A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Policing & criminal justice 3 December: Babacar Guèye, a 27-year-old Senegalese man, dies after being shot five times by a police officer in Rennes in north-west France. Guèye attempted to self-harm with a bread knife before his friend
Theme: Managed migration
Calendar of racism and resistance 2015
A reference tool for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe in 2015. POLICING AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE 11 January: Campaign groups Justice 4 Leon and the Faruk Ali Justice Campaign march together through Luton to show a ‘united front’, demanding justice for Leon Briggs and Faruk Ali. (Luton on Sunday, 11 January
Calendar of racism and resistance (20 November – 3 December 2015)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Policing and criminal justice 20 November: The House of Commons Justice Committee recommends the scrapping of the criminal courts charge in its report: Criminal courts charge. Second Report of Session 2015–16. Download it here. 23 November: The Centre for
Donald Kenrick, 1929 – 2015
Marc Willers QC, remembers one of the UK’s foremost authorities on Romani Studies and campaigner for Gypsy rights. It was with great sadness that I learnt that Dr Donald Kenrick had recently passed away. I first met Donald over twenty years ago, whilst he was acting as an unqualified planning consultant for a Romani Gypsy
Interrogating the Prison Industrial Complex
An information night to discuss the Prison Industrial Complex and how we can resist, with a presentation from the Empty Cages Collective. Friday 11 December 2015, 6-7.30pm 4 Brindley Place, Birmingham City Centre (next to the Sealife Centre) Related links Facebook event listing Prison Abolition UK Birmingham Prison Resistance group
Kavala, Greece – London Antifa solidarity tour
A London Anti-Fascists tour with an anti-fascist from Kavala, Greece to raise awareness and solidarity for their struggle against fascists and state repression. Saturday 5 December 2015, 7-11pm Larc, 62 Fieldgate Street, London E1 1ES Related links London Anti-Fascists Facebook event listing
The changing face of racism – London
A joint conference in London and Edinburgh organised by Scotland Against Criminalising Communities and the Islamic Human Rights Commission looking at the problems of state Islamophobia and racism. Saturday 12 December 2015, 2-7pm P21 Gallery, 21 Chalton Street, London NW1 1JD Speakers include: Arzu Merali – IHRC Azeezat Johnson – University of Sheffield Hatem Bazian – Zaytuna College Katy Sian
The Changing Face of Racism – Scotland
A joint conference in London and Edinburgh organised by Scotland Against Criminalising Communities and the Islamic Human Rights Commission looking at the problems of state Islamophobia and racism. Saturday 12 December 2015, 11-6pm City of Edinburgh Methodist Church, 25 Nicolson Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9BX Speakers include: Moazzam Begg – former Guantanamo prisoner Salman Sayyid – author of Recallingg the Calphate Mazhar Khan –
Stolen Images: People & Power in the Films of Raoul Peck
A day of films and discussion on the work of Raoul Peck. Raoul Peck: A Pan-African Filmmaker A shared passion for Pan-African cinema between programmer June Givanni and film director Raoul Peck formed the basis of a friendship and close working relationship that’s lasted many years. This illustrated presentation from Givanni will consider Peck’s personal,
Calendar of racism and resistance (6 – 19 November 2015)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Policing and criminal justice 5 November: Ropinder Singh calls for an inquiry into a protest outside the Indian High Commission after he was arrested and allegedly had his turban grabbed and thrown to the ground; fifteen others were