Archive for December, 2007

Small World Kitchen – repeat events on Friday 11 & 25 Jan at Sumac Centre

After the first successful and tasty event in December, traditional African Vegan Food will again be provided by the Women’s Group of the Nottingham & Notts Refugee Forum, on Friday 11th January, starting around 7.30pm at the Sumac Centre, Forest Fields. Come and try it! Small World Kitchen is now to be a regular event, [...]


Friends of Amdami Juma vow to continue fight for his Indefinite Leave to Remain in UK

Following Amdami Juma’s asylum & immigration tribunal hearing on 28th November, he has now received the result from the Home Office, and we are unhappy to report that his appeal against the decision to deny Indefinite Leave to Remain has not been successful, despite him having made his home in Nottingham as a refugee for [...]


Support the Harmondworth 4 – demo in London on Jan 7th.

SUPPORT THE HARMONDSWORTH 4! Demonstrate 7 January 2008. 9am onwards at Southwark Crown Court, 1 English Grounds (off Battlebridge Lane), Southwark, London SE1 2HU (nearest tube London Bridge).


Jane Mary Mutetsi detained but later freed

Report from Nottingham and Notts Refugee Forum The season of peace and goodwill has once again passed by the home office and its immigration myrmidons completely. For them, it’s peace and goodwill to all except asylum seekers. Jane Mary Mutetsi was detained while signing at Loughborough on Thursday 13th Dec 2007 and was then transferred [...]


Immigration system is attacked from within and without!

We are pleased to announce that from the start of this week, the vicious UK immigration system was being attacked from within and without! On Monday 17th December, Campsfield detainees devastated the immigration centre holding them, after assaults by guards. Blood on the floor and screams led detainees to believe a man had been murdered [...]


No Borders newsletter #2 December 2007-January 2008

Manchester No Borders have compiled the second No Borders newsletter, available for downloading [PDF format]: [attachment=8]


Small World Kitchen – event by Nottm&Notts refugee forum Women’s Group (Friday 7 Dec at Sumac Centre)

Traditional African Vegan Food will be provided by the Women’s Group of the Nottingham & Notts Refugee Forum, on Friday 7th December, from 7pm (until 8pm) at the Sumac Centre, Forest Fields. Come and try it! Full details plus flyers/posters in Sumac/Veggies online events diary. Cost will be a recommended donation.


Direct action against Campsfield detention centre’s private operator

How many activists does it take to shut down the UK head offices of a multinational corporation? On 30th November it was done with just four, when activists visited the national head offices of GEO, the company which manages Campsfield detention centre in Oxfordshire. Despite the poor publicity (the demo was not announced on any [...]