Campaign Against Immigration Controls meeting to plan G8 action

Monday 28th April - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Transport House
128 Theobald's Road
Holborn
London WC1X 8TN.

"Another G8 summit is ahead and London No Borders propose a protest in London on
July 5th, the international day of action." For more information please go to  http://londonfete.ucrony.net or e-mail the initiative at:  londonfete@riseup.net

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Coalition to Stop Deportations to Iraq meeting hosted by John McDonnell MP

Tuesday 29th April - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Boothroyd Room
Portcullis House
LondonSW1A 2LW
(Nearest tube : Westminster)

"Given recent events, Coalition to Stop Deportations to Iraq needs to have an urgent discussion about what work we can do to strengthen our campaign, and indeed all campaigns around refugee rights generally, since Iraq is one of the most dangerous countries in the world, and if the British government can freely deport people to Iraq, they will surely be able to deport people to anywhere.

We plan to have a few short remarks (maximum 5 minutes) from invited speakers, followed by a very focussed working session involving everyone present, discussing and deciding how we can best collectively strengthen the fight against deportation to Iraq and elsewhere."
Contact : Sarah Parker on  sarahp107@hotmail.com

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Barbed Wire Britain meeting hosted by John McDonnell MP

Tuesday 6th May - 7:30pm
Grimond Room
Portcullis House
LondonSW1A 2LW
(Nearest tube : Westminster)

Organised by Barbed Wire Britain - Network to End Refugee and Migrant Detention.

"This will be the seventh meeting over a period of six and a half years at which representatives of local anti-detention campaigns meet with concerned members of both Houses of Parliament to discuss events and issues around detention of refugees and migrants in the UK.
Preliminary agenda items ;
* European Parliament debate on a 'Law of Return''
* Detention with no time limit
* The effects that prolonged detention has on the mental and physical health of detainees
* Use of detention in ways which contravene the Home Office's own rules
* The Habeas Corpus project
* Follow up on related matters in the JCHR report last year on 'Treatment of Asylum Seekers'"

Contact : Gill Baden on  gillbaden@talktalk.net

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Asylum seekers, refugees migrant workers and the fight against racism today.

Tuesday 13 May, 7:30pm
The Casa
29 Hope Street
Liverpool
L1 9BQ
All Welcome

Speakers include, Mansoor Hassan (NUJ) from Pakistan, Alphonsus Ucha Mefor (NUS) from Biafra, Nigeria (both refugees who won the right to stay) and Maurean Choma Kemea from Nigeria, who is still fighting for the right to stay.

Asylum Voice
Liverpool
Tel.C/O.0151 709 1713
Fax:0151 709 1734
Email:  asylumvoice@yahoo.co.uk
Web:
 http://asylumvoice.googlepages.com/index2.html

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Campaign Against Immigration Controls campaign meeting

Tuesday 20th May - 7:00pm
Transport House
128 Theobald's Road
Holborn
London WC1X 8TN.

Contact :  robsivapalan@hotmail.com

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Public Meeting : Organising for Justice

Tuesday 20th May - 7:30pm
Oxford Town Hall
St Aldates
Oxford
OX1 1BX

* Briefing on the Independent Asylum Commission (IAC) report - on the day it is launched nationally

* Presentation on the Citizen Organising Foundation (COF), the alliance of faith, union and community groups behind the Commission. COF is also campaigning for a Living Wage, affordable housing and an earned amnesty for undocumented migrants;
* Discussion on ways forward - including the possible launch of a citizens' organisation for Oxford
Everyone welcome ! Come and find out more !

Contact : Liz Peretz for the Regional IAC Campaigning Action Group on  liz.peretz@btinternet.com

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Panel discussion : 'The Treatment of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the UK today'

Wednesday 28th May - 8:00pm
Magdalen College
Oxford
OX1 4AU
This event is being organised by STAR and Refugee Resource as part of the OxHub Series.
Further info :  http://www.star-network.org.uk/

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"Nigerians call for boycott of BA after deportation"
"Ayodeji Omotade was arrested, stripped of his cash, abandoned at Heathrow and barred by BA for objecting to a forced deportation. More than 1,000 Nigerians have backed a call to boycott British Airways unless it apologises to 136 passengers who were ordered off a flight to Lagos after they complained about the forced deportation of a man on board. A British Airways captain made the extraordinary decision to clear the whole of economy class on an aircraft due to take off from Heathrow in response to concern from travellers that security men were manhandling a man who was pleading not to be removed from the UK. The man, who was thought to be about 30, was being held down in his seat by four or five police officers as the other passengers filed on board, and was crying out in broken English that he was afraid he would die if he were sent back to Nigeria."
Full article by By Andy McSmith, Monday, 21 April 2008 ;
 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/nigerians-call-for-boycott-of-ba-after-deportation-812649.html
Letter in the Independent from British Airways - "Why BA emptied deportee's plane"
"Sir: British Airways, like all other UK airlines, is required by law to carry deportees at the Government's request ("Nigerian call for boycott of BA after deportation", 21 April). Security procedures, such as the provision of escorts, are implemented to ensure deportees are carried safely. We also have a zero-tolerance approach to any type of disturbance on board an aircraft which could affect the safety of a flight.: For full letter, see ;
 http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/letters/letters-migrant-birds-813348.html
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"Detention centres attacked as figures reveal self-harm by asylum-seekers"
"The true cost of using detention centres to lock up failed asylum-seekers has been exposed by statistics showing the extent of self-harm among those held.Figures show that in the last four months of 2007, 42 people needed medical attention for self-harm in Britain's 10 centres."
Full article by Emily Dugan, Saturday, 19 April 2008
 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/detention-centres-attacked-as-figures-reveal-selfharm-by-asylumseekers-811778.html

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End of Bulletin:

Source for this Message:
The Independent
STAR and Refugee Resource
Regional IAC Campaigning Action Group
Asylum Voice
Campaign Against Immigration Controls
Coalition to Stop Deportations to Iraq
Barbed Wire Britain