Launch event of of the new Migrant Solidarity Network (North) for groups working for refugee and migrant rights. Saturday 30 April 2016, 11-5pm The Star & Shadow Cinema, Newcastle NE1 2NP Groups include: Beyond Borders Tyneside Manchester Migrant Solidarity South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group Right to Remain Related links Facebook event listing Beyond Borders Tyneside
Theme: Violence and harassment
Anti-Semitism – thought or deed?
Significantly, but without much fanfare, an expanded definition of anti-Semitism entered the UK’s policy arena this April. An article by Eric Pickles, former secretary of state for communities and local government, chair of the Conservative Friends of Israel and, since September 2015, UK special envoy for post-Holocaust issues, entitled ‘A definition of antisemitism’ introduced the
The deradicalisation of education
Below we reproduce an excerpt from an article in the April 2016 issue of Race & Class, ‘The deradicalisation of education: terror, youth and the assault on learning’. Across the UK, schools of all types and levels now have anti-radicalisation policies in which they pledge to be ‘vigilant’ in ‘safeguarding against radicalisation’ – which, as
Calendar of racism and resistance (25 March – 7 April 2016)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum and migration 8 March: Caritas Europa publishes: Migrants and refugees have rights! Impact of EU policies on accessing protection. Download the report here. 15 March: Refugee Rights publishes a report: The Long Wait: Filling the data gaps
The inversion of accountability
While the government increasingly treats human rights as optional and legal accountability for its actions as undesirable, it demands more and more accountability from citizens in the policing of migrants and ‘extremists’. What does democratic accountability entail? At a minimum, we expect our government to comply with fundamental human rights norms and with the rule
Race and mental health: are black communities getting a fair deal?
A public meeting hosted by Brent Patient Voice discussing the relationship between race and mental health provision. Tuesday 19 April 2016, 7-9pm 40-47 Dudden Hill Lane, London NW10 2ET Speakers include: Dr Aggrey Burke Members of Brent MIND Related links View a flyer here Event details Brent Patient Voice Brent MIND
Interpreting services within immigration removal centres
The lack of trained interpreters inside immigration detention exacerbates fear, mistrust and depression and has contributed to a number of deaths. The Stephen Shaw Review into the Welfare in Detention of Vulnerable Persons in Britain’s immigration detention estate, published in January 2016, is the latest in a long line of reports that make recommendations to
Discrimination law update
A discrimination law update organised by the Forum for Research into Equality and Diversity in collaboration with the University of Northampton. Monday 11 April 2016, 6-8pm Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET Speakers include: Robin Allen QC – Head of Cloisters barristers’ Professor Muriel Robison – University of Edinburgh Related links See further details here
Trade unionists for Calais
A day-school to discuss how trade unionists can organise and build solidarity with refugees in Calais and Dunkirk. Sunday 24 April 2016, 11-5pm Student Central, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY The day-school will feature plenaries and workshops with discussion and debate. Related links Book here Stand Up to Racism
Subversion, sabotage & spying: political policing & state racism in the UK
A two-day conference examining the role and impact of undercover policing and the surveillance of protest groups and ‘suspect communities’. Saturday 16 April and Sunday 17 April 2016 Southbank University, London Road Building, 100-116 London Road, London SE1 6LN Saturday 16 April: Policing of Black, Asian & suspect communities: spying, lying, dying, & racism Political