Steve Cohen, writer and political activist who fought against the border regime for decades, died on 8th of March 2009. Being involved in "No one is illegal" from the beginning, he had inspired many people with his writings about the injustice caused by the UK Border Regime. Steve, we will miss you!

Home Office snatch squads have detained a number of families and individuals from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) who have been living in Briain for several years. 19 Children and 23 adults from DR Congo are to be deported by Charter Flight. All those detained have been served with the same removal directions:

"Directions have now been given for your removal from the United Kingdom by (flight/ship) OTTHxla4334 to Congo Democratic Republic at 21.00 hrs on Monday 26 February 2007".

On Tuesday 27th November, renowned filmmaker Ken Loach (The Wind That Shakes The Barley, Sweet Sixteen, Kes) is coming to Crawley to show and talk about his new
film "It's a Free World...". This film is a drama about a single mother and depicts the reality of living and working in the UK as a so-called illegal immigrant.

Ken will be joined in a post-film discussion by a former Tinsley House detainee and refused asylum seeker from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and an activist from the No Border network, which organised the protest camp near Crawley in September.

Tinsley House is an immigration detention centre for 135 people at Gatwick airport. It opened in 1996 and has 11,000 detainees going through it each year. A much larger detention centre, Brook House, is currently under construction nearby and is due to open next year.

Entry to the film and discussion is free-of-charge. All are welcome.

Time: 7pm

Venue: Tilgate Community Centre, Shackleton Rd , Crawley, RH10 5DF

Transport: From Crawley Bus Station, take bus 2 or 273 to Ashdown Shopping Centre

SUPPORT THE HARMONDSWORTH 4! Demo 7th Jan

Demonstrate 7 January 2008
9am onwards

at Southwark Crown Court
1 English Grounds (off Battlebridge Lane)
London SE1 2HU

(nearest tube London Bridge)

The trial of four men who were in Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre the time of the protest there on 28 November 2006 will open on 7 January 2008 and a demonstration will take place at Southwark Crown Court.

The Support the Harmondsworth 4 campaign is supported by London No Borders, Barbed-Wire Britain, Campaign Against Racism and Fascism, Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism, Crossroads Women’s Centre and the National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns.

Harmondsworth is run by private company Kalyx, a subsidiary of Sodexho. The protest came the day after the publication of a damning inspection report by Chief Inspector of Prisons Anne Owers into conditions and treatment of detainees at Harmondsworth, and was directly triggered by the attempts of members of staff to prevent a group of detainees from watching a news broadcast about the report. Prison riot squads) were drafted in to batter the protesters into submission. About 50 detainees were left in a courtyard all night and others were locked in their rooms even though parts of the detention centre were on fire.

For more information email harmondsworth4@riseup.net

RampART/No Borders London present:

"Fuck The Bailiffs! Smash The Borders!": a New Years Eve extravaganza of roots music, conscious hip-hop, mcs, djs and good times

8pm til latepm @ RampART Social Centre, 15-17 Rampart Street, Whitechapel, E1 2LA (nearest tube: Whitechapel/Aldgate East)

Featuring:

* the leano (http://myspace.com/leanoland)
* dj captain crunch (http://myspace.com/djcaptaincrunch)
* peyoti for president (http://myspace.com/peyotiforpresident)
* park bench politics (http://myspace.com/bandem1)
* dj arrhythmia

Refreshments available. Suggested donation £5. All money raised goes to RampART and No Borders London.

Public meeting called by No Borders London

7pm, Tuesday 13th November, at the Institute of Race Relations, 2-6 Leeke Street, London WC1X 9HS (near Kings Cross)

In November 2006 detainees at Harmondsworth immigration detention centre protested against conditions inside the centre and their treatment by the guards. The centre was damaged and the detainees were moved to other detention centres and prisons.

Three detainees were charged with criminal damage and a further detainee was charged with conspiracy to cause criminal damage. The trial of these "Harmondsworth 4" is due to start in January and we are inviting people to a public meeting to discuss how we can support them
before,during and aft er the trial.

In previous years there have been defence campaigns following similar incidences at Campsfield and Yarls Wood. Activists from both campaigns will be speaking at the meeting about their experiences.

The meeting is supported by Barbed Wire Britain: the Network to End Migrant and Refugee Detention.

No Borders London calls for the immediate closure of all immigration detention centres and an end to deportations. We are fighting for a world without migration controls. No Borders No Nations!

No Borders are holding a public meeting at the Anarchist Bookfair in London this Saturday 27th October, 3 pm-4 pm. It takes place at Queen Mary College, Mile End Road, London E1.

We are also holding an after-party/social at rampART Social Centre, Rampart Street, Whitechapel, London, E1 after the bookfair featuring conscious hip-hop and rap with acts from the USA, Greece, Scarborough, Manchester, Bristol and London. DJs and performers include DJ Rubbish, MC Angel, DJ Shorty, boogieknight, figure of speech, literal X , the edger, Drowning Dog and Malatesta.

Suggested donation £5. Films, music and drinks from 6pm , acts from 9 pm.