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Nawroz New Year Party in Nottingham – Sunday 21st March 2010

This year’s Nawroz (New years Celebrated in Kurdistan, Iran and Afghanistan) New Year Party is being organised by Nottingham Refugee Forum’s ‘Tuesday Night Project’ but it’s not on Tuesday. It’s on Sunday 21st March from 5.30pm at The Pakistan Centre, 163 Woodborough Road, Nottingham. The night will include live music & delicious food from Afghanistan Iran & Kurdistan. Tickets £7 in advance or £10 on the door. Full details: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2010/02/446426.html

No Borders reopen Kronstadt Hangar in Calais

Kronstadt Hangar in Calais re-opened!
17 February, 2010 – (from Calais Migrant Solidarity)
http://calaismigrantsolidarity.wordpress.com/

At 10am today, the No Borders network officially reopened the Kronstad Hangar in Calais to the migrant population. This follows the first public opening on Saturday 6th February, and the subsequent violent police eviction the following day .

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SOLIDARITY WITH YARL’S WOOD HUNGER STRIKERS

DEMO AT SERCO OFFICES, 18-22 HAND COURT, HOLBORN, LONDON WC1V 6JF.
FRIDAY 19th FEBRUARY, 2.30pm

Over 50 women have been on hunger strike at Yarls Wood Immigration
Prison near Bedford since Friday 5th February, demanding their
immediate release from indefinite detention.

More info, Read more and visit: http://london.noborders.org.uk
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Defend the Yarl’s Wood 4

Update: Women In Yarl’s Wood Vow To Stay On Hunger Strike – Black Women’s Rape Action Project | 12.02.2010http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2010/02/445969.html

Women’s struggle ongoing in one of UKBA’s detention centre’s run by Serco scumbags. Moved to mainstream prisons to try and keep them down. How you can help:
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2010/02/445917.html
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Women on hunger strike at Yarl’s Wood centre

Women at Yarl’s wood immigration detention centre have been on hunger strike since Friday last week and in the last couple of days, the detention centre has responded brutally. See the links below for info/summary about what’s been happening. The traditional violence of the British state is alive and kicking.

F-word website: Report from the Yarl’s Wood hunger strike: By Jess McCabe | 8 February 2010, 16:54
http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2010/02/report_from_the

See also: National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaignshttp://www.ncadc.org.uk/

Small World Cafe & film nights launched at the Square Centre, Nottingham

Small World Cafe is launched at the Square Centre, Alfred Street North Nottingham NG3 1AA. The first event is being organised by Nottingham Afghan Welfare on Thursday 18th February. They will be serving traditional Afghan Food as well as Poetry, Film (Osama) and Music. Food is served at 7pm for a small donation, and entertainment is at 8pm.

Future events – 4th March- Mongolian Night, 18th March- Algerian Night
** Please note Small World Cinema booked for Wednesday 27th January at the Sumac Centre has been cancelled

Sanctuary for the Adda Family – things you can do

Update 28th Jan 2010: Selina and family were not removed but are still detained: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2010/01/445357.html

Selina Adda a national of Ghana and her two children aged five and nine years, residents of Nottingham for the last five years; are currently detained in Yarl’s Wood IRC and due to be forcibly removed from the UK on Wednesday 27th January 2010 @ 14:50 on British Airways flight BA0081 to Accra.
What you can do to help:

Full details are at this address: http://www.ncadc.org.uk/

1) Email/Phone Willie Walsh, Chief Executive Officer British Airways and urge him not to carry out the forced removal of Selina Adda and her children.

2) Email/Fax, Secretary of State for the Home Office asking that Selina Adda and her children, be granted protection in the UK. Model letter available for download.

3) Sign the Online petition.

Please let the campaign know of faxes/emails sent.

Small World Cinema film-showings in Nov/Dec 2009 @ Sumac Centre

Next in the series of Small World Cinema food & film showings at the Sumac Centre, Forest Fields, Nottingham are:

Food (for a donation) served at 7pm. Films start at 8pm. Details of the venue can be found in the Veggies/Sumac events diary and info about the films can also be found at:- http://smallworldcinema.wordpress.com

There is always a good discussion afterwards. See you there!