Upcoming Events

14 May: Film Screening Into The Fire

June :G8 2013, more info at network23.

Meetings

Our next meeting is Thursday 6th June,2013 7pm at LARC (London Action Resource Centre), 62 Fieldgate Street, Whitechapel, E1 1ES.

Justice for Cleaners Latest

November 18, 2006

Next week is the big one for Justice for Cleaners, an international campaign for the right of cleaners to organise within ISS - one of the worlds biggest multinational Cleaning Companies. ISS operates out of 42 countries and is part owned by the global investment bank ‘Goldman Sachs’. All ISS cleaners are on low pay. On the Tube, ISS cleaners are the lowest paid cleaners in London. ISS cleaners get only £5.35p an hour and many are forced to work 6 nights a week.

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Hunger Strike at Colnbrook

November 15, 2006

We have received a report that a hunger strike has been started by all detainees in unit 4 of Colnbrook detention Centre. It appears that at least 40 of these people are Turkish speaking.

Colnbrook is one of ten removal centres across the UK, located next to Heathrow Airport. Centre details are:

Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre
Colnbrook by Pass
Harmondsworth
West Drayton
UB7 0HB
Telephone: 0208 607 5200
Fax: 0208 759 7996

Visiting times: 14.00 - 21.00 (last admission 20.30)

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No Borders Film Night

November 15, 2006

Monday Love is a regular night of film, music, discussion and food. Next Monday, No Borders London will be there presenting short films, along with presentations by ex-detainees.

It all happens from 8 pm at Cafe26, 26 McGregor Road (corner of All Saints),
London W11. Nearest tube is Westbourne Grove/Ladbroke Grove

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Faridah Kenyini latest

November 12, 2006

Latest news from Tyneside Community Action for Refugees about Faridah Kenyini, facing deportation from Heathrow (see post below for details):

On behalf of Faridah and her supporters, thank you to everyone who took the time to send an e-mail to Jim Cousins MP or phone/fax Kenya Airlines.

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Justice for Cleaners - Global Action Against ISS

November 8, 2006

CALL FOR ACTION: MIGRANT WORKERS DEMAND JUSTICE

HELP REQUIRED FOR GLOBAL ACTION AGAINST ISS

This is the big push forward to demand Justice for Cleaners: an international campaign for the right of cleaners to organise within ISS - one of the worlds biggest multinational Cleaning Companies.

Two weeks of action to force employers to enter into meaningful negotiations with unions around the globe – come and help out with this exciting campaign.

With your help we can force these huge corporations to give justice to low paid workers

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Stop Deportation from Heathrow Today

November 7, 2006

Faridah Kenyini is due to be deported to UGANDA on TUESDAY 7th NOVEMBER on K101 Kenya Airlines to Entebbe leaving at 7pm.

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Communications House November Picket

November 5, 2006

Yesterday’s No Borders London picket of Communications House was uneventful, just a few of us leafleting asylum seekers, staff, and passers by. The police pulled up, having been called out with a claim that 40 people were demonstrating – we asked them to send down the other 30 if they came across them.

Still as well as letting more people know about what goes on behind the doors of this anonymous building at Old Street, we managed to pass out information to many asylum seekers and to have some interesting conversations about their experiences.

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