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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 –

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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

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Black Lives Matter: The crisis we’re in

An open discussion on social justice and human rights: deaths in police custody and immigration, and the role of the state on these two issues. Thursday 26 November 2015, 6.30pm Goldsmiths Students’ Union, Dixon Road, News Cross, London SE14 6NW Speakers include: Kosna Bayoh – sister of Sheku Bayoh Marcia Rigg – sister of Sean

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Two Paths, One Heart

Art exhibition with paintings from Asian women workers demanding justice in Birmingham to protests against rape in Delhi and protests against Britain’s immigration policies. Until Monday 30 November 2015 The Gallery Cafe, 21 Old Ford Road, London E2 9PL Related links Facebook event listing South Asia Solidarity Group

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Fruitvale film club: ‘Pressure’

A monthly film screening by the London Campaign Against Police and State Violence (LCAPSV) Fruitvale Film Club which is showing Pressure by Horace Ove. Sunday 29 November 2015, 3pm The Field, 385 New Cross Road, London SE14 5HD Related links Facebook event listing London Campaign Against Police and State Violence (LCAPSV)

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