Category Archives: Regional news and events

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!

Small World Cinema events for Oct 2009 @ Sumac Centre

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

  • Wednesday 7th October: FLAME (Zimbabwe)
  • Wednesday 28th October: LUMUMBA (Congo)

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 be found at:- http://smallworldcinema.wordpress.com

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

Small World Cinema ‘Afghan Star’ on Wed 23rd Sept @ Sumac

The first in the new series of Small World Cinema food & film showings is on Wednesday 23rd September at the Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone St, Forest Fields. The event is organised by Afghan users of the Nottingham and Notts Refugee Forum and any profits go to pay for the Afghan party there on 23rd October.

There will be Afghan Vegan food (for a donation) served at 7pm. The Film is called Afghan Star and will start at 8pm. Details of the event can be found in the Veggies/Sumac events diary and info about the film can be found at:-
http://www.afghanstardocumentary.com/

People’s Kitchen at the Sumac Centre from Sat 5th Sept 2009

People’s Kitchen is Back! Refugee Forum / Sumac Benefit Night. EVERY SATURDAY. Starting up again 5th September 2009 with Mediterrranean/Middle Eastern themed food – a tempting menu – with music from Greece, Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria etc. All food is vegan and available for a small donation.

Food will be served from 6.30pm until all gone. The Bar will be open from 7.30pm to party into the night – guests can be signed in but please consider becoming a member of the Sumac Centre’s ‘Forest Fields Social Club’ so you can come as often as you like in the future (very cheap to join, ask at the bar).

More about People’s Kitchen events:
http://www.veggies.org.uk/event.php?ref=457

Lots more events in the Veggies/Sumac Centre events diary: http://www.veggies.org.uk/arc.php?output=veg. Note: There is likely to be a Small World Cinema event on Wed 23rd Sept (to be confirmed, so check the diary nearer the time).

Poster for people's kitchen at the Sumac Centre

Beyond Borders event in Nottingham: Fri 21st – Sun 23rd August 2009

The Beyond Borders event will be a weekend of skill sharing and discussion against borders and in solidarity with migrants. It will take place in Nottingham from Fri 21st – Sun 23rd Aug. The following workshops and discussions will take place:

  1. Calais Migrant Solidarity
  2. Campaigning against Charter Flights – Stop Deportation network
  3. Campaigning against Detention Centres –Barbed Wire Britain network
  4. Detainee Support – SOAS Detainee Support
  5. How to Start an Anti-Deportation Campaign – National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns (NCADC)
  6. Migrants in Universities – Free Hicham campaign & Justice for the North West 10 (J4NW10)
  7. What Do You Mean “No Borders”? – facilitated by Manchester No Borders
  8. Women and Migration – Women Asylum Seekers Together (WAST)

Events will take place at the squatted J.B. Spray factory on Russell Road, Nottingham (see http://squatlobster.org.uk/ for more details).

We welcome migrants and those who in solidarity with migrants to come and participate.

Please let us know if you are intending to come and whether you need accommodation by emailing the address below:
Beyond Borders e-mail: beyondborders[at]riseup[dot]net
Homepage: http://beyondbordersweekend.wordpress.com/

Two events in Nottingham this week: 21st & 24th July

‘Tuesday Night Project’ Barbecue followed by No Borders meeting: Tuesday 21st July from 6pm at Nottingham and Notts Refugee Forum (Square Centre).

Amdani Juma support rally in the Market Square on Friday 24th July at 5.15pm. Click on Read More for the latest Press Release with background to Amdani’s campaign to stay in Nottingham.
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Amdani Juma’s campaign takes to the streets again

Amdani Juma has been refused the Right to Remain in a manner breaching the Home Office’s own regulations, not to mention through a disgracefully botched and irregular process that no human being should be subjected to. A torture survivor and pro-democracy activist, Amdani escaped death more than once. He has no family in Burundi; his cousin, brother and sister are all permanently resident in the UK or the Netherlands. Human Rights groups and the UN report ongoing human rights abuses and torture in Burundi.

Read More to find out what you can do including Market Sq. demo on Friday 24th July at 5.15pm, other public events, petition etc …
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