Stand Up To Racism Conference 2016
10.30-4.30pm Sat 8th Oct
Friends Meeting House, Euston Road, NW1 2BJ
Speakers include: Jeremy Corbyn MP Labour Leader, Diane Abbott MP, Lord Alf Dubs, Kate Osamor MP, Journalist Owen Jones, Kevin Courtney NUT General Secretary, Claude Moraes MEP, Maurice Wren, Refugee Council Chief Exec, Colette Levy hidden child of Vichy France, Talha Almad Muslim Council of Britain, Mark Serwotka PCS Gen Sec, Sally Hunt UCU Gen Sec, Clare Moseley Founder of Care4Calais, Malia Bouattia NUS President, Shakira Martin NUS VP FE, Shelly Asquith NUS VP Welfare, David Rosenberg Cable St 80, Weyman Bennett and Sabby Dhalu Stand up to Racism.
A major national conference bringing together speakers, organisations and activists from anti-racist campaigns across Europe. The conference will examine the current struggle against racism in Britain and beyond such as the fight against Islamophobia and antisemitism, defending civil liberties and migrants’ rights and building solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement in the US.
The humanitarian crisis in Europe will also be discussed with the intention of developing an action plan for activists and organisations who want to campaign for more to be done for refugees.
Themes include:
- From the US to Britain – Black Lives Matter
- Prevent, the Extremism Bill and defending civil liberties
- Brexit: Defend Migrant Rights & freedom of movement
- Trump to UKIP – opposing right wing populism
- Europe and the renewed threat of fascism & the far right
- Refugees Welcome Here
- Love Music Hate Racism
- Austerity and the rise in racism
Book a ticket at: http://www.standuptoracism.org.uk/ or contact Ealing NUT for a number of sponsored tickets.