Boy made nailbombs with chemicals bought on eBay
Police found a pipe packed with nails and screws and charged with powder in the 16 year old’s bedroom, and a pipe with a firework inside hidden under a waste oil tank at a nearby petrol station. The youngster also had literature from the right wing groups the British National Party and the English Defence League, together with Nazi emblem see full article here http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/7855025/Boy-made-nailbombs-with-chemicals-bought-on-eBay.html
BNP faces financial turmoil if found in contempt of court
Fresh from its disastrous showing at the ballot box on 6 May, the British National party now faces financial turmoil with its assets threatened by court action. The high court is to decide whether Nick Griffin and two other BNP officials should face contempt of court proceedings in which their assets could be confiscated under a "writ of sequestration". The assets include Griffin's MEP salary, investments and pensions and any property that they might own. The case shows that no political party is above the law see full article here http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/jun/28/bnp-finances-contempt-court.
Neo-Nazis sentenced to 4 and a half years jail at Liverpool Crown Court
Two Neo-Nazis have been sentenced to a total of four-and-a-half years behind bars by a judge at Liverpool Crown Court, for inciting racial hatred. Food packer Michael Heaton, 42, was handed a 30-month jail term for "using threatening and abusive language likely to stir up racial hatred". His co-defendant Trevor Hannington, 58, was sentenced to two years after admitting six offences and being found guilty by a jury of the same offence as Heaton. see full story here http://www.clickliverpool.com/news/national-news/129617-neo-nazis-sentenced-to-4-and-a-half-years-jail-at-liverpool-crown-court.html
Harminder Singh Judge Exhibition Nottingham
Among the multiple influences on his recent work, the artist Harminder Singh Judge lists religious and cultural forces such as Buddha, Norwegian death metal, John the Revelator and Jesus. A British-born Sikh with a taste for religious history and rock music, Judge obviously likes to unite disparate elements just to see what aesthetic surprises and stories might arise. His range of creative materials is equally diverse: fibreglass sculpture, sound, neon, drawing, light projection and live performance. So cross associations are conjured between cult ritual, pop posing, mythical symbolism and advertising logos. Perhaps the art lies in the fact that the ...
Police to release secret report on the death of Blair Peach
highly critical report into the death of Blair Peach, the anti-fascist campaigner widely believed to have been killed by police in 1979, is expected to be published on Tuesday. Some 2,000 pages of documents will be released, including a previously secret police report. Peach, a 33-year-old teacher from New Zealand, died after being struck on the head at a demonstration against the National Front in Southall, west London. Witnesses said they saw him being attacked by police, but after an internal investigation no officers were charged. It is understood the report has been redacted to protect the identities of individual officers. However, ...
Racist jailed for south London shotgun murder attempt
A "racist" gunman who tried to shoot a black man in the back of the head with a shotgun has been jailed indefinitely. Jamie Bunter, 20, from Brixton, south London, robbed Nicholas Dwebeng of his phone, racially abused him and tried to shoot at him in June last year. Mr Dwebeng, 30, only survived the attack in Mitcham, south London, when the shotgun cartridge did not explode. Bunter was sentenced to a minimum of 12 years in custody for attempted murder, robbery and firearms offences. Bunter robbed Mr Dwebeng, who had been sitting on a wall with his girlfriend, and aimed the shotgun at ...
Secret document which implicated Blair Peach coroner withheld by Home Office
Government officials withheld a document relating to the death of Blair Peach, the anti-fascist campaigner widely believed to have been killed by police in 1979, because they feared it would portray the coroner as biased and lend weight to calls for a public inquiry. Peach, a 33-year-old teacher from New Zealand, died after being struck on the head at a demonstration against the National Front in Southall, west London. Witnesses said they saw him being attacked by police but after an internal investigation by the Metropolitan police no officers were charged. The inquest, at which several suspected officers gave evidence, controversially returned ...
How Asian women made trade union history and shattered stereotypes
One sweltering summer afternoon in August 1976, Jayaben Desai decided she wasn't going to take it anymore. Desai, who had arrived from India eight years earlier, was working in the dispatch department of the Grunwick film processing plant in Willesden, London. The workforce was predominantly made up of Asian women, some of whom were unhappy with their working conditions. Desai said she walked out after her son claimed unfair dismissal by the company and she had been told she had to work overtime. Her parting words to the manager were: "What you are running here is not a factory, it is ...
Colliers Wood cabbie targeted by racist graffiti
A family has been left “traumatised” after they were targeted by racist graffiti. Taxi driver Mohammad Irfan Bashir, who is of Pakistani origin, discovered the word BNP sprayed all over his car just before Christmas. Shocked neighbours knocked on the door of Mr Bashir, who lives with his wife and three children in Devonshire Road, Colliers Wood, on December 21 to tell him his vehicle had been vandalised while parked outside his home overnight. read full report here
BNP crisis as Nick Griffin faces jail over whites-only policy
The British National party is facing a crisis in the run-up to the general election after it emerged that Nick Griffin, its leader, could be jailed over its illegal “whites only” membership policy. Whitehall officials believe Griffin will be unable to comply in time with a court order forcing him to change the BNP’s constitution to admit Asians, blacks and members of other ethnic minorities. read full article here
Barack Obama effigy hanged in Georgia
The US secret service is investigating an apparent effigy of Barack Obama hung from a storefront in Georgia. Local television news showed what appeared to be a black doll at the end of a noose on the main road in Plains, home of Jimmy Carter, the former Democratic president, Georgia governor and Nobel peace prize winner. read full article here
Italy’s culture of racism exposed by fans’ abuse of black football star
Born in Sicily to Ghanaian parents, Inter Milan's Mario Balotelli personifies a refusal to accept a multi-ethnic society. "A negro cannot be Italian" is the chant that explains the vitriol. The target of the abuse is 19-year-old Mario Balotelli, a footballer with Italian champions Inter Milan and a rising star of Italy's Under-21 national team. read full article here
Racism among white supremacists is getting worse, John Denham to warn
John Denham, the Communities secretary, will give warning that Muslims are not the only group which can breed extremism. Pointing to recent convictions of white supremacists, and a broader rise in overt racism, Mr Denham will say: “It is important that local Muslim communities do not feel that are being singled out if other forms of extremism are a threat in the area”. read full story here
New film uncovers racism in Germany
For more than a year, journalist Gunter Wallraff travelled across Germany wearing a dark-haired curly wig and with his white skin painted black. Equipped with a secret camera, and calling himself Kwami Ogonno, he went to predominantly white areas to see how a black man with a foreign accent is treated. The experience, he said, was even more depressing that he had expected read full article here
BNP leader Nick Griffin to take on Margaret Hodge in Barking
Nick Griffin, the leader of the British National party, is to stand at the next general election in Barking, the east London constituency which has previously shown a relatively strong level of support for his far-right organisation. Following the end of the BNP's annual conference in Hindley Green, Wigan, Griffin – who last month boosted his profile with an appearance on BBC1's Question Time – said he would stand against Labour MP Margaret Hodge and his party would fight more than 200 seats. The BNP were "really serious challengers" in about half a dozen of these, he claimed. Read full story here
Events
An Evening with Mike Marqusee “If I Am Not For Myself: Journey Of An Anti-Zionist Jew
Tuesday 22nd June 2010 6.30pm to 8.30pm Mike is one of the most engaging and compelling voices for change in Britain. His lucid style, combines a remarkable and unique insight to demolishing inequality, prejudice, underdevelopment and oppression wherever he sees it. Mike will focus his contribution on his latest book, now in paperback: Read More →
Violent Racism and Hate Crimes – a guide for practioners
date to be announced The course will detail the history of race and hate crimes in the UK; lessons learnt from major Inquiries into the problem; usage of criminal and civil litigation including ASBO’s; role of public authorities, social landlords, schools, social services, criminal justice agencies and the voluntary sector and the existence of best and good practice. Read More →
Anti Terror : Social Policy and Legislation
Tuesday 3rd August 2010 6.30pm to 8.30pm The Seminar will critically examine the politics of terror; Government response – legislation, policy and practice – to counter terror and its impact on community and race relations. The workshop is for practitioners to enable them respond to the challenges practically, and will include key figures in the UK involved in the debate and the challenges... []
The Equality Legislations : Its impact on Public Services
Tuesday 7th September 2010 9.30am to 3.45pm The Equality Bill passed its final stage in parliament 8th April 2010 and is set to become law from this October. The legislation will replace nine laws and more than 100 other measures with one single Act to make it easier for employers and staff to understand their legal rights and obligations and the training will look at the to ten most important issues... []
Models of Community Engagement and Empowerment
Tuesday 5th October 2010 9.30am to 3.45pm We have developed a training model for a diverse range of practitioners who want to develop and enhance their skills and knowledge when tasked with community engagement. The training will be framed around the WHY, WHO and the HOW and delegates will leave with a tool kit that will incorporate: the context, the process of engagement, risk management and implementation... []
Britain’s Colour Bars – Racism and Deaths in Prison
Tuesday 5th October 6.30pm to 8.30pm The racist murder of Zahid Mubarek in March 2000 triggered the first ever Public Judicial Inquiry into a death in British prisons. What has happened to the recommendations made by the subsequent Keith Inquiry? Has the prison service changed in its response to racism and violence within the prison estate? What can be done in the future? We have developed... []
Race and Education – Learning the Lessons
Tuesday 2nd November 2010 9.30am to 3.45pm The workshop will examine the history of anti-racism in educational establishments, and develop models of good practice. Read More →
Racism and Islamaphobia in Europe – Turning the Tide ?
Tuesday 2nd November 2010 6.30pm to 8.30pm The seminar will explore the alarming evidence of how the agenda of intolerance has become mainstream and how it should be challenged. Read More →
Domestic and Sexual Violence – legal remedies and action
Tuesday 7th December 2010 9.30am to 3.45pm The workshop will detail the usage of the current legislation affecting those individuals, especially women, suffering domestic violence; specific duties and responsibilities and practices to ensure safety and the welfare of women and children suffering the problem; police investigations of sexual violence; and how to deal with emergency cases. Read More →
One Murder Too Many – Gang Violence and Social Policy
Tuesday 7th December 2010 6.30pm to 8.30pm The seminar will explore the origins and impact of gang violence, and explore solutions advocated by victim families, young people, youth workers and community activists to the growing problem. Read More →
An Anatomy of Genocide – Gujarat 2002 a case study
Tuesday 1st February 2011 9.30am to 3.45pm This workshop will explore the nature of organised violence by communal forces, the role of local Government, and the legal remedies (domestic and international) available to victims. Read More →
“The Religious Right” : problems in the new frontier
Tuesday 1 February 2011 6.30pm to 8.30pm This seminar will explore the global emergence of the religious “right” and the associated growth of religious “fundamentalism” especially in Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism and Sikhism. Read More →
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