UK Anti-racism Newswire Archive
Corporate homicide law extended to prisons and police cells
01-09-2011 07:44
Police forces, prisons and youth detention centres face prosecution for corporate homicide from this week if an individual dies in their custody.In the 10 years between 1999 and 2009, 333 people died in or following police custody, according to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. Ministry of Justice figures show that last year there were 58 self-inflicted deaths among prisoners in England and Wales.
English Nationalist Alliance demo - Saturday
31-08-2011 20:49
...a possible plan B for Saturday...URGENT Tat list for Dale Farm
31-08-2011 14:59
Urgently needed at Dale FarmNew round of genocide and ethnic cleansing in the apartheid state of Sudan
31-08-2011 14:43
This time it's in the South Kordofan mountainous region where the Sudanese air force is bombing defenceless civiliansThe rising tide of islamophobia in France.
30-08-2011 23:27
English Defence League still coming to Tower Hamlets
30-08-2011 22:45
Despite headlines to the contrary the EDL will still be coming to East London this weekend. We must be there to stop them.The fox cub hunting and sabbing begins
30-08-2011 21:25
Fox hunters begin to train their young hounds to kill by hunting fox cubsEthnic cleansing and genocide of indigenous tribes continuing apace
30-08-2011 16:56
While the Brazil government makes as if it is protecting the human rights indigenous peoples of the Amazon, for loggers and mining companies it's business as usual.Sexual and physical abuse of domestic worker must be stopped
28-08-2011 10:17
While the Arab spring is bringing democracy to Libya and Egypt Saudi Arabia continues to abuse millions of domestic workers. Hundreds and maybe thousands of working class women working as virtual slave labourers in their employers houses in middle-eastern countries have been killed without. Nothing is done as working class women from poor countries are seen as expendable.Lies on Libya
28-08-2011 10:02
Are we living in an Orwellian world in regard to Libya. Below is an extract from a UN human rights report on Libya that was published on January 2011. If Gaddafi was a brutal dictator, you'd have though they would have noticed it.New anti-fascist group formed
26-08-2011 20:28
3 Counties Anti-Fascist Alliance is a new initiative in the Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire area.Dale Farm under Siege
25-08-2011 01:55
Notices have gone up along Oak Road, adjacent to Dale Farm, saying that the road will be closed to all but residents from Friday, Sept. 2nd. Both ends of Oak Road will be blocked (blocking access via both Hardings Elm Road and Gardiners Lane North). Additionally, the lay by on the southern end of Oak Lane (leading on to the A127; by the white ‘Basildon onion’ water tower) will be blocked.
As the launch of Camp Constant ( http://dalefarm.wordpress.com/activity/ ) on August 27th approaches, the authorities appear poised to blockade Dale Farm.
ROAD BLOCK WARNING
Notices have gone up along Oak Road, adjacent to Dale Farm, saying that the road will be closed to all but residents from Friday, Sept. 2nd. (See http://dalefarm.wordpress.com/contact for details). Both ends of Oak Road will be blocked (blocking access via both Hardings Elm Road and Gardiners Lane North). Additionally, the lay by on the southern end of Oak Lane (leading on to the A127; by the white ‘Basildon onion’ water tower) will be blocked. There will be a no stop zone on the footpaths on the A127 between A176 at Billericay and A132 at Wickford. Residents are feeling under siege, with children asking how many more nights they are going to be able to sleep in their beds. Dale Farm is a big site, so it should be possible to find routes in, but be advised that after Sept. 1, it will be harder to get in, and likely impossible to get vehicles in.
WATER AND ELECTRICITY TO BE CUT
The Council have released information that they intend to cut water and electricity supplies from Dale Farm after the eviction notice period expires on midnight 31st August. This will leave sick, elderly, young, and pregnant residents without access to water or electricity. Amnesty International ( http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/EUR45/013/2011/en/0faf8cdd-f5a1-4024-af41-5a26f21d51a5/eur450132011en.html ) have condemned the removal of vital water and electricity in these circumstances, and asked their supporters to put pressure on the council to cease this action which represents a serious violation of human rights. An injunction has been sought in consideration of two residents who are dependent upon a constant electricity supply for nebulisers, without access to which their lives are placed in serious jeopardy. See Amnesty’s Kartick Raj speaking to BBC Essex this week ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-14635807 )
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CAMP CONSTANT
On Saturday, 27th August, we will launch CAMP CONSTANT
( http://dalefarm.wordpress.com/activity/ ) a solidarity and resistance camp for supporters of the Dale Farm community. JOIN US. See http://dalefarm.wordpress.com/activity for more information, the long weekends schedule of workshops and a welcome pack.
INDEPENDENT MEDIA:
Any independent media people planning to come on to the site (with video, cameras, etc) please read this ( http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26043573/IND%20MEDIA%20CALL%20OUT.odt ) first and make contact…
DESPERATE PLEA TO UN
*Richard Sheridan as president of the Gypsy Council has been involved in eleventh-hour negotiations with the UN Commission on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Geneva; the Special Raporteur has already entreated the UK Government to cease the evictions and to ensure the families at Dale Farm are offered viable culturally appropriate alternative sites. Lord Avebury will accompany Dale Farm residents to 10 Downing Street ( http://dalefarm.wordpress.com/2011/08/23/dale-farm-petition-to-no-10-and-meeting-with-union ) Thursday, 25th August to present a petition to the PM calling for the eviction to be called off.
DONATE:
use this paypal link ( link )
to donate some money to the camp.
LONDON INFO-EVENT & MEETING
2pm, Thurs, 25th August, at the Haircut before the party <http://thehaircutbeforetheparty.net/>, Whitechapel…see here <http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26043573/DALE%20FARM%20INFO%20SESSION.odt> for more info.
MAKING THE CONNECTIONS:
Workshop, Sunday Sept. 4th, 2pm, Camp Constant, Dale Farm. Freedom of Movement and the Right to Stay!* This is the rallying cry for Roma, Gypsies and Travellers and of migrants throughout the world. A common thread of persecution, of forbidden lands, eviction and deportation connect the struggles for migrant rights and the rights of Gypsies and Travellers. These realities have met dramatically in the crack-down and deportations of Roma people from France and Italy. Come to the Workshop organised by No One Is Illegal and London No Borders including speaker who is an activist in Amnesty International's campaign against the persecution of Roma in Europe.
TELL EVERYONE ABOUT THE DEMO
Sat, 10th Sept, 1pm, see here<http://dalefarm.wordpress.com/2011/07/27/demo/>for more
information and email: savedalefarm@gmail.com to add your group’s support to the list…
RISE UP!
We cannot stand by and do nothing while the UKs largest Travellers site, home to hundreds of families, including many children, elderly and sick residents, is brutally evicted. Travellers should not have to live in constant fear of eviction with their lives and communities under constant threat. They should not have to be forced out of their homes and off their land by bulldozers and police. This constant hounding, marginalisation, and lack of provision is how rural England does ethnic
cleansing. It is time for a resurgence of support for Gypsy and Traveller communities. Time to stand against the extreme racial discrimination faced by Gypsies and Travellers. Time to defend the right of Gypsies and Travellers to land, life, respect, and dignity.
http://dalefarm.wordpress.com
Anarchist/Antifascist Prisoner Thomas Blak Writes From Wormwood Scrubs
20-08-2011 10:47
The following communiqué is not the opinion of any group or organisation, but that of the signed person only.
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Rotten Fruit delivered to Apax Partners, investor in Israeli agribusiness
16-08-2011 16:08
In memory of Simon Levin (see
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2011/07/481974.html)
EDL's Alan Harper Exposed
14-08-2011 17:03
Far right English Defence League member, Alan Harper's real identity has been exposed.Dave Wood, professional photographer is EDL member Alan Harper. He is married to a Filipino, has three grown up sons, one of which is a student. Harper has also been donating money to the organisation.
African Resistance in London! Build a Day in Solidarity with African People
14-08-2011 15:33
Sunday, 13:00 to 14:00 (2011-08-14)
Host: Penny Hess
This Week: African Resistance in London! Build a Day in Solidarity with African People
Fascist NF in Newcastle
13-08-2011 16:44
Uk riots - music / song reflecting on riots
12-08-2011 15:23
Music + words released about the riots - and forward thinking, and a better place.