Friday 11 Nov 05
Weekly update from No Borders Glasgow.
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NEWS
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1. Immigration Minister bars official from meeting between protestors
Following the occupation of the Immigration Reporting Centre in Govan last week, Immigration Minister Tony McNulty barred a senior officer in Scotland from meeting delegates from the occupation. It is extremely doubtful that anything would have come out of the meeting anyway, but McNulty’s intervention perhaps reveals growing worries in Westminster about the campaign against dawn raids in Scotland.
More: http://snipurl.com/temperate_mcnulty
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2. Grassroots resistance in Glasgow
Meanwhile, local people refuse McNulty’s advice to show self restraint and use temperate language, organising action-planning meetings to resist deportation snatch squads. Phone trees are being set up in Glasgow to raise the alarm when dawn raids are happening, to get as many people as possible to the location in solidarity. Details of local meetings where you can sign up to a phone tree will be posted soon on the weblog.
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3. Kupeli family released on Bail
On Wednesday 9th November the Kupeli family from the Gorbals were released on bail from Yarls Wood detention centre, and are living with friends in London. However, according to Positive Action in Housing, it seems unlikely they will be returning to their home in Glasgow.
Suna Kupeli, 9, said:
"I'm not very happy, I want to go back to school with my friends in Blackfriars. I miss them and my teachers and my mum wants to visit my baby sister. She's in Linn Cemetery and we go there every week with flowers".
background on Kupeli abduction http://snipurl.com/kupeli_story
Positive Action in Housing http://www.paih.org
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4. Visit Dungavel...Monster of the Glen
New Camcorder Guerillas film was premiered at Glasgow Film Theatre on Saturday 5th November. A packed house (over 200 people) watched the funny, sad, moving, angry, inspiring movie, with discussion after calling for action to stop dawn raids, prevent deportations and end detention. If you haven’t got one, get a copy of the DVD and show it to everyone you know, or give it to strangers in the street if you don’t know anyone.
http://www.camcorderguerillas.net
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5. France: State of emergency, deportations…
"Those who sow misery will reap anger"
Effectively, martial law has been declared in France, in reaction to the uprisings of dispossessed youth. Interior Minister Sarkozy fans the flames by describing rioters as scum, declares a state of emergency and has now declared that all “foreigners” arrested during the uprising are to be deported.
Statement opposing the state of emergency: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/nov/02france-emergency.htm
Statement by the immigrant movement MIB on the situation in France: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/nov/02france-emergency-2.htm
Reports at: http://www.indymedia.org.uk
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6. Netherlands: Fire at deportation centre kills 11. State attacks solidarity actions.
On the 27th of October, a fire broke out in the deportation centre at Schiphol near Amsterdam, Netherlands. 11 people died there as a result. On the same day, a wake was held for the victims, and in many cities solidarity actions were instigated. In Amsterdam this was done by means of a banner action. Since the 1st of November, banners have been hung from a score of houses. Then the police attacked.
http://www.indymedia.org/en/2005/11/827311.shtml
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Saturday 26th November
“No Place for Racism” STUC’s annual St Andrew’s Day March & Celebration March against Racism and Fascism assembles 10.30am Blythswood Square, Glasgow to a St Andrew’s Day Celebration at the Trades Hall, Glassford Street, 12noon - 3.30pm. Children’s games and activities, music and art exhibitions, food, hot and cold drinks, licensed bar, solidarity and craft stalls, entertainment for all. Supported by the STUC and Glasgow Anti Racist Alliance.
For further information contact Helen Carson @ STUC tel: 0141 337 8100, email hcarson@stuc.org.uk website: www.stuc.org.uk
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Tuesday 29th November
Benefit gig
Glasgow Campaign to Welcome Refugees and The Arches presents Mogwai and The Hugh Reed Explosion 2005 .Tickets £10.00 in advance Available from the Arches ticket office and website.
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Saturday / Sunday 17th + 18th December
International “days of action, days of outrage, days of rights for sans papiers”
Called by No One Is Illegal. 18th Dec. the launch of the International Convention of the Protection of All Migrant Workers and Their Families (New York 1990). The Mediterranean Social Forum has called a day of action. Local campaigns could look at events that reach out to trades unions. Tell us what events your group is organising.
Contact - Email: info@noii.org.uk / www.noii.org.uk . No One Is Illegal, Bolton Socialist Club, 16 Wood Street, Bolton, BL1 1DY.
