News

Calendar of Racism and Resistance (1 – 15 December 2021)

A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. ASYLUM | MIGRATION | BORDERS | CITIZENSHIP Asylum and migrant rights 3 December: Irish NGOs welcome a government announcement that a 6-month regularisation scheme beginning in January 2022 will provide a pathway to legal status for those awaiting an

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Calendar of Racism and Resistance (17 November – 1 December 2021)

A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. ASYLUM | MIGRATION | BORDERS | CITIZENSHIP Asylum and migrant rights 16 November: In France, the parliamentary committee on migration publishes a report which cites ‘systemic failures’ in the asylum and migration process, ‘irrational debates’ and dehumanising treatment. (Ouest-France,

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Calendar of Racism and Resistance (4 – 17 November 2021)

A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. ASYLUM | MIGRATION | BORDERS | CITIZENSHIP Asylum and migrant rights 12 November: As three French activists commence the 25th day of a hunger strike in protest against conditions at Calais, human rights observers say French authorities have destroyed

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Review

Rotten through and through

Rot At The core, a book about corruption and racism in the British Transport Police calls into question the validity of the recent apology from its current Chief Constable.   Last week the Chief Constable of the British Transport Police (BTP), Lucy D’Orsi, made a formal apology to the British African community for both its history of systemic racism

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Press Release

Reproductive racism – new lines of struggle for anti-racist feminists

  In the lead article of the October 2021 issue of Race & Class, Deputy Editor Sophia Siddiqui charts new ground showing how reproduction is now a key dividing line in European racism, with global implications.   The publication of ‘Racing the nation: towards a theory of reproductive racism’, which documents how the maintenance of

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Calendar of Racism and Resistance (6 – 20 October 2021)

Little Amal arrives in Folkestone and is greeted by schoolchildren and actor Jude Law.

  A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. ASYLUM | MIGRATION | BORDERS | CITIZENSHIP Asylum and migrant rights 8 October: Updated Home Office guidance states that deporting asylum seekers back to Afghanistan generally presents ‘no real risk of harm’. (Independent, 8 October 2021) 11

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Fortnightly Bulletin

IRR News (22 September – 6 October 2021)

Not ‘canteen culture’ – a culture of impunity Many of us were left reeling as details of the murder of Sarah Everard came to light over the past week, which has prompted the IRR to publish a twitter thread detailing evidence of racist and sexist attitudes in the police force. This is not just a

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Calendar of Racism and Resistance (8 – 22 September 2021)

A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. ASYLUM | MIGRATION | BORDERS | CITIZENSHIP Asylum and migrant rights 8 September: An open letter to European MEPs from NGOs says that a draft resolution to expand Eurodac, to include fingerprints, facial images, passport or ID card details,

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