Posts Tagged ‘London’

SOLIDARITY WITH YARL’S WOOD HUNGER STRIKERS

DEMO AT SERCO OFFICES, 18-22 HAND COURT, HOLBORN, LONDON WC1V 6JF. FRIDAY 19th FEBRUARY, 2.30pm Over 50 women have been on hunger strike at Yarls Wood Immigration Prison near Bedford since Friday 5th February, demanding their immediate release from indefinite detention. More info, Read more and visit: http://london.noborders.org.uk


Brutal treatment of cleaners from London college, following immigration raids

More news is emerging of just how dehumanising and brutal have been the effects of the immigration raids at SOAS organised by external contractor ISS shortly after the cleaners won union recognition and pay rises to the level of the London living wage. One of the UNISON members picked up, who was traumatised by the [...]


Bedford demo “For An End to Immigration Detention” Sat 21st March

Saturday 21st March 2009 Gather 11.30am at Bedford Town Centre to march from Bedford to Yarl’s Wood Detention Centre, to demonstrate between 12.30 and 2pm.


Colombian cleaners fight continues after sacking by Amey, contractor at National Physical Laboratory

To mark the New Year, please view and circulate this short video story of the inspiring ongoing struggle of the 5 Colombian cleaners sacked by Amey PLC at the National Physical Laboratory (Teddington, London) for having distributed a leaflet criticising the company. The video can be watched on YouTube: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ho7W4-RBhKc and more information can be [...]


London solidarity demo for migrants in Calais – French Tourist Office – Fri 14th Nov

In the last few weeks there has been an increasingly brutal repression of migrants in Calais and the surrounding areas including armed riot squad officers smashing a camp that was home to 350 Eritreans, and detaining many. Then on 6th November police conducted a manhunt of Afghans in the area in preparation for a charter [...]


In London: Radical history open meeting about asylum seeker revolt on Tues 24 June + demo against EU Return Directive on Monday 16 June

Invitation to a Radical History Discussion – open meeting:Resistance in the UK’s Detention Centres in the Last DecadeDate & Time: Tuesday 24 June 2008, 7 pm.Venue: T&G, Transport House, 128 Theobald’s Road, London, WC1X 8TN Map. Also in London on Monday 16th June, details on http://www.outrageousdirective.org/Demonstrate at 12 noon outside the London office of the [...]


Disabled asylum seeker under threat of deportation

Peter Gichura is a disabled asylum seeker under threat of deportation. He was mistreated in Harmondsworth and is bringing a case against the centre. Unsurprisingly, he Home Office is keen to deport him, and fast. At 11.30am, Monday 21 May, Central London County Court, 13-14 Park Crescent W1 (Great Portland Street tube) the judge will [...]


Two events in London in March 2008

NO BORDERS BENEFIT March 1st, Rampart Social Centre Celebrate the struggle for social spaces and for freedom of movement with another NoBorders benefit party at March 1st, refreshments, films, info stall, and – of course – music, featuring DJ Shorty, xt.rats’s & more 15 -17 Rampart Street, London E1 2LA , near Whitechapel, off Commercial [...]


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).


Defend the Harmondsworth 4! – London support meeting is announced

Defend the Harmondsworth 4! Come to a meeting on Tuesday Nov 27th 7pm at Transport House 128 Theobald’s Road Holborn London WC1X 8TN Background: In November 2006 detainees at Harmondsworth immigration detention centre (close to Heathrow airport) protested against conditions inside the centre and their treatment by the guards. The centre was damaged and the [...]