London Migration Newswire Archive

28-06-2005 17:10

OXFORDSHIRE SHOWS SUPPORT FOR CAMPSFIELD DETAINEES

Oxfordshire residents went to Campsfield House Removal Centre near Kidlington today to offer support for the detainees who are on hunger strike over conditions inside and are grieving the suicide of one Zimbabwean man yesterday morning. They will go there again tomorrow. Read more >>

28-06-2005 10:35

New Warning on Climate Change

New Warning on Climate Change [from Prof. Bill McGuire, Benfield Hazard Research Centre, University College London’s] The UK could be transformed into a string of different islands due to climate change and rapidly rising sea levels, according to new research. Read more >>

22-06-2005 09:37

Detention policy: Change Your Mind

Unless Australians are satisfied with the cost of the policy and the devalued reputation that has blemished our human rights record, including locking up children and even our own citizenry in detention, then some people might say that it really didn't work at all. Read more >>

21-06-2005 00:27

Qasim's possible release a 'worrying precedent': Labor

Too right he's been there too long and now he has a mental problem. I guess that's one way to get to the truth aye laurie? Read more >>

16-06-2005 18:20

CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES LURE AFRICAN CHILDREN TO LONDON FOR HUMAN SACRIFICES

A 10-month Scotland Yard study has documented ongoing Christian human child sacrifices in London, and a Christian theologian Dr. Richard Hoskins of Kings College acknowledges that this is true but asks that it be dealt with "sensitively". Contrast this demand for sensitivity with the everyday psychotic mistreatment of Muslims over "issues" like polygamy. Read more >>

23-05-2005 20:56

ANARCHIST IMMIGRANT ON HUNGER STRIKE FOR THE POLITICAL ASYLUM, GREECE

POLITICAL ASYLUM TO BAHOZ NOW!
HUNGER STRIKE SINCE MAY 17
SOLIDARITY TO REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS
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18-05-2005 15:52

City of Culture becomes City of Slavery with the help of the YMCA

The Home Office have now ratcheted up the ante by re-introducing slavery through the form of 'voluntary service for people who have failed the Asylum System and needing subsistence and accommodation' with the assistance of the National YMCA Organisation.

Liverpool YMCA is going to be the first voluntary sector agency to collude with the Home Office in the immigration slavery scheme introduced by section 10 of the 2004 legislation.

While Liverpool is parading on its City Of Culture, 2008 Status (more like Culture of Capital, Here & Now), it would be worthwhile stating historical fact - Liverpool was home to the Slave Trade - and now in 2005, Liverpool could and may well become home to the New City Of Slavery.

The YMCA and the Home Office have called for a 'Closed Door' Meeting to be held at Liverpool City Councils Millenium House on Tuesday 24 May 2005 from 12:40 - 14:40hrs.

The aim of this meeting from what I can gather, is to 'embrace community dialogue' - through restricting the meeting to just a few (highly-paid & self-anointed) NGOs (whose own sources of revenue are probably paid for by the Home Office...)

The question is, can real community dialogue be achieved like this?

The meeting was posted on the SmartGroups Liverpool asylum seeker and refugee support group:

http://www.smartgroups.com/message/viewdiscussion.cfm?gid=1256290&messageid=2609

----Section 4 Support - 'Voluntary Service'

>> There is a consultation meeting with the YMCA and
>> the Home Office about this on 24th May - 12.40 - 2.40
>> at Millenium House in Liverpool.

As you can see this is the only outside knowledge of this meeting.

I contacted the Liverpool YMCA today which people believe to be the site of the Pilot Scheme, and the Office Administrator has denied any knowledge of the meeting, but said that, "if it's not Liverpool then it might be Chester which will do it."

If the meeting is being held within Council premises, can Trade Unionists based within Millenium House please make and take action with regards to this?

UNISON, and other Unions the call-out for you is here.

Individuals with a conscience, please make your views heard on this subject.

The following links are related to this meeting:

YMCA slave labour scheme

Section 4 Support - 'Voluntary Service'

There is a consultation meeting with the YMCA and the Home Office
about this on 24th May - 12.40 - 2.40 at Millenium House in Liverpool.

http://www.smartgroups.com/message/readmessage.cfm?gid=1256290&messageid=2602

IND has announced that YMCA England will be running a pilot exercise for Section 10 of the Asylum & Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act in Liverpool.

Word document:

http://www.asylumpolicy.info/mayiapnews.doc

YMCA England Statement following meeting with Church Action on Poverty, Boaz Trust and Churches Commission on Racial Justice

Word document:

http://www.asylumpolicy.info/ymcastatement.doc

It is important that no-one allows this 'Pilot' to get off the ground.

While the YMCA may or could agree to the scheme, it can only be made unworkable if YMCA Staff take a stand on this issue - strike action, refuse on moral grounds, refuse on Health & Safety issues (will the refugees be given proper H&S training?)

Or perhaps I could 'release' the person out, if I saw a refugee doing what I called anything like 'labour'?

Or maybe, the homeless people within the YMCAs will start "getting refugees to do their 'dirty-work'", or cause deep divisions within already dis-enfranchised communities?

If this doesn't happen here, it could happen near YOU.

Maybe meet up at The Egg, Tuesday 24/05, 11:30am?

Anyone into it?

Banners, drums, trumpets, anything to make a party & noise.

Can the 'Outside Media' meaning The Echo/BBC do something on it? Read more >>

18-05-2005 10:11

Big Oil & the World Bank et al: key meeting, LSE, Thursday May 19th

*International Financial Institutions & Extractive Industries - Time for a Phase Out?*

New Theatre, London School of Economics
Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE

*Thursday 19th May 2005 18:30 - 20:30* Read more >>

17-05-2005 18:27

Attempts to shut down SWARM the Minutemen.com

A Scottsdale-based Internet company said Monday it will force one of its Web site clients to stop encouraging harassment of the Minuteman Project or face being shut down. Swarmtheminutemen.com is encouraging people to go into the desert border areas to blast their radios or bang pots and pans together in an effort to confuse and harass Minutemen volunteers. Read more >>

24-04-2005 08:34

Open invitation to post-April 2nd meeting on Tuesday 26th April at Halkevi, Stok

Following the European day of action for migrant rights a meeting has been organised by the April 2nd Organising meeting at Halkevi, Stoke Newington to discuss future campaigns and the formation of an open network of activists Read more >>

18-04-2005 21:35

June 25: no one is illegal conference

On Saturday June 25, the no one is illegal manifesto group is organising a No One Is Illegal conference in Manchester. All invited. Read more >>

13-04-2005 21:11

It's not racist......

Are you thinking what they're thinking? It's not racist to endanger ethnic minorities in order to advance your career Read more >>

11-04-2005 18:36

Pix of Roma demo Central London Saturday 9th April 2005

07-04-2005 23:03

SAVE OMAR DEGHAYES

Demonstration , Saturday April 9th, Brighton
A yatra style walk departing Jubilee Library, North Rd, 12noon to the Peace Statue in Brighton
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06-04-2005 21:21

Reflections on the London 2nd April 05

Various reports have been written and published online about the protests. We are two participants of the London demo who wanted to write a small analysis of the march on Saturday. Our thoughts and responses are entirely subjective and by no means offer any definitive insights or solutions. Read more >>

06-04-2005 14:06

2 April Manif.London Hackney

soffy for my english... Read more >>

06-04-2005 10:46

Report from Nuweiba, Egypt and Aqaba, Jordan.

This is a short report of the situation at the Egyptian/Jordanian border and the crossing from Nuweiba to Aqaba. Five photos are attached. Read more >>

03-04-2005 11:59

Londoners Demonstrate for Freedom of Movement and the Right to Stay

Following the European call for action on April 2nd, a wide coalition of anti-racist groups joined up for a local demo from Clarkenwell to Haggerston Park. About 1000 people marched through Hackney in bright sunlight, led by the Rhythms of Resistance Samba band, greeted by locals and swapping agitprop.
A letter was delivered to Communication House, one of the immigration holding prisons, where people must report regularly and are often detained for immediate deportation completely unprepared.
[Guido's Picture Report| Pics 1| 2]

The demo in London was part of the first UK-wide, decentralised, but synchronised action day for a radical and uncompromising "no" to immigration controls: People in Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Nottingham, Oxford and Canterbury were out in the streets simultaneously and made clear that they don't think what the Tories think. For the first time, people with very different political cultures had mobilised together: the national coalition of anti-deportation campaigns and the campaigns against detention centers along with committees to defend asylum seekers, direct action groups, trade unions, political and community migrant groups, noborder activists.

In Europe, demos and actions were announced in 41 cities and 11 countries. Check the audio reports for background interviews.

Read more >>

02-04-2005 21:27

queers without borders enter sodexho cruise

Within the framework of the second European Day of Action for Free Movement and the Right to stay, Queers Without Borders did a pirating action against Sodexho on the river Thames in London. Read more >>

02-04-2005 18:09

No Borders Demonstration (London)! pics

just a few pics of the march today
led by the Samba band Read more >>