UK Newswire Archive
Mass demo against deportations in Parliament Sq this Saturday
03-06-2010 00:41
Demonstration against deportations in Parliament Square, London, this Saturday, 5th June, 2-4pm.See callout below.
Followed by a solidarity evening with Kurdish and Iraqi refugees, organised by the International Federation of Iraqi Refugees @ the Ringcross Community Centre (60 Lough Rd, N7 6RH) from 6-11pm.
Announcing Bilderberg 2010: Plutocracy with palm trees
03-06-2010 00:22
Brian Haw - Nine Years Harassed By Police
02-06-2010 23:41
Pro-Israeli demonstrators attack and chase press photographers at Embassy today.
02-06-2010 23:07
Pro-Israeli demonstrators attack and chase press photographers at Embassy today.What if Iran had carried out the Gaza carnage?
02-06-2010 22:54
Venezuela: Pointing the way forward
02-06-2010 22:35
Venezuelan Socialist United Party (PSUV) members Katy Jaimes and Elias Chacon recently toured Britain to build solidarity with the Bolivarian revolution and the movement of occupied factories in Venezuela.Cardiff Flotilla Demo
02-06-2010 21:31
Solidarity Concert for Shell to Sea Prisoners
02-06-2010 20:37
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Sheffield Protest against the Gaza Flotilla Attack
02-06-2010 20:22
There is no state soloution for Palastine
02-06-2010 19:29
~ Noam Chomsky
Save Refugee and Migrant Justice
02-06-2010 19:22
Picket the Legal Services Commission against cutsOn 9th June Bristol No Borders are calling for a picket at the Legal Services Commission, 33-35 Queen Square
Bristol BS1 4LU, between 12pm and 2pm. We call for an end to these cuts that would leave more than 10,000 asylum seekers and other vulnerable migrants will be left without legal assistance. Pass on and hopefully see you there.
Lawyers Defending Human Rights
tinyurl.com/Save-RMJ-Campaign
Refugee and Migrant Justice (RMJ) is a campaigning legal charity that provides free, high quality legal advice and representation some of the most vulnerable people in the UK. Our lawyers have helped more than 110,000 children and adults on every level of the immigration and asylum process. Our work is free, and it saves lives. But without your help, it might have to stop.
What’s happening
Refugee and Migrant Justice is facing possible closure due to bureaucratic rules that lead to late payment by the Government for asylum and immigration legal work.
The problem is that the Legal Services Commission, which funds legal aid work, has changed its payment scheme. We used to get paid monthly to cover the work we do. But now, we get paid only after each case has closed, which depends on the timing of Home Office and tribunal decisions. Asylum cases can take months, or even years, but RMJ still faces the cost of doing the work. No charity can be expected to wait that long for payment and no private sector organisation will be able to replace RMJ’s outstanding commitment to those with the greatest needs. As a charity, it is also not possible for us to get bank loans.
RMJ is not asking for extra money, just for the Legal Services Commission to pay us the money it owes us or, failing that, give Government backed interest free loans to make up the difference. The new Government is committed to a fundamental review of legal aid and this is the perfect opportunity to cut out inefficiency and pay providers like RMJ promptly and fairly.
What this means
If RMJ is forced to close, more than 10,000 asylum seekers and other vulnerable migrants will be left without legal assistance. That includes almost 900 children as well as victims of trafficking, torture and armed conflict. Many cases will have to be put on hold, adding to the UK’s already enormous asylum backlog. Lives will be put at risk and there are likely to be many more miscarriages of justice, which sadly are already common in the asylum system.
Who will be affected
Asylum seekers who have fled their homes and families in fear of persecution or death. Home Office officials often fail to identify asylum seekers in need of protection, including those with additional vulnerabilities, such as victims of torture, rape or trafficking. Thousands of asylum seekers are detained each year having committed no crime. They are given no indication of the length of detention and can be kept for months or years.
Children who have travelled to the UK with or without their families. Many children are treated as adults by the Home Office. Even those who are accepted as children can face an intimidating culture of disbelief when telling their story and are interviewed without legal representation or an independent adult present. We fight to help them secure protection and a real chance of a future. The Government has announced that it will end the detention children, but many will continue to be detained while it is deciding what alternative arrangements it will put in place.
Victims of trafficking for labour or sexual exploitation. We work to make sure victims of trafficking are given the legal protection they deserve and campaign to stop victims of trafficking being prosecuted for ‘crimes’ committed under duress.
*Come to Bristol's Legal Services Commission in solidarity with those affected and to find out more
On 9th June Bristol No Borders are calling for a picket at the Legal Services Commission, 33-35 Queen Square
Bristol BS1 4LU, between 12pm and 2pm.
Other ways you can help
1) * Email/write Kenneth Clarke Secretary of State for Justice,(model letter attached, you can copy/amend/write your own version and send to:
Kenneth Clarke
Secretary of State for Justice,
Ministry of Justice
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 0AL
Or, email the letter to Sally.Jones@Justice.gsi.gov.uk, for the attention of Kenneth Clarke
* Copy your letter to The Immigration Minister, Damian Green by writing to Emily.Warren2@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
* If you wish, you can also send a copy to your your local MP: find out who they are here: www.theyworkforyou.com/mp
2) * Fax a copy to your your local MP for free @ Write to Them.com
www.writetothem.com
3) * Make an online complaint direct (use model letter) to the Legal Services Commission
Please notify Refugee and Migrant Justice of any Emails/letters sent:
rlc@rmj.org.uk
Many thanks,
Refugee and Migrant Justice
Registered charity (no. 1012804)
refugee-migrant-justice.org.uk/?page_id=4
Chard harvest!
02-06-2010 19:22
Royate Hill Community Orchard and Kebele Allotmentregular bimonthly workday
Saturday 5th June
11am-4pm (drop in anytime, clean up usually starts around 3:30pm)
more info: https://we.riseup.net/kebelepermaculture
map:
http://tinyurl.com/ydkwxsk (plot number 20)
Gardening gloves and tools provided
Bring your own lunch and snacks to share - we'll brew the tea
All levels of gardening experience welcome!
There's a good chance there will be some food to take away at the end of the day...though it is likely to be red or green chard ;)
Hope to see you there!
Africa house eviction demo
02-06-2010 19:09
Brighton demonstration against the proposed eviction and demolition of 'Africa House' in Calais."Cruel" Lincs greyhound breeder exposed again
02-06-2010 18:23
Animal protection campaigners have called on the RSPCA and the local authority to take action against a Lincolnshire greyhound breeder after he was exposed in the media for a second time for illtreating his dogs.Defend Africa House - Urgent callout!
02-06-2010 18:12
Please come to Calais - it looks like the squat sheltering many migrants is going to be evicted shortly.
Colombian workers in occupation of BP plants
02-06-2010 17:26
The Gleaners and I
02-06-2010 17:22
Indymedia Film Night 7th June, 7.45pmWho are the Gleaners? in the past they were those who gleaned the food that was left after the harvest. Agnes Vardas classic film looks at those people who now glean on the margins of Capitalism.
Who are the Gleaners? in the past they were those who gleaned the food that was left after the harvest. Agnes Vardas classic film looks at those people who now glean on the margins of Capitalism.
The film tracks a series of gleaners as they hunt for food, knicknacks, and personal connection. Varda travels French countryside and city to find and film not only field gleaners, but also urban gleaners and those connected to gleaners, including a wealthy restaurant owner whose ancestors were gleaners. The film spends time capturing the many aspects of gleaning and the many people who glean to survive. One such person is the teacher named Alain, an urban gleaner with a master's degree who teaches French to immigrants. Varda's other subjects include artists who incorporate recycled materials into their work, symbols she discovers during her filming (including a clock without hands and a heart-shaped potato), and the French law regarding gleaning. Come watch this interesting film about those who live on the margins and seek to live a different life, a very relevant film for people today.Cube Cinema, Dove Street South, Bristol 7th June 7.45pm / £4 or £3 (but nobody refused for lack of funds).
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Plane Stupid condemns Newham mayor for selling-out east Londoners
02-06-2010 17:00
Pro Israel counter protest/march Israel embassy. Dublin city centre
02-06-2010 17:00
Pro-Israel counter march Thursday (tomorrow). Dublin city centre. Republic of Ireland. Israeli embassy also.In support of the Israel defence forces, Israeli people and Israels government.
God bless Israel!