A day of action in support of the City of London’s Guildhall cleaners and their struggle for fair working conditions. Monday 7 November 2011, 10am Guildhall, Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HH Related links Industrial Workers of the World
Theme: Violence and harassment
Are the main parties just taking on BNP policies?
The British National Party (BNP) may be in decline, but to what extent are the main parties just taking up its concerns and its discourse? A recent by-election in Barnsley continues the trend of the BNP being humiliated at the polls. But could it be that the decline of the BNP is connected to mainstream
Annual remembrance procession against deaths in custody
A protest and rally to remember those who have died in custody. Saturday 29 October 2011, 12.30-3.30pm Nelsons Column, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN Related links United Families & Friends Campaign
Immigration, racism and the law
A public lecture, as part of Black History Month 2011, on 50 years of the Commonwealth Immigrants’ Act. Friday 28 October 2011, 6.30-8pm Garden Court Chambers, 57-60 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LJ Speaker: Dr Iyiola Solanke – University of Leeds Related links Migrants’ Rights Network
Public meeting on black deaths in custody
A public meeting on black deaths in custody. Wednesday 26 October 2011, 6.30-9pm The Quad London School of Economics Student Union, London WC2A 2AE Speakers include: Matilda MacAttram – director of Black Mental Health UK Helen Shaw – co-director, INQUEST Samantha Rigg-David – Sean Rigg Justice and Change Campaign Marcia Rigg – Sean Rigg Justice
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
Project81: remembering the Moss Side disturbances
An exhibition to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Moss Side disturbances. 17 October – 4 November 2011 Samuel Alexander Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL Related links Remembering the Moss Side disturbances
Malcolm X: Visits Abroad
A public lecture on Malcolm X’s visits abroad and his role in the Civil Rights Movement. Thursday 20 October 2011, 6.30-8.30pm University Place, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL Speaker: Marika Sherwood – author and historian Places are limited. To attend this lecture RSVP to: rrarchive@manchester.ac.uk or phone 0161 275 2920. Related links Ahmed Iqbal
Whatever happened to Norway’s incitement laws?
Freedom of speech and laws prohibiting incitement to racial, religious and other forms of hatred are not incompatible if we move away from absolutist definitions. When the so-called racism paragraph (§ 135 (a) in the Norwegian General Civil Penal Code) was first introduced in 1970, it was as a direct result of Norway’s adoption of
Supreme Court dashes marriage rule
The Supreme Court has condemned the raising of the minimum age of entry for spouses and partners to 21 as a ‘sledgehammer’. The Home Office protested that the sole purpose of the November 2008 changes – which raised the minimum age of entry to join spouses and partners settled in the UK from 18 to