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: Policing and criminal justice system
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
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
If the government wants to tackle racism in the justice system, ditch joint enterprise
Below we reproduce an article[1] by Gloria Morrison of the Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association Campaign (JENGbA) on joint enterprise (JE) convictions. If the government seriously wants to tackle racism in the justice system – and they are genuinely concerned about the disproportionate number of black men locked up in British prisons – then
Calendar of racism and resistance (29 January – 11 February 2016)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum & migration 27 January: The EU issues a draft anti-smuggling law which experts say could criminalise volunteers providing help to refugees and equate rescue with smuggling. Other proposals would require volunteers to register. (Statewatch, 27 January 2016)
Calendar of racism and resistance (15 – 28 January 2016)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum & migration 13 January: Refugees including children are walking through Russia to Finland in temperatures of minus 30 degrees, according to reports. (Independent Barents Observer, 13 January 2016) 14 January: The Solicitors Regulation Authority announces a review
An open discussion about counter-radicalisation measures in schools should be welcomed
A paper[1], Prevent and the Children’s Rights Convention, published today by the Institute of Race Relations supports the NUT’s call[2] for a more rational debate on the Prevent duty in schools. In order to encourage an informed and rational debate on the new duty placed on schools to prevent children being drawn in to terrorism,[3] the IRR
Calendar of racism and resistance (18 December 2015 – 14 January 2015)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Policing & criminal justice 17 December: The Supreme Court rules that ‘random’ stop and search powers have adequate safeguards in place and that the powers bring ’great benefits to the public’. (Guardian, 17 December 2015) 22 December: The Independent Police
IRR books on special offer
The IRR is selling off remaindered copies of books it published (with the Oxford University Press) between 1958 and 1975, many of which are out of print. If there are particular titles you would like to get hold of contact info@irr.org.uk and we will let you know if we can supply them and at what
Calendar of racism and resistance (4-17 December 2015)
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