A demonstration outside Dungavel House immigration removal centre, protesting against immigration detention. Sunday 25 October 2015, 1-4pm Dungavel House, Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Scotland ML10 6RF A coach will leave Glasgow George Square at 11.30am. The journey to Dungavel House is one hour. More details on booking a coach ticket are avilable here. Related links We will rise
Theme: Violence and harassment
A French perspective on a British debate
An edited version of a speech given by the director of the Collectif Contre l’ Islamophobie en France at the joint IRR/CCIF seminar ‘Securitisation, Schools and Preventing Extremism’ For me as a teenager, the UK was the place to be. Growing up in France in the ‘90s, we Muslims saw the UK as a place
Education Not Surveillance
An edited version of a speech given by one of the UK’s most respected independent educational consultants at the joint IRR/CCIF seminar ‘Securitisation, Schools and Preventing Extremism’. First, thanks to the IRR and the Collective Against Islamophobia in France for convening this meeting and providing a valuable opportunity for colleagues working in education, as well
Food Not Borders film night
A free night of films and ‘food raiser’ hosted on the theme of migration and borders. Monday 2 November 2015, 6pm SOAS, Vernon Square Campus, London WC1X 9EW Provisional film list: Working Illegally Campsfield House Borders Accents The Invisibles No Lager Through the Wire Broken English Defining Border Imperialism Related links Facebook event listing Food Not
UFFC 2015 annual procession
The United Families and Friends Campaign annual remembrance procession for those that have died in state custody. Saturday 31 October 2015 Assemble at 1pm at Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN to march to Downing Street in a memorial procession Related links United Families and Friends Campaign United Families and Friends Campaign on Facebook Facebook event
An IRR discussion on the EU refugee crisis and the violence of the militarised border
To celebrate the publication of the second edition of journalist Matthew Carr’s Fortress Europe: Inside the War Against Immigration the IRR is hosting a discussion on ‘Border Wars’. Wednesday 11 November 2015, 6-8pm Institute of Race Relations, 2-6 Leeke Street, London WC1X 9HS A conversation between: Matthew Carr – writer and journalist Frances Webber – legal expert
Screening of ‘Who Polices the Police’
A screening of Ken Fero’s Who Polices the Police on the death of Sean Rigg in Brixton police station in July 2008. Thursday 29 October 2015, 6.30-9pm The Drum, 144 Potters Lane, Aston, Birmingham B6 4UU Speakers include: The Kingsley Burrell Family Ken Fero (filmmaker) Plus others Related links Facebook event listing
Migrant Voice media lab
A Migrant Voice media lab to meet and question media experts. Wednesday 28 October 2015, 3-8pm Migrant Voice, Collaboration House, 77-79 Charlotte Street, London W1T 4PW Mentors include: Tim Langford (director, writer and filmmaker) Mira Farhat (freelance writer, communications and media assistant) Victoria Briggs (writer and Communications Manager for a campaigning charity) Daniel Nelson (freelance
‘Blacks Britannica’ showing
A showing of Blacks Brittanica at the Bristol Radical Film Festival, followed by a Q&A with producer, Margaret Henry. Saturday 10 October 2015, 8-10pm Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA Related links Bristol Radical Film Festival Book a ticket here Arnolfini – Centre for Contemporary Arts Download a flyer here (pdf file, 1mb)
‘Hotspots’ for asylum applications: some things we urgently need to know
We republish here an article by Frances Webber published on 29 September on the EU Law Analysis blog. Through the mechanisms it is setting up for the relocation of refugees from Italy and Greece, the EU is trying to regain control of refugee movement in the EU. The tough screening process it is setting up