The round-ups for deportation of elderly people with generations of family in the UK indicate the ruthlessness we can expect from a government all too ready to ‘take back control’. The first deportation charter flight to Jamaica for nearly two years took place on 7 September, carrying forty-two passengers.[1] Most of those rounded up for
Theme: Violence and harassment
Calendar of racism and resistance (2 – 15 September 2016)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Violence and harassment 24 August: Self-defence classes for Muslims and others from BAME communities in Swansea are launched, following concerns about racist violence in the locality. (BBC News, 24 August 2016) 1 September: A man who racially abuses
Cruelty and care in Chios, Greece
Below we publish an article by Malcolm James* on a visit he paid to Chios in Greece and what he witnessed while volunteering in early 2016 and the contradictions between caring for refugees and the cruelty meted out to them. There must now be very few people in Europe unaware of the ‘refugee crisis’. Certainly,
Submission to the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee on hate crime and its violent consequences
As the police investigate the murder of a Polish factory worker in Harlow, the Institute of Race Relations publishes today its evidence to the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee Inquiry into Hate Crime and its Violent Consequences. ‘There has’, according to the IRR, ‘been a return to old school racism, the racism of the
Calendar of racism and resistance (19 August – 1 September 2016)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Violence & harassment 22 August: Freedom of Information requests reveal that British Transport Police recorded 119 ‘race hate offences’ in the two weeks following the EU referendum, an increase in incidents of 78 per cent over the same
Anti-Fascist Network Southern conference
A day of workshops, music, discussion, networking, films, stalls, books, food, children’s entertainment and more; followed by an anti fascist benefit gig in the evening. Saturday 10 September 2016, 12pm Reading (location TBA) Related links Anti Fascist Network Facebook event listing View a flyer here
Shut Down Yarl’s Wood
The ninth national demonstration at Yarl’s Wood detention centre. Saturday 10 September 2016, 1pm Yarl’s Wood, Twinwoods Business Park, Thurleigh Road, Milton Ernest, Bedford MK44 2FQ Related links Movement for Justice (MFJ) Facebook event page London coach tickets Birmingham coach tickets Nottingham coach tickets Coventry coach tickets Bedford train station coach tickets
Calendar of racism and resistance (5 – 18 August 2016)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Violence & harassment 30 July: A black man is beaten by up to twelve men in a racially motivated attack in Newquay. (Cornish Guardian, 8 August 2016) 5 August: Following the murder of Father Jacques Hamel, French mosques
Calendar of racism and resistance (22 July – 4 August 2016)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Violence & harassment (including post-Brexit incidents) 16 July: Residents in Huntingdon stage a ‘march against racism’ after ‘offensive leaflets’ are posted through the doors of Polish families. (ITV News, 16 July 2016) 19 July: A group of teenagers
Post-referendum racism and the importance of social activism
A new report by social media activists on the spike of hate crimes immediately after the referendum on EU membership should prove uncomfortable reading for the Home Office. On 26 July, the Home Office unveiled its new Hate Crime Action Plan. Home Secretary Amber Rudd not only cited a surge in reported incidents following the