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Demonstrate at Communications House - Friday 18 May

15-05-2007 09:33

Protest against detention and reporting centres! Show solidarity with asylum seekers

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National Weekend of Action For Refugees / 9 events in 7 cities

15-05-2007 01:52

This weekend actions will be taking place around the country in defence of asylum rights, following a call put out by Tyneside Community Action for Refugees. It's only by working together and building opposition locally that the Labour government's war on asylum seekers will be beaten. Please make an effort to get to your nearest action and get involved. Together we are stronger!

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Asylum solidarity day and evenining, May 19th, The Common Place

14-05-2007 17:17

Leeds No Borders presents....Asylum Solidairty Day (and benefit evening)

The Common Place (Leeds city centre)

Saturday May 19th from 11am

All welcome, including children

It's an informal event - come along for all or part of the day or evening

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National Day Of Action For Refugees: 2 London Events

13-05-2007 11:19

Friday 18th May demostrate outside Communication House, Old Street, 1- 2pm
Saturday 19th May street event in front of Wood Green library, 1- 3 pm
All welcome! Bring your bannesrs, your friends, musical instruments and nosiy objects.

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National Day of Action in Defence of Asylum Rights, May 19 - Manchester Event!

12-05-2007 19:23

Nation Day of Action - Manchester Leaflet!
Tyneside Community Action for Refugees (TCAR) have called a National Day of Action in Defence of Asylum Rights on Saturday 19th May.

In Manchester, the North West Asylum Seekers Defence Group are supporting that call!

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BNP Lose Another Councillor

11-05-2007 10:32

It appears that Mark Leat the Longton North BNP councillor on Stoke Council has jumped ship.

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University halts BNP speech plan

10-05-2007 18:37

BNP leader Nick Griffin has been blocked from making a speech at a university meeting amid fears over security.

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Defend Halima and Bailey Jr. - Tuesday, 15 May 2007, 9.00am

10-05-2007 12:49

Defend Halima and Bailey Jr!
On 15 May, Hamila and Bailey Jr. have an appeal hearing at the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT) on Mosley Street, Manchester.

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RORM celebrate international workers day

10-05-2007 12:37

About rythms of resistances participation on the mayday march in manchester

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Organising Meeting for National day of action to 'Defend Asylum Rights', Saturda

09-05-2007 17:34

There will be an organising meeting on 12 May 2007 after the campaign stall at the Friends Meeting House, 6 Mount Street, Manchester, from 2pm to 4pm . All individuals and organisations are invited to this meeting to organise the national day of action called by TCAR. There will be sister activities taking place in Glasgow, Newcastle and London. NWASDG will be supporting this call. Everyone is welcome. Bring ideas and a willingness to take an active part.

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Hunger strike at Yarl's Wood Prison - 8 May 2007

09-05-2007 16:48

On Tuesday 8 May 2007, barely five days after a hunger strike by the women at Yarl's Wood gaol, in Bedfordshire, another hunger strike began at about 11.00am this morning. According to detainees held inside the prison, over 100 people including children are refusing food. The detainees are refusing to enter their rooms and are staying out in the gardens. The racist authorities are ignoring them as usual, hoping the protest dies down. the protest is against the conditions of the detention: 'we are not criminals, we have not killed anybody, yet we are being held here... this place is a prison really... the kids are scared of the police when they come in... no one can sleep, we are all stressed...' said one of the detainees.

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Urgent request for help- imminent deportation of hunger strikers and sick child

09-05-2007 12:33

A Kurdish TCAR family from Turkey is being deported today DESPITE the fact that their solicitor has put in an application for judicial review. The judge ruled that the application is not enough to stop the deportation. Tyneside Community Action for Refugees is making an urgent request requesting that you phone the duty officer at the airport to log concerns.

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National Day of Action to defend Assylum Rights May 19th Solihull

09-05-2007 10:25

Hi

I contacted the Coventry Peace House recently who said that they are planning to hold a demo on this date, travelling from Coventry to Solihull, several groups are involved....it'd be good to meet No Borders and other orgs that support refugees/ assylum seekers/ anti-racists and anti-authoritarians there!

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Newcastle Refugees Join Yarls Wood Hunger Strike - Solidarity Protest Newcastle

09-05-2007 00:42

Families from Newcastle are on hunger strike today as they await deportation in Yarls Wood Immigration Detention Centre. 200 women who began a protest last Thursday against new punitive measures – including confiscation of mobile phones and lock-in from 7pm-7am – were joined on Tuesday by another 100 families, including members of Tyneside Community Action for Refugees.

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Stop deporting gays: Dover Det' Cente- May 19

08-05-2007 11:26

A demo called linked to IDAHO- International Day Against Homophobia- May 17
to highlight the plight of gay people within UK detention centres facing with deportation.

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Mobilisation against detention camps in Northern greece

08-05-2007 08:46

Greek activists against borders plan interventions in the war zone against migraants that is Evros

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Kirklees BNP Humiliated-Again!!

08-05-2007 07:58


David Exley BNP councillor for Heckmondwike and North Kirklees organiser recently predicted in the media that the BNP would win 7 seats in this years council elections.

This came as no real surprise as Dippy Dave always predicts a 7 seat haul and as in previous times Dippy Dave was very wide of the mark.

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Strangers into Citizens, Refugee Rights March, London

07-05-2007 22:16

Video
Video Rush of the Refugee Rights March from Westminster Cathedral to Trafalgar Square, 07 May 2007.

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Amnesty for migratnts without papers - 1

07-05-2007 19:58

Thousands joined the Strangers into Citizens March Monday May 7th 2007

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Migrant’s and Refugees’ Rights March and Rally

07-05-2007 13:48



A multitude of groups, ranging from migrant groups, unions, religious groups, churches, human rights and social justice activists called for a joint rally and a National Day of Action and Celebration of Justice for Migrants on what turned out to be a wet bank holiday.
Read their announcement here:
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/04/368797.html