The Medical Justice dinner dance to celebrate ten years. Wednesday 21 October 2015, 6pm-12am Nambucca, 596 Holloway Road, London N7 6LB Related links Medical Justice Download an invite here (pdf file, 321kb)
Theme: Sport
Screening of ‘Who Polices the Police’
A screening of Ken Fero’s Who Polices the Police on the death of Sean Rigg in Brixton police station in July 2008. Thursday 29 October 2015, 6.30-9pm The Drum, 144 Potters Lane, Aston, Birmingham B6 4UU Speakers include: The Kingsley Burrell Family Ken Fero (filmmaker) Plus others Related links Facebook event listing
‘Blacks Britannica’ showing
A showing of Blacks Brittanica at the Bristol Radical Film Festival, followed by a Q&A with producer, Margaret Henry. Saturday 10 October 2015, 8-10pm Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA Related links Bristol Radical Film Festival Book a ticket here Arnolfini – Centre for Contemporary Arts Download a flyer here (pdf file, 1mb)
UK deaths in custody families travel to the US
Last week families of those who have died in police custody in the UK travelled to America for a week-long tour to meet families of those killed by the police in the US to start a ‘global conversation on deaths in custody’. The families of Leon Patterson, Sean Rigg, Mark Duggan, and Kingsley Burrell, along
Equality Rights – Where next?
The Discrimination Law Association 2015 annual conference. Monday 26 October 2015, 9.30-5.30pm Baker & McKenzie LLP, 100 New Bridge Street, London EC4V 6JA Speakers include: Judge Brian Doyle Sir Geoffrey Bindman QC Jenny Earle Professor Anna Lawson Karon Monaghan QC Related links Discrimination Law Association Book here Further details of the event here Download a flyer here
Continent Chop Chop
Austerity, refugees and climate destruction: a story told through music, poetry and spoken word. Performances across England from October to December 2015 Performances: Huddersfield – 31 October Leicester – 7 November London – 10 November Manchester – 14 November Liverpool – 15 November Leeds – 20 November London – 3 December Related links Virtual Migrants Collective
Being Mixed Race Stories & experiences from mixed race people and families
The People in Harmony 2015 AGM and seminar. Saturday 26 September 2015, 1.30-5pm The Hall, St. Margaret’s House, 21, Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, London E2 9PL Speakers and subjects include: Dr. Nick Banks – Clinical Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in Psychology: ‘Mixed race’ identity and its development process. Pat Ward – Counsellor and Play
September 11: From Verona to Belfast
Below we reproduce a personal reflection by Race & Class contributor Phil Scraton. September 11, 2001. The day imprinted on a disparate international collective consciousness. As two planes hit New York’s twin towers, another engulfed the Pentagon in flames and United Airlines Flight 93 plane came down in Pennsylvania en route to its target, I slipped traversing
Fundamental Rights Conference: A Public Law Perspective
A day of expert analysis and discussion. Saturday 10 October 2015, 9.45-5pm LSE New Academic Building, 54 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LJ Speakers include: Keynote Speaker: Lord Toulson – Justice of the Supreme Court Tom Royston – Barrister at Garden Court North Katherine Hill – Strategy Advisor on Equality and Human Rights for Age
Refugees welcome
A solidarity meeting on the current refugee crisis in Europe. Wednesday 30 September 2015, 7pm Karibu Centre, Gresham Road, Brixton, London SW9 7PH Speakers include: Chair: Sara Tomlinson – Lambeth NUT Christine Buchholz MP – Die Linke (Germany by live-link)) Matt Wrack – FBU Finne Bremen – Aslef Peter Pinkney – RMT Weyman Bennett –