Morton Hall Detention Centre Public Meeting

 Venue: The Square Centre, Alfred Street North, NG3 1AA

Time: 6pm FREE EVENT

This morning at Morton Hall Immigration Removal Centre in Swinderby, Lincolnshire a demonstration was held in disgust at the opening of yet another detention centre.

Saturday 7th May

Nottingham Zimbabwean Community Network hosted 'Zimbabwean Day' in Nottingham.

The Square Centre

Alfred Street North

Nottingham

NG3 1AE

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ESOL teachers and students are campaigning to defend ESOL programmes. They are warning that Government cuts in ESOL funding will devastate language provision for people who don’t speak English as their first language.

Market Square, Nottingham.

16 Vernon Avenue, Carlton, NG4 3FX

Victoria Park, Bath Street, Sneinton, near Sneinton Market.

HOST NOTTINGHAM- serving destitute asylum seekers

Could you provide a safe place for a homeless asylum to stay tonight?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     …

The Square Centre, Alfred Street North, Nottingham NG3 1AA

The Square Centre, Alfred Street North, off Huntingdon Street. NG3 1AA

Hicham Yezza and Rizwaan Sabir were arrested under the Terrorism Act in May 2008 at the University of Nottingham. In the pair's first joint interview since those events, Riseup Radio spoke to them about the persecution they've faced since the arrests, the plight of other Muslims accused of terrorist offences, the government's anti-terror strategies, the growth of Islamophobia in the media and in t…

The Maze, 257 Mansfield Road, Nottingham, NG1 3FT

The recent bankruptcy of the Refugee and Migrant Justice (RMJ) charity has left thousands of asylum seekers stuck in hopelessness and despair, leading at least one of them, Rasul Osman, to take his own life. This is the latest in a series of attempts by the previous government and the current coalition to make it harder than ever for those seeking a safe haven from torture and violence to do …

"It is with a mixture of joy and sadness that we can announce that yesterday night, our friend Osman’s body was repatriated back to his family in Iraq. The cost of this was paid in part by money raised through this campaign, but also by an exceptional effort from the Kurdish community who have come together in this time of grief and pooled resources to help a friend, relative and fellow asylu…

Near Northampton.

Near Northampton.

Near Northampton.

Osman was an asylum seeker from Kurdistan who had lived in the UK since 2001. After many years of constant dismissal from the Home Office and in the wake of several traumatic experiences, Osman took his own life on 25th July 2010.

The purpose of this site is to provide updates on the ongoing campaign to raise the money to repatriate Osman’s body to his family in Iraq, and to promote awarene…

"Ten days ago a friend of mine took his own life. His name was Osman Rasul, and he was a warm, kind, respectful man."

Corin Faife has written a short article on his personal experience of Osman’s life and struggle, for the radical politics magazine Ceasefire.

New Art Exchange, 39-41 Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham, NG7 6BE

Guardian article about a Nottingham asylum seeker who took his life after the demise of charity Refugee and Migrant Justice.

To coincide with Nottingham's Pride event, which ended on the Forest Rec, local LGBT activists organised a public meeting to discuss the political freedom and human rights of the LGBT community across the world. Peter Tatchell, Skye Chirape (lesbian activist and artist from Zimbabwe) and Claire Jenkins (trans-activist) spoke about LGBT struggles for recognition and freedom in different parts of th…

Activists associated with the No Borders network have been taking action against the Nottingham Post as part of two nationwide days of action against racist press. Banners accusing the Post, and the press more generally, of racism were unfurled from prominent places around the city, including the car park across the road from the Post's offices on Canal Street.

Several hundred copies of a Metro spoof, designed to highlight the problems of press reporting of migration issues, were distributed in Nottingham. This was part of the days of action against racist press.

This morning, three banners were dropped in various locations across Nottingham city centre as part of two days of action against racist press, organised by the UK No Borders network (http://noborders.org.uk/node/1)

Everyday prejudice: The Nottingham Post and migration

The Nottingham Post is, through the majority of its reporting, its embedded relationship with police and UKBA sources, and the platform it provides racist commenters, promoting an anti-migrant discourse.

The Polish Centre  2 Sherwood Rise, Nottingham NG7 6JN