Two days of discussions about the London mayoral election, the refugee crisis and the EU Referendum organised by the Migrant Rights Network. Friday 8 April and Saturday 9 April 2016, 3pm Autograph ABP, 1 Rivington Place, London EC2A 3BA Related links Event details Migrant Rights Network
Theme: Violence and harassment
In conversation with Ron Ramdin, historian, biographer, and author
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of ‘The Making of The Black Working Class in Britain’ by Ron Ramdin the TUC Race Relations Committee has organised this event featuring Ron Ramdin in conversation with Roger McKenzie, Assistant General Secretary of UNISON. Saturday 16 April 2016, 6-8pm Trade Union Congress, 23-28 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS Conversation followed by
Calendar of racism and resistance (11 – 24 March 2016)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum and migration 3 March: Home Secretary Theresa May wins the right to deport refused asylum seekers to Afghanistan after the Court of Appeal overturns an injunction imposed following concerns that the country was too dangerous. (Bureau of Investigative Journalism,
Stop G4S day school
A day of education, information and discussion leading to action through encouragement of grassroots campaigns. Saturday 9 April 2016, 10.30-5.30pm Quaker Meeting House, 10 James Street, Sheffield S1 2EW Related links See event on Facebook here
Black history and black struggle: the past in the present
Below we reproduce a speech at the eleventh annual Huntley Conference on the IRR’s Black History Collection and the importance of archives in signposting the past and future. Today I want to talk to you about an item from the Black History Collection, which is held at the Institute of Race Relations. But before I get
Calendar of racism and resistance (26 February – 10 March 2016)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum 25 February: Home Office statistics reveal that the number of unaccompanied asylum seeking children has increased by over 50 per cent in the last year, with 3,043 children seeking asylum in 2015, compared with 1,945 in 2014.
Sites of Confinement: Confines, Control and Resistance at the Border
A day conference focused on the sites of confinement regarding migration, race, racism and physical, social and spatial bordering control. Thursday 17 March 2016, 9-6pm Campus Luigi Einaudi, University of Turin, Lungo Dora Siena 100/A-10154, Turin, Italy Speakers include: Antigone Association Monish Bhatia Victoria Canning Valeria Ferraris Evgenia Iliadou Simone Santorso Alvise Sbraccia No Borders
Between Hospitality and Violence: Migration and Racism in Europe
A seminar focused on the moral crisis of European identity. Tuesday 15 March 2016 from 5pm Leeds Beckett University, City Campus, Rose Bowl, Room 263, Leeds LS1 3HB Speaker: Liz Fekete – Director of the Institute of Race Relations Related links Book a place here
Grunwick 40 mural: community workshops at Dudden Hill Centre
Workshops run by an experienced mural artist to help the Grunwick 40 Committee design a mural to remember the forty years since the 1976 strike. Wednesday 13 April 2016, Wednesday 20 April 2016 and Wednesday 27 April 2016, 4.30pm Dudden Hill Community Centre, 19 Dudden Hill Lane London NW10 2ED Everyone aged 13 and above is
Grunwick 40 mural: community workshops at Willesden Library
A workshop run by an experienced mural artist to help the Grunwick 40 Committee design a mural to remember the forty years since the 1976 strike. Sunday 3 April 2016 and Saturday 9 April 2016, 10.30am-3.30pm Willesden Green Library, 95 High Road London NW10 2SF Everyone aged 13 and above is welcome. You don’t need