Tackling racism remains one of the key challenges of our society. Refugees are still being left to drown or face squalor in camps such as Calais, while there’s been a rise in reported hate crimes in Britain since the referendum. We’ve seen racism come to the fore elsewhere – from police killings in the US to the 'burkini' bans in France, but there has also been resistance. Refugees have refused to be locked out, while thousands have taken to the streets in the US and Britain to say ‘Black Lives Matter’. Meanwhile, race hate crimes have been met by communities coming together to reject the scapegoating of migrants. Come to the public meeting to discuss how we can build on all this to confront the rise in racism. Speakers: - Moazzam Begg, CAGE Outreach Director and former Guantanamo Bay detainee \- Manzoor Ahmad, Sunni Muslim Welfare Association \- Plus speakers from Islamic Society of Wales and Stand Up To Racism Date: Thursday March 16th 2017 - at 7.30pm Venue: Ron Jones Suite, The Pillgwenlly Millennium Centre Courtybella Terrace, Newport, NP20 2GH [caption id="attachment\16689" align="aligncenter" width="435"]! _Click on image to enlarge[/caption]
Tackling racism remains one of the key challenges of our society. Refugees are still being left to drown or face squalor in camps such as Calais, while there’s been a rise in reported hate crimes in Britain since the referendum. We’ve seen racism come to the fore elsewhere – from police killings in the US to the 'burkini' bans in France, but there has also been resistance. Refugees have refused to be locked out, while thousands have taken to the streets in the US and Britain to say ‘Black Lives Matter’. Meanwhile, race hate crimes have been met by communities coming together to reject the scapegoating of migrants.
Come to the public meeting to discuss how we can build on all this to confront the rise in racism.
<strong>Speakers:
</strong>- Moazzam Begg, <em>CAGE Outreach Director and former Guantanamo Bay detainee</em>
- Manzoor Ahmad, <em>Sunni Muslim Welfare Association</em>
- Plus speakers from <em>Islamic Society of Wales</em> and <em>Stand Up To Racism</em>
<strong>Date:</strong> Thursday March 16th 2017 - at 7.30pm
<strong>
Venue:</strong>
Ron Jones Suite,
The Pillgwenlly Millennium Centre
Courtybella Terrace,
Newport, NP20 2GH
[caption id="attachment_16689" align="aligncenter" width="435"]<a href="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/635836801547a1781e7a95c0/657a00c14f5eb1509462005b_poster_newport-e1489062762558.jpg"><img class="wp-image-16689" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/635836801547a1781e7a95c0/657a004c43ed0f40e74589da_poster_newport-e1489062762558-300x184.jpg" width="435" height="267" /></a> <em>Click on image to enlarge</em>[/caption]
