A briefing session on the immigration bill and how it will affect children, covering restrictions on access to healthcare and housing and the narrowing of appeal rights. Tuesday 28 January 2014, 4.30pm Committee Room 3, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW Panel members: Lucy Jones – Doctors of the World Ronan Toal – Garden
Theme: Sport
Mapping the war on the poor
A graphic portrayal of the causes, the mechanics and the deadly effects of European migration policies makes the 2013 Atlas of Migration in Europe[1] an indispensable resource. A picture is worth a thousand words. The truth of the aphorism, as applied to maps, is dramatically borne out by the Atlas, which is structured around four
Sheffield’s Roma, David Blunkett and an immoral racist panic[1]
We publish below reflections on the political and media furore surrounding Sheffield’s Roma by long-time South Yorkshire activist. ‘The best recipe for riots is for somebody to stand up and warn of riots.’ (Professor Yaron Matras on Channel 4 News 27 November 2013) On 11 November David Blunkett gave an interview to Radio Sheffield. In
Spotlight on racial violence: July – December 2013
A selection of attacks with a racial element and convictions over the last six months. A few weeks ago, 24-year-old Lee James was told he will serve at last eighteen years in prison for killing Iranian refugee Bijan Ebrahimi in Bristol. Mr Ebrahimi was harassed persistently by local residents prior to his death. He was
Hillsborough: the truth
The latest broadcast of Race & Class radio is now available to download. On 28 November 2013, Avery Gordon interviewed Professor Phil Scraton for the latest broadcast of Race & Class radio. Phil Scraton, author of Hillsborough: The Truth, was a member of the Hillsborough Independent Panel and the primary author of its ground-breaking report
No going back for the Roma
A review of the Migrant Roma in the UK research report. The title, Migrant Roma in the UK: population size and experiences of local authorities and partners, may make this report by three University of Salford academics sound dry, but this is both a necessary report and a prescient political intervention. In 2011, the EU
Dementia amongst minority elders
A half-day conference on dementia. Thursday 31 October 2013, 2pm NPC, Walkden House, 10 Melton Street, London NW1 2EJ Speakers: Peter Todd – Alzheimers Society Bridgit A Sam Bailey – NPC Minority Elders Committee RELATED LINKS NPC
Stop sponging off migrants!
A demonstration to highlight how little tax the company that owns the ‘Daily Express’ pays in the UK and to protest against its demonisation of migrants. Monday 23 September 2013, 5.30pm 10 Lower Thames Street, London EC3R 6EN
Campaign to save the Public Sector Equality Duty
Groups have been fighting to prevent the government from watering down or dispensing altogether with the one part of the law which allows us to challenge institutional discrimination. Following the Macpherson recommendations, the 2000 Race Relations Amendment Act introduced a duty on public bodies to promote equality and the need to assess policy in terms
Policing immigration through the NHS
Below we reproduce a submission to a current government consultation by Frances Webber, a retired immigration barrister. Response to consultation document ‘Controlling immigration – regulating migrant access to health services in the UK’. I am responding as a recently retired barrister specialising since the early 1980s in immigration casework. I do not believe that a