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Support The Harmondsworth 4!

Nicki | 20.12.2007 10:57 | Anti-racism | Migration | Social Struggles | London

Demonstrate 7 January 2008
9am onwards

at Southwark Crown Court
1 English Grounds
(off Battlebridge Lane)
Southwark
London SE1 2HU
(nearest tube London Bridge)

The trial of four men who were in Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre the time of the protest there on 28 November 2006 will open on 7 January 2008 and a demonstration will take place at Southwark Crown Court.

The Support the Harmondsworth 4 campaign is supported by London No Borders, Barbed-Wire Britain, Campaign Against Racism and Fascism, Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism, Crossroads Women’s Centre and the National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns.

Harmondsworth is run by private company Kalyx, a subsidiary of Sodexho. The protest came the day after the publication of a damning inspection report by Chief Inspector of Prisons Anne Owers into conditions and treatment of detainees at Harmondsworth, and was directly triggered by the attempts of members of staff to prevent a group of detainees from watching a news broadcast about the report. Prison riot squads) were drafted in to batter the protesters into submission. About 50 detainees were left in a courtyard all night and others were locked in their rooms even though parts of the detention centre were on fire.

Nicki
- e-mail: harmondsworth4@riseup.net

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ATT - IMC PLEASE

20.12.2007 12:02

CAN YOU DELETE THE OTHER VERSION AND REINSERT THIS ONE. THERE IS A MISTAKE IN THE ORGANISATIONS LIST WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO CORRECT!

Nicki

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Thanks!

20.12.2007 17:35

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Nicki

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20.12.2007 17:49

The notice you point to also says that you can register by emailing the imc-uk-features list.

Doing so now would enhance your credibility within the UK collective, I'd imagine, since they haven't seen anything from you yet other than thunderous but anonymous posts, which makes it easy for them to dismiss you as a troll. I'd strongly recommend registering by email; show them you mean what you're saying.

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Why was this hidden you ask

21.12.2007 13:19

Simple really because this poster Mike has got the UK IMC admins in a bit of a lather. He has bought out into the open a few facts that were hidden in the past, for example

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Mike is having to travel all the way to the Network meeting in February in Nottingham to make is application face to face as they are refusing to reply to his emails.

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Stuff them

31.12.2007 14:21

Stuff them, they have no right to be here. Send them back to their own country.

jim anderson
mail e-mail: jimanderson@hotmail.co.uk

Background documents on Harmondsworth protest

02.01.2008 08:24

Background: 'Harmondsworth notes', compiled by Harmit Athwal - application/msword 61K

Robert Whalley: 'Report of the Investigation into the disturbances at - application/pdf 496K

Liberty report: Excerpts from Witness Statements - application/pdf 124K

Report on an unannounced inspection of Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre - application/pdf 460K

Detailed commentary on conditions in Harmondsworth at the time of the disturbance and time line of past disturbances/deaths in Harmondsworth.

John O
mail e-mail: ncadc@ncadc.org.uk
- Homepage: http://www.ncadc.org.uk

DEMO POSTPONED

05.01.2008 16:17

It is now the following Monday, 14th January.

Next campaign meeting: Tuesday 8th January at 7pm at the IRR, 2-6 Leeke Street, London WC1X 9HS. All welcome.

Support the Harmondsworth 4!

harmondsworth4
mail e-mail: harmondsworth4@riseup.net

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