Chris Johnson and Andrew Ryder write about a new policy for Gypsies and Travellers which was quietly issued at the end of last month. At the end of August the government issued a flurry of statements, such as the dissolution honours list, which included a number of controversial new additions to the House of Lords, and was
We reproduce here a ‘statement of concern'[1] issued by Robin Richardson of Insted Consultancy on ‘School Governors and British Values’ which also touches on the statutory duty to prevent violent extremism now placed on schools and other educational establishments. Summary 1. Several school governors or former school governors in Birmingham have recently received a letter from the
The People in Harmony 2015 AGM and seminar. Saturday 26 September 2015, 1.30-5pm The Hall, St. Margaret’s House, 21, Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, London E2 9PL Speakers and subjects include: Dr. Nick Banks – Clinical Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in Psychology: ‘Mixed race’ identity and its development process. Pat Ward – Counsellor and Play
A Race & Class seminar on ‘Collusion and covert policing: colonial roots, contemporary issues’. Thursday 15 October 2015, 6-8pm Institute of Race Relations, 2-6 Leeke Street, London WC1X 9HS Professor Mark McGovern (Edge Hill University) will be discussing his work on the history of collusion in the context of contemporary developments in covert policing at a seminar to launch the October edition of Race & Class, leading
A day of expert analysis and discussion. Saturday 10 October 2015, 9.45-5pm LSE New Academic Building, 54 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LJ Speakers include: Keynote Speaker: Lord Toulson – Justice of the Supreme Court Tom Royston – Barrister at Garden Court North Katherine Hill – Strategy Advisor on Equality and Human Rights for Age
Join the family of Dorothy “Cherry” Groce, for the 30th commemoration of her shooting by the Metropolitan Police which led to the infamous 1985 Brixton uprisings. Saturday 3 October 2015, 5.30-9pm Block 336, 336 Brixton Road, London SW9 7AA Speakers and performers include: Linton Kwesi Johnson – poet Akala – Rapper & poet Stafford Scott
The Brighton Social Forum presents an evening of lively discussions and musical entertainment to raise awareness of the current humanitarian crisis unfolding across Europe. Friday 25 September 2015, 7pm The Synergy Centre, 78 West Street, Brighton BN1 2RA Speakers include: Ali Ceesay – spokesperson from Children of Calais Jason Parkinson – freelance video journalist Liz
The Goldsmiths UCU annual general meeting. Wednesday 14 October 2015, 12.30pm DTH Rm 109, Deptford Town Hall, New Cross Road, London SE14 6AF Speakers include: Liz Fekete – Institute of Race Relations (IRR) and author of A Suitable Enemy: Racism, Migration and Islamophobia in Europe introduces a discussion on the desperate plight facing hundreds of thousands
A monthly calendar for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Immigration and asylum 24 July: The government’s system for monitoring companies it pays to run migrant detention centres is called into question after a year-long Freedom of Information battle wins disclosure of confidential ‘self-audits’. The documents reveal how contractors are paid according to their own monthly performance reports. (Corporate Watch, 24 July 2015) 27 July: The Home Office announces it will
The Birmingham-based 4WardEver UK campaign and the Mikey Powell Campaign have launched a crowdfunding appeal for a national family support fund for relatives, young people and children affected by deaths in state custody in the UK. The Memorial Family Fund has been set up in remembrance of Mikey Powell and acknowledges the work and campaigning of the late Pauline
