A talk on peace-building by Donald Reeves interspersed with Bach’s Chorale Preludes. Wednesday, 14 January 2015, 7.30pm Union Chapel, Compton Avenue, London N1 2XD RELATED LINKS Soul of Europe
Theme: Managed migration
Calendar of racism and resistance (12 – 23 December 2014)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Extreme-right politics 12 December: Four English Defence League (EDL) supporters are jailed for a total of over six years after violence during an EDL demonstration in Birmingham city centre in July 2013, described by the judge as ‘plainly
Race & Class radio: new perspectives on Kashmir
The latest Race & Class radio broadcast is now available to download. This month, Race & Class Radio is joined by Shubh Mathur, Gowhar Geelani and Noor Ahmad Baba, contributors to our recent special issue on Kashmir. The broadcast attempts to place the Kashmiri experience centre stage, rather than the competing narratives of Indian and Pakistani territorial and nationalist ambitions.
The Year of the Trojan Gift Horse
A seasonal reflection by leading educationalist Robin Richardson. 2014 was the year of the Trojan gift horse – equus donatus troianus – bestowed on (and gratefully received by) quite a wide range of people. In no particular order, the eager and happy recipients included: the sections of the media that prosper and profit from peddling
Patriot games and culture wars: the politics of national identity in Europe
Muslims, those of African and African-Caribbean descent and white women speaking out against racism are being targeted in a new culture war now distorting and degrading Europe’s electoral politics. Is it possible to demand a common reflex, a unified emotional response from all the citizens of a country to the symbols or cultural traditions that
Calendar of racism and resistance (28 November – 11 December 2014)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Policing & criminal justice 27 November: Judge Richard Hollingworth resigns as district judge after making racist comments about Asians while hearing a harassment case. He does not resign as immigration judge until a few days later. (Guardian, 7
Calendar of racism and resistance (14 – 27 November 2014)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum seekers and refugees 14 November: It is revealed that an unnamed language analyst working for Swedish firm Sprakab, is a convicted drug smuggler whose expert reports have been used to refuse asylum to hundreds in the UK.
Claudia Jones commemoration day
An event in remembrance of Claudia Jones. Saturday 6 December 2014, 2-6pm Kennington Park Estate Community Centre, 8 Harleyford Street, London SE11 5SY Activities on the day include: Speakers Exhibitions History walks Bookstalls
Institutional Islamophobia
An IHRC conference to examine state racism and institutional Islamophobia. Saturday 13 December 2014, 2-6.30pm Rooms MAL 414 and 415, Birkbeck, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX Speakers include: Malia Bouattia – Black Students’ Officer at the National Union of Students Marie Breen-Smythe – University of Surrey Les Levidow – Campaign Against Criminalising Communities Richard
Health and social care for BME communities
A Race Equality Foundation and JUST West Yorkshire information event on changes to health and social care. Wednesday 10 December 2014, 1-4pm Bradford Related links Download a flyer here (pdf file, 213kb) Register via Eventbrite Race Equality Foundation Just West Yorkshire