7 October Day of Action

3rd day of Migration-Related Actions: 7 Oct 2006
A call from the European No Border Movement

When thousands of migrants and refugees collectively stormed the border fences of the Spanish enclaves in Ceuta and Melilla (Spanish border outposts in Africa) in October last year, the crucial demands for freedom of movement and for equal rights were clearly brought to public attention, at least for the moment.

Our new joint call for a Day of Action follows the mobilisations on 31 January 2004 and on 2 April 2005, when we held the first and second days of action on migration in more than 50 cities across Europe. The 3rd Day of Action will be directed against the denial of rights, against the criminalisation of migrants and against all immigration controls, articulating clear demands within the framework of freedom of movement and the right to stay [read the call]

Join the UNITY protest in Glasgow

12 noon - 3pm, Saturday 7 October
Together we are strong!

STOP DAWN RAIDS

WE ARE NOT CRIMINALS

MARCH to the UNITY rally in George Square

Feeder marches will be leaving from different parts of the city:

NORTH: Assemble 10.30 outside the Post Office Huntingdon Square, SIGHTHILL

SOUTH: Assemble 10.30 outside the Leisure Centre, Ballater Street, GORBALS

WEST: Assemble 10.30 outside Lidl, Maryhill Road, MARYHILL

maps of meet-up locations:

Gorbals leisure centre: http://tinyurl.com/ofod3
Lidl, Maryhill Road: http://tinyurl.com/fo8ma
Huntingdon Sq, Sighthill: http://tinyurl.com/flwet

Third International Day of Action for Migrants and Refugees Rights - Protests and actions in support of asylum seekers, migrants, refugees and 'sans papiers' will be happening in London and across Europe on this day.

In Glasgow come along to the protest rally in George Square in the city centre.
Called by UNITY - the union of asylum seekers and supported by the Glasgow Campaign to Welcome Refugees.

Let's make this the largest and noisiest protest by asylum seekers yet! Please help us to do this - tell everyone you know about the protest and bring them along to it!

Leaflets, posters and more information are available from:

The Unity Centre

30 Ibrox Street

Glasgow G51 1AQ

0141 427 7992

Sept06 - Deportations to Iraq

32 Iraqi asylum seekers, who had been incarcerated in different detention centres, were deported to Arbil, northern Iraq, on 5 September, 2006, on a specially chartered flight from the RAF Brize Norton military base in Oxfordshire. There was a demonstration at the Home Office in London, called by the Coalition to Stop Deportations to Iraq and the International Federation of Iraqi Refugees, but that did not apparently stop the process, and neither did the warnings from international organisations [1 2 3] or the legal challenges.

The first forced deportation of Iraqi Kurds from the UK took place on 19 November, 2005. 15 men were taken to an airport at night, handcuffed, beaten and forced onto a military plane headed for Arbil through Cyprus. The move then sparked a lot of anger and protest [1 2 3 4 5], and the deportation of Iraqis was halted for a while until resumed this month. Tens of Iraqi Kurds are believed to be interned in UK detention centres, while thousands more have been served notice that they will be 'removed' from the country. Latest reports, 7 Sept 06

Read: initial report call-out for demo names of deportees Home Secretary resumes forced removals to Iraq EU-coordinated deportation of Afghani refugees

Links: Coalition to Stop Deportations to Iraq International Federation of Iraqi Refugees National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns Noborders UK communication channels

source: www.indymedia.org.uk