A solidarty gathering at Dungavel detention centre. Sunday 27 November 2011, 1pm Dungavel Detention Centre, Strathaven, South Lanarkshire ML10 6RF
Theme: Policing and criminal justice system
St Andrew’s Day anti-racism march and rally
An annual anti-racism rally organised by Scottish Trades Union Congress. Saturday 26 November 2011 Assemble at 10.30am Glasgow Green, to march to a rally at Glasgow Film Theatre, Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB Related links Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) Download a flyer here (pdf file, 84kb)
No dawn raids protest
A protest against the recommencement of dawn raids in Glasgow. Monday 21 November 2011, from 10am Festival Court, Brand Street, Glasgow G51 1DH Related links Unity Centre Glasgow Facebook event: Protest Dawn Raids & Child Detention Download a flyer (pdf file, 72kb)
Celebrate Black History Month
A night of music to celebrate the history and culture of BME communities in Scotland. Saturday 29 October 2011, 1-4pm Streetlevel Photoworks Gallery, Trongate 103, Argyle Street, Glasgow G1 5HD Live performances by: Ayawara Jethro Beirut Beats Local Vocals Related links Street Level Photoworks
Dialogue for destitution
An event to create home-grown solutions to the destitution of asylum seekers. Saturday 22 October 2011, 1-11pm Pearce Institute, Govan Road, Govan, Glasgow G51 3UU The event includes: Arts workshops Information stalls Food Film screenings Musical entertainment Related links Pearce Institute
Positive Action in Housing AGM
The sixteenth annual general meeting of the Glasgow based charity Positive Action in Housing. Friday 16 September 2011, 11am Glasgow City Chambers, George Square, Glasgow G2 1DU Speakers: Chair: Jelina Rahman – Positive Action in Housing Arthur West – Friends of Refugees Ayrshire Fariha Thomas and Amina Muslim – Women’s Resource Centre Jo Haythornthwaite –
Glasgow eviction battle continues
The UK Border Agency’s (UKBA) shocking conduct over its proposed evictions in Glasgow needs urgent investigation, says Glasgow housing charity Positive Action in Housing (PAIH). Following the 15 November demonstration against UKBA’s service of eviction notices on 600 asylum-seeking families in Glasgow (read an IRR News story: ‘Asylum-seeking families in Glasgow face imminent move’), it
Asylum-seeking families in Glasgow face imminent move
UKBA has cancelled its contract with Glasgow City Council for the accommodation of asylum seekers, leaving hundreds of families with the prospect of moving out of the city. On 5 November 2010, the UK Border Agency wrote to all the 600 or so asylum- seeking families housed by Glasgow City Council on its behalf, telling
How violence impacts on young lives
A reader tells of day to day racism in Glasgow. After reading the IRR’s report Racial violence: the buried issue, ‘it struck a chord with me … I am white but my partner is African, my child mixed race. We live in Glasgow. We encounter a lot of threatening abuse even when just waiting at
Scotland rallies against terrorism
Following a spate of racial violence against Muslims in Scotland in response to the attack on Glasgow airport, various Muslim community groups are organising a ‘Scotland United Against Terror’ rally in Glasgow’s George Square this weekend. The week following the attack on Glasgow airport has seen a number of violent incidents taking place against Muslims