SCOTTISH STAND UP TO RACISM CONFERENCE CONFRONTING THE RISE IN RACISM Saturday Speakers include: Helen Martin Charlotte Aamer Anwar STUC assistant secretary 17 September, human rights lawyer Ahmed Nicola Fisher Unite Against Fascism 1-5pm Sandra White EIS vice president MSP Kelvin (SNP) RealKimon Democracy Bukas Now Unison Glasgow GlasgowJock Campaign Morris to Welcome Amal Azzudin Refugees City Branch, Glasgow Girls campaigner and EdinburghPenny College Gower EIS 84 Bell Street, community worker ScotlandRichard Against CriminalisingHaley Plus others from the Ade Johnson Communities Scottish Refugee Council and Glasgow, G1 1LQ Sheku Bayoh campaign Trade Unionists for Calais Convoy (Registration 12 to 1pm) ackling racism remains one of the key challenges for our society. TSince the EU referendum there has TIMETABLE been a significant increase in reported 1-2pm Opening plenary hate crimes in Britain. We have also seen racism come to Austerity and the rise in racism the fore elsewhere – in the populism Sandra White (MSP), Amal Azzudin (Glasgow Girls campaigner & community worker), Jock Morris (Glasgow campaign to welcome refugees) of Donald Trump, the police brutality in the US and in the mistreatment of 2-3.30pm Workshops refugees. Yet in each case there has also been resistance to the racism. Prevent, the Extremism Brexit: defend migrant Refugees welcome here This national conference brings Bill and the defence of rights and freedom of Tom Adamson together speakers, organisations and civil liberties movement (Students/trade unionists Richard Haley Helen Martin (STUC) for Calais Convoy) activists from anti-racist campaigns to (Scotland Against Ade Johnson Scottish Refugee Council build on the struggle against racism. Criminalising (Sheku Bayoh campaign) and Refugee Communities ) Kimon Bukas Mohammad N Asif Islamophobia Penny Gower (Real Democracy Now) (Director of Afghan It will examine the current challenges (Edinburgh College EIS) Human Rights in Britain and beyond such as the Foundation) fight against Islamophobia; the defence of civil liberties and migrants’ 3.30-5pm Closing plenary rights and the development of Black Lives Matter: confronting the rise of racism today solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Aamer Anwar (human rights lawyer), Nicola Fisher (EIS vice president), movement in the US. Charlotte Ahmed (Unite Against Fascism) The humanitarian crisis in Europe will also be discussed, with the intention of developing an action plan To register for the standuptoracism.org.uk for activists and organisations who conference or to help @AntiRacismDay want to campaign for more to be done with our campaigns, for refugees. please get in touch: Stand Up To Racism – Scotland

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