 7-9.30pm Human Rights Action Centre, 25 New Inn Yard, London EC2A 3EA Speakers include: Maurice Wren – Head of the Refugee Council Ghias Aljundi – Syrian Human Rights Consultant

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News

Rally for solidarity with Filipino health workers

Hundreds of people gathered outside the Daily Mail’s London headquarters on Saturday 30 May to protest against its coverage of the Victorino Chua case, and in solidarity with Filipino healthcare workers. On 18 May, Victorino Chua, a nurse at Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, was found guilty of deliberately poisoning twenty-one patients, two of whom died. The

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Stop Operation Shield

Community leafleting for ‘Knowing your Rights’ sessions to link and building across London’s housing estates to stop Operation Shield! Every Saturday from 6 June to 1 July 2015, 12-2pm Brixton Tube Station, Brixton Road, London SW9 8HE Related links Facebook event listing IRR News: Archaic Operation Shield? IRR News: Met introduces collective punishment measures IRR News: The

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Preventing violent extremism?

An Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) conference on the UK government’s PREVENT strategy. Saturday 13 June 2015, 2-5pm Amanah Centre, 251 Commercial Road, London E1 2BT Speakers: Arun Kundnani – New York University Leroy Logan – Founder & Chairman of REALLITY, retired policeman Cerie Bullivant – CAGE Marie Breen-Smyth – University of Surrey Katy Sian

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Under attack we fight back

A meeting for supporters of the Mark Duggan campaign and community members to discuss the role of Operation Trident in Duggan’s death and wider issues of police corruption and malpractice.  Sunday 7 June 2015, 2-4pm North London Community House, Moorefield Road, Tottenham, London N17 6PY Speakers: Courtenay Griffiths QC Marcia Rigg – sister of Sean

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