A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Extreme-Right politics 16 March: Polish police seize live ammunition and weapons when they arrest thirteen neo-Nazis during coordinated raids across Poland. Connected to Blood & Honour and Combat 18, the neo-Nazis are charged with a variety of offences, such
Theme: Managed migration
Calendar of racism and resistance (27 February – 12 March 2015)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum and migration 3 March: Serco suspends two staff members from Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre after the showing of a Channel 4 film, made undercover, on the treatment of detainees which revealed what the shadow home secretary called
Dismantling welfare myths
‘Good times bad times’ dismantles popular myths about the welfare state, and looks at the implications of them. The more the Conservatives’ ‘moral mission’ to radically transform the welfare state is entrenched, the more it relies on the humiliation of the poor, the suppression of dissent and denial of lived reality. This can be seen
Documenting casualisation
The TUC is seeking to interview black workers affected by the casualisation of the job market. Austerity measures affect the black community disproportionately and, just this week, figures were released which show that the number of young people from ethnic minority backgrounds, aged 16-24, that have been unemployed longer than a year has risen by
Sites of Resistance: ‘Resisting Criminalisation’
An event to provide a space for campaigning organisations to engage other activists, students and academics in realising their goals. Wednesday 25 March 2015 Manchester Metropolitan University, Department of Sociology, Rosamond Street West, Manchester M15 6LL The ‘Sites of Resistance’ day will launch the Resisting ‘Crime’ and Criminalisation (RCC) group that Kathryn Chadwick, Becky Clarke and
Screening of ‘Blacks Britannica’
A meeting is to discuss the gains black people have made within British society viz a viz race and class and a screening of Blacks Britannica. Sunday 22 March 2015, 2-5pm The Bridge, Christchurch Avenue, Harrow, London HA3 5BD Speakers include: Nana Asante – TUSC parliamentary candidate Margaret Henry –Blacks Britannica researcher Related links Register here via Eventbrite
Stop and Search: Impact on the Community
A StopWatch panel and audience discussion on stop and search. Tuesday 17 March 2015, 5.30-8pm Committee Room 10, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA Speakers include: Diane Abbott MP Professor Ben Bowling Related links Register here via Eventbrite StopWatch
Black Book Swap
An opportunity to network, swap and purchase books at the 7th Black Book Swap. Saturday 14 March 2015, 11.30-4.30pm Omnibus, 1 Clapham Common North Side, London SW4 0QW Speakers include: Chimaechi Allan – educator Amanda Epe – writer Frances Mensah Williams – businesswoman Alex Wheatle – novelist Michelle Yaa Asantewa – novelist and poet Related links Register here via Eventbrite Facebook event Black Book Swap on Facebook
National demonstrations against racism and fascism
National demonstrations across the UK on UN Anti-Racism Day. Saturday 21 March 2015, 12pm Assemble at 12pm at BBC Portland Place, London W1A 1AA Assemble at 11am at George Square, Glasgow Assemble 11.30am at Clare Gardens, Clare Street, Riverside, Cardiff Related links Download a flyer (PDF file, 845 kb) Facebook event page Stand Up To Racism
JRCT: promoting peace, justice and equality
Below we reproduce a letter to the editor published in The Times, on 11 March 2015, in support of the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust. Dear Sir, Charities like the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) frequently work in complex and difficult environments to promote peace, justice and equality. They succeed because of their expertise and integrity in navigating these